| Robotic instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor BS Ramamurthy, NA Tanner, RG Younge, RL Schlesinger US Patent 9,186,046, 2015 | 1813 | 2015 |
| Multiple flexible and steerable elongate instruments for minimally invasive operations CR Carlson, NA Tanner, GJ Stahler, G Reis, E Romo, F Barbagli US Patent App. 12/637,622, 2010 | 1455 | 2010 |
| User interface and method for operating a robotic medical system CM Sewell, NA Tanner, SP Walker US Patent App. 13/174,638, 2012 | 273 | 2012 |
| Optical fiber shape sensing systems RG Younge, BS Ramamurthy, N Tanner, RL Schlesinger, E Udd US Patent 8,050,523, 2011 | 256 | 2011 |
| Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable instrument MJ Roelle, NA Tanner, RG Younge, C Carlson, F Barbagli, D Camarillo US Patent App. 12/823,012, 2011 | 190 | 2011 |
| Systems and methods for positioning an elongate member inside a body NA Tanner, T Miller, CM Sewell, SP Walker US Patent 10,130,427, 2018 | 188 | 2018 |
| Torque-based catheter articulation JS Hart, F Macnamara, N Tanner, T Miller, K Balaji, G Stahler, C Carlson, ... US Patent 9,173,713, 2015 | 188 | 2015 |
| Systems and methods employing force sensing for mapping intra-body tissue F Barbagli, CR Carlson, NA Tanner, CM Sewell US Patent App. 12/192,974, 2009 | 187 | 2009 |
| Fiber optic instrument sensing system MJ Roelle, NA Tanner, RG Younge, C Carlson, F Barbagli, D Camarillo US Patent 8,460,236, 2013 | 166 | 2013 |
| Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device MJ Roelle, NA Tanner, RG Younge, C Carlson, F Barbagli, D Camarillo US Patent 8,672,837, 2014 | 163 | 2014 |
| Robotic medical systems and methods NA Tanner, CM Sewell, SP Walker US Patent App. 13/174,455, 2012 | 148 | 2012 |
| Catheter tension sensing NA Tanner, MJ Roelle, GJ Stahler, RG Younge, T Covington US Patent 9,498,601, 2016 | 145 | 2016 |
| Flexible and steerable elongate instruments with shape control and support elements JB Alvarez, C Lewis, F Macnamara, E Romo, NA Tanner, WK Yee US Patent 9,254,123, 2016 | 145 | 2016 |
| Structural health monitoring using modular wireless sensors NA Tanner, JR Wait, CR Farrar, H Sohn Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 14 (1), 43-56, 2003 | 141 | 2003 |
| Instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor BS Ramamurthy, NA Tanner, RG Younge, RL Schlesinger US Patent 9,186,047, 2015 | 132 | 2015 |
| Systems and methods for tracking robotically controlled medical instruments S Wong, S Walker, J Hsu, J Park, N Tanner, K Murthy US Patent 9,014,851, 2015 | 131 | 2015 |
| System and method for sensing shape of elongated instrument BS Ramamurthy, NA Tanner, RG Younge, RL Schlesinger US Patent 9,500,472, 2016 | 130 | 2016 |
| Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device MJ Roelle, NA Tanner, RG Younge, CR Carlson, F Barbagli, D Camarillo US Patent 10,143,360, 2018 | 128 | 2018 |
| Systems and methods for positioning an elongate member inside a body NA Tanner, T Miller, CM Sewell, SP Walker US Patent App. 13/174,536, 2012 | 127 | 2012 |
| Reducing incremental measurement sensor error SP Walker, J Park, NA Tanner US Patent 9,289,578, 2016 | 115 | 2016 |