Robert J. Webster

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Nashville, TN, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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System and method for real-time cochlear implant localization
- Patent number 12,115,371
- Issue date Oct 15, 2024
- Vanderbilt University
- Trevor L. Bruns
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Variable rigidity, conformable apparatus for non-invasively affixin...
- Patent number 11,974,889
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Vanderbilt University
- Patrick Wellborn
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Magnetorheological brake with high torque and fast response
- Patent number 11,815,142
- Issue date Nov 14, 2023
- Vanderbilt University
- Patrick Wellborn
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Surgical device tip with deflectable joint
- Patent number 11,723,738
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Katherine E. Riojas
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Steerable surgical needle
- Patent number 11,426,197
- Issue date Aug 30, 2022
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Snare tool manipulator system
- Patent number 10,912,620
- Issue date Feb 9, 2021
- Vanderbilt University
- Arthur W. Mahoney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling a con...
- Patent number 10,846,928
- Issue date Nov 24, 2020
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ron Alterovitz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transoral lung ac...
- Patent number 10,803,662
- Issue date Oct 13, 2020
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ron Alterovitz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Continuum devices and control methods thereof
- Patent number 10,737,398
- Issue date Aug 11, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Andria A. Remirez
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use
- Patent number 10,653,491
- Issue date May 19, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray A. Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Steerable surgical needle
- Patent number 10,548,628
- Issue date Feb 4, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System, method, and apparatus for configuration, design, and operat...
- Patent number 10,548,630
- Issue date Feb 4, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Concentric tube robot
- Patent number 10,441,371
- Issue date Oct 15, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Richard J. Hendrick
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Modular sterilizable robotic system for endonasal surgery
- Patent number 10,307,214
- Issue date Jun 4, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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System and method for endoscopic deployment of robotic concentric t...
- Patent number 10,238,457
- Issue date Mar 26, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- S. Duke Herrell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Energy balance mechanism for flexure joint
- Patent number 10,149,694
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray A. Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use
- Patent number 9,901,412
- Issue date Feb 27, 2018
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray A. Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Continuum robots and control thereof
- Patent number 9,289,899
- Issue date Mar 22, 2016
- Vanderbilt University
- Daniel Caleb Rucker
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Apparatus and methods for percutaneous cochlear implantation
- Patent number 8,886,331
- Issue date Nov 11, 2014
- Vanderbilt University
- Robert F. Labadie
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical intervention
- Patent number 8,715,226
- Issue date May 6, 2014
- The Johns Hopkins University
- Robert James Webster
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical intervention
- Patent number 8,152,756
- Issue date Apr 10, 2012
- The Johns Hopkins University
- Robert James Webster
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
INERTIA-BASED IMPROVEMENTS TO ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20250229416
- Publication date Jul 17, 2025
- Vanderbilt University
- James FERGUSON
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
STEERABLE ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE FOR TARGETED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DELIVERY
- Publication number 20250201228
- Publication date Jun 19, 2025
- Vanderbilt University
- Daniel Solomon ESSER
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
AGONIST-ANTAGONIST TUBE STEERABLE INSTRUMENT WITH SERPENTINE BEAM E...
- Publication number 20240407772
- Publication date Dec 12, 2024
- Vanderbilt University
- Joshua GAFFORD
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Method and Device for Endoscopic Aspiration
- Publication number 20240197341
- Publication date Jun 20, 2024
- EndoTheia, Inc.
- Robert James Webster
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPY
- Publication number 20240138659
- Publication date May 2, 2024
- EndoTheia, Inc.
- Joshua Gafford
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC STONE RETRIEVAL
- Publication number 20240138865
- Publication date May 2, 2024
- EndoTheia, Inc.
- Joshua Gafford
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SIDE VIEWING ENDOSCOPIC ENDCAP
- Publication number 20230371795
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Vanderbilt University
- Joshua GAFFORD
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH DEFLECTABLE JOINT
- Publication number 20230363843
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- Vanderbilt University
- Katherine E. Riojas
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SUTURING
- Publication number 20230134917
- Publication date May 4, 2023
- Vanderbilt University
- Ernar AMANOV
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME COCHLEAR IMPLANT LOCALIZATION
- Publication number 20220193412
- Publication date Jun 23, 2022
- Vanderbilt University
- Trevor L. Bruns
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL BRAKE WITH HIGH TORQUE AND FAST RESPONSE
- Publication number 20220128106
- Publication date Apr 28, 2022
- Vanderbilt University
- Patrick WELLBORN
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
SHEATH FOR ABLATION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
- Publication number 20220015825
- Publication date Jan 20, 2022
- Vanderbilt University
- William D. MERRYMAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION, DESIGN, AND OPERAT...
- Publication number 20200222079
- Publication date Jul 16, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. SWANEY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
STEERABLE SURGICAL NEEDLE
- Publication number 20200069331
- Publication date Mar 5, 2020
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
VARIABLE RIGIDITY, CONFORMABLE APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVELY AFFIXIN...
- Publication number 20190314112
- Publication date Oct 17, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Patrick Wellborn
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEPLOYMENT OF ROBOTIC CONCENTRI...
- Publication number 20190175288
- Publication date Jun 13, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- S. Duke Herrell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH DEFLECTABLE JOINT
- Publication number 20190133705
- Publication date May 9, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Katherine E. Riojas
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH ARC LENGTH VARYING CURVATURE
- Publication number 20190083749
- Publication date Mar 21, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SNARE TOOL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
- Publication number 20190015166
- Publication date Jan 17, 2019
- Vanderbilt University
- Arthur W. MAHONEY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING A CON...
- Publication number 20180232951
- Publication date Aug 16, 2018
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ron Alterovitz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR TRANSORAL LUNG AC...
- Publication number 20180214010
- Publication date Aug 2, 2018
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ron Alterovitz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
DEXTEROUS SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF USE
- Publication number 20180140369
- Publication date May 24, 2018
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray A. Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MOVEMENT DAMPENING SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL TOOL
- Publication number 20170245889
- Publication date Aug 31, 2017
- Vanderbilt University
- Stanley Duke Herrell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING MULTIPLE TISSUE SAMPLES
- Publication number 20170164934
- Publication date Jun 15, 2017
- Vanderbilt University
- Bryan Hartley
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MODULAR STERILIZABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR ENDONASAL SURGERY
- Publication number 20170143436
- Publication date May 25, 2017
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING MULTIPLE TISSUE SAMPLES
- Publication number 20170128055
- Publication date May 11, 2017
- Vanderbilt University
- Bryan Hartley
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CONCENTRIC TUBE ROBOT
- Publication number 20170095299
- Publication date Apr 6, 2017
- Vanderbilt University
- Richard J. Hendrick
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH ARC LENGTH VARYING CURVATURE
- Publication number 20160346513
- Publication date Dec 1, 2016
- Vanderbilt University
- Philip J. Swaney
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TRANSFORMINAL THERAPY
- Publication number 20160296267
- Publication date Oct 13, 2016
- Vanderbilt University
- Joseph Neimat
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICAL DEVICE ON A PATIENT DURING SURGI...
- Publication number 20160106508
- Publication date Apr 21, 2016
- Vanderbilt University
- Ray Lathrop
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Robert J. Webster

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

System and method for real-time cochlear implant localization

Variable rigidity, conformable apparatus for non-invasively affixin...

Magnetorheological brake with high torque and fast response

Surgical device tip with deflectable joint

Steerable surgical needle

Snare tool manipulator system

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling a con...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transoral lung ac...

Continuum devices and control methods thereof

Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use

Steerable surgical needle

System, method, and apparatus for configuration, design, and operat...

Concentric tube robot

Modular sterilizable robotic system for endonasal surgery

System and method for endoscopic deployment of robotic concentric t...

Energy balance mechanism for flexure joint

Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use

Continuum robots and control thereof

Apparatus and methods for percutaneous cochlear implantation

Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical intervention

Active cannula for bio-sensing and surgical intervention

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

INERTIA-BASED IMPROVEMENTS TO ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

STEERABLE ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE FOR TARGETED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DELIVERY

AGONIST-ANTAGONIST TUBE STEERABLE INSTRUMENT WITH SERPENTINE BEAM E...

Method and Device for Endoscopic Aspiration

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPY

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC STONE RETRIEVAL

SIDE VIEWING ENDOSCOPIC ENDCAP

SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH DEFLECTABLE JOINT

SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SUTURING

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME COCHLEAR IMPLANT LOCALIZATION

MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL BRAKE WITH HIGH TORQUE AND FAST RESPONSE

SHEATH FOR ABLATION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION, DESIGN, AND OPERAT...

STEERABLE SURGICAL NEEDLE

VARIABLE RIGIDITY, CONFORMABLE APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVELY AFFIXIN...

SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEPLOYMENT OF ROBOTIC CONCENTRI...

SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH DEFLECTABLE JOINT

SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH ARC LENGTH VARYING CURVATURE

SNARE TOOL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING A CON...

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR TRANSORAL LUNG AC...

DEXTEROUS SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF USE

MOVEMENT DAMPENING SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL TOOL

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING MULTIPLE TISSUE SAMPLES

MODULAR STERILIZABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR ENDONASAL SURGERY

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING MULTIPLE TISSUE SAMPLES

CONCENTRIC TUBE ROBOT

SURGICAL DEVICE TIP WITH ARC LENGTH VARYING CURVATURE

SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TRANSFORMINAL THERAPY

STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICAL DEVICE ON A PATIENT DURING SURGI...