Inventor · Norwood, MA, US

Robert E. Ailinger

37Patents
18h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1991 → Oct 27, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7090683B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,986 Expired
US7699835B2 Robotically controlled surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,786 Active
US5271381A Vertebrae for a bending section of an endoscope Human Necessities 361 Expired
US5483951A Working channels for a disposable sheath for an endoscope Human Necessities 341 Expired
US5667476A Endoscope articulation system to reduce effort during articulation of an endoscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US5626553A Endoscope articulation system to reduce effort during articulation of an endoscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US6530881B1 Sheath apparatus for endoscopes and methods for forming same Performing Operations; Transporting 138 Expired
US5520607A Holding tray and clamp assembly for an endoscopic sheath Human Necessities 96 Expired
US8235942B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 87 Active
US6350231B1 Apparatus and method for forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US5419310A Partially inflated protective endoscope sheath Human Necessities 67 Expired
US8403676B2 Anatomical model Physics 67 Active
US7854612B2 Anatomical model Physics 57 Active
US6733440B2 Apparatus and method for forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5329887A Endoscope control assembly with removable control knob/brake assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7780650B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 37 Active
US8377041B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 31 Active
US7959557B2 Robotic medical instrument system Human Necessities 20 Active
US8343040B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 14 Active
US8366674B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 13 Active
US8500628B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 12 Active
US8317678B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 11 Active
US8414477B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 11 Active
US8777841B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 11 Active
US8870755B2 Rotate-to-advance catheterization system Human Necessities 7 Active

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