Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

John Ryan Steger

83Patents
15h-index
47Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 2008 → Apr 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9339342B2 Instrument interface Human Necessities 562 Active
US8465476B2 Cannula mounting fixture Human Necessities 251 Active
US8551115B2 Curved cannula instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Active
US9259277B2 Instrument actuation interface Human Necessities 95 Active
US8545515B2 Curved cannula surgical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US11241290B2 Cable length conserving medical instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Active
US11154373B2 Control of computer-assisted tele-operated systems Physics 57 Active
US11272993B2 Association processes and related systems for manipulators Human Necessities 53 Active
US8623028B2 Surgical port feature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Active
US11129683B2 Systems and methods for controlling a surgical instrument Human Necessities 52 Active
US9254178B2 Curved cannula surgical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US9259289B2 Estimation of a position and orientation of a frame used in controlling movement of a tool Human Necessities 26 Active
US10245069B2 Surgical port feature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8939963B2 Surgical instruments with sheathed tendons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US9161771B2 Medical instrument with snake wrist structure Human Necessities 18 Active
US10478163B2 Medical instrument engagement process Human Necessities 14 Active
US9814527B2 Cannula mounting fixture Human Necessities 13 Active
US11564760B2 Computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems and methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US9883915B2 Instrument actuation process Human Necessities 10 Active
US9498242B2 Surgical instrument drive element, and related devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 9 Active
US9827057B2 Estimation of a position and orientation of a frame used in controlling movement of a tool Human Necessities 9 Active
US11207143B2 Computer-assisted tele-operated surgery systems and methods Human Necessities 9 Active
USD704968S1 Multipurpose stand General 9 Active
US10335177B2 Medical instrument with snake wrist structure Human Necessities 8 Active
US9931173B2 Curved cannula surgical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.