Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Neal A. Tanner

53Patents
31h-index
39Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 29, 2006 → Sep 30, 2024

Most-cited inventions

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US9186046B2 Robotic instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor Human Necessities 1,256 Active
US9173713B2 Torque-based catheter articulation Human Necessities 198 Active
US8050523B2 Optical fiber shape sensing systems Human Necessities 151 Active
US9014851B2 Systems and methods for tracking robotically controlled medical instruments Physics 140 Active
US8460236B2 Fiber optic instrument sensing system Human Necessities 139 Active
US9289578B2 Reducing incremental measurement sensor error Human Necessities 132 Active
US10143360B2 Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device Human Necessities 121 Active
US9710921B2 System and methods for tracking robotically controlled medical instruments Physics 119 Active
US9844353B2 Reducing incremental measurement sensor error Human Necessities 104 Active
US9498601B2 Catheter tension sensing Human Necessities 101 Active
US10213264B2 Catheter tension sensing Human Necessities 98 Active
US9254123B2 Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elements Human Necessities 95 Active
US10130427B2 Systems and methods for positioning an elongate member inside a body Physics 91 Active
US9726476B2 Fiber optic instrument orientation sensing system and method Human Necessities 84 Active
US8672837B2 Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device Human Necessities 81 Active
US8317746B2 Automated alignment Human Necessities 80 Active
US10130345B2 System and methods for tracking robotically controlled medical instruments Physics 74 Active
US10123755B2 Reducing incremental measurement sensor error Human Necessities 72 Active
US8515215B2 Optical fiber shape sensing systems Human Necessities 70 Active
US8864655B2 Fiber optic instrument shape sensing system and method Human Necessities 63 Active
US9138166B2 Apparatus and methods for fiber integration and registration Physics 62 Active
US9186047B2 Instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor Human Necessities 62 Active
US9500473B2 Optical fiber instrument system and method with motion-based adjustment Human Necessities 49 Active
US9404734B2 System and method for sensing shape of elongated instrument Human Necessities 45 Active
US10555780B2 Systems and methods for positioning an elongate member inside a body Physics 43 Active

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