Inventor · Nashville, TN, US

Nabil Simaan

18Patents
7h-index
31Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: May 21, 2004 → Feb 26, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9539726B2 Systems and methods for safe compliant insertion and hybrid force/motion telemanipulation of continuum robots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 861 Active
US8365633B2 Devices, systems and methods for minimally invasive surgery of the throat and other portions of mammalian body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 297 Active
US7787681B2 Systems and methods for robotic transport Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Active
US7822249B2 Systems and methods for high-throughput radiation biodosimetry Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active
US10967504B2 Continuum robots with multi-scale motion through equilibrium modulation Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8116886B2 Electrode arrays and systems for inserting same Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US9333650B2 Method and system for contact detection and contact localization along continuum robots Human Necessities 12 Active
US9549720B2 Robotic device for establishing access channel Human Necessities 7 Active
US9089354B2 Devices, systems and methods for minimally invasive surgery of the throat and other portions of mammalian body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9956042B2 Systems and methods for robot-assisted transurethral exploration and intervention Human Necessities 6 Active
US10058390B2 Devices, systems and methods for minimally invasive surgery of the throat and other portions of mammalian body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10406026B2 System and method for macro-micro distal dexterity enhancement in micro-surgery of the eye Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10300599B2 Systems and methods for safe compliant insertion and hybrid force/motion telemanipulation of continuum robots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10500002B2 Dexterous wrists Human Necessities 2 Active
US9687303B2 Dexterous wrists for surgical intervention Human Necessities 1 Active
US11596770B2 Multi-articulated catheters with safety methods and systems for image-guided collaborative intravascular deployment Human Necessities 0 Active
US11897129B2 Continuum robots with multi-scale motion through equilibrium modulation Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11793394B2 Steerable endoscope with continuum manipulator Human Necessities 0 Active

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