Assignee profile:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

City:

Sunnyvale, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

2,819

Last publication date:

2026-06-18

Patent Grants:

2,541

Last grant date:

2026-06-02

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. is a medical device company based in Sunnyvale, US. It is best known for its da Vinci Surgical System, a robotic surgical platform that enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery. The company also manufactures and sells other products such as EndoWrist instruments, EndoWrist staplers, and EndoWrist scissors. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. has been in business since 1995 and is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Quarterly Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Patent Applications

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Recent patent applications by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2026-06-18
US20260171261A1
Physics

MULTI-MODAL DATA AND FUSION MACHINE LEARNING FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS

#2 | 2026-06-18
US20260165810A1
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FORCE SENSING MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

#3 | 2026-06-18
US20260165808A1
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BACKUP LATCH RELEASE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

#4 | 2026-06-18
US20260165805A1
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JOINT STRUCTURES AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS

#5 | 2026-06-18
US20260165804A1
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MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING THREE TOOL MEMBERS

#6 | 2026-06-18
US20260165795A1
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INSTRUMENT STATE DETECTION FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS

#7 | 2026-06-11
US20260162805A1
Physics

MULTI-MODAL RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION FOR INTERACTIONS WITH DIGITAL VIDEOS

#8 | 2026-06-04
US20260151204A1
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CONTROLLED RESISTANCE IN BACKDRIVABLE JOINTS

#9 | 2026-06-04
US20260151159A1
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CANNULAS HAVING BODY WALL RETENTION FEATURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#10 | 2026-06-04
US20260151154A1
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED ACTUATION MEMBERS, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS

#11 | 2026-05-28
US20260144606A1
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REDUNDANT AXIS AND DEGREE OF FREEDOM FOR HARDWARE-CONSTRAINED REMOTE CENTER ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR

#12 | 2026-05-28
US20260144543A1
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STAPLER CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

#13 | 2026-05-21
US20260137483A1
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CLEANING DEVICES FOR IMAGING INSTRUMENTS, DEVICES, AND METHODS

#14 | 2026-05-21
US20260137471A1
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SURGICAL SYSTEM HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#15 | 2026-05-21
US20260137470A1
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CURVED GIMBAL LINK GEOMETRY

#16 | 2026-05-14
US20260130734A1
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SURGICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING A STERILE ADAPTER HAVING MECHANICAL LOCKOUTS

#17 | 2026-05-14
US20260130731A1
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MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING SINGLE INPUT FOR DRIVING MULTIPLE CABLES

#18 | 2026-05-14
US20260130705A1
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ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR SEALING AND DISSECTION

#19 | 2026-05-07
US20260126641A1
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IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH FIBER OPTIC LIGHT SOURCES

#20 | 2026-05-07
US20260124013A1
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MECHANISM FOR MANAGING AND RETAINING A SURGICAL DRAPE

#21 | 2026-05-07
US20260124011A1
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL SYSTEM

#22 | 2026-05-07
US20260124010A1
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL SYSTEM

#23 | 2026-04-23
US20260108324A1
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SURGICAL CANNULAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SURGICAL CANNULAS

#24 | 2026-04-16
US20260102161A1
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STAPLER RELOAD ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

#25 | 2026-04-09
US20260100137A1
Physics

TRAINING USERS USING INDEXED TO MOTION PICTURES

#26 | 2026-04-02
US20260090854A1
Human necessities

MODULAR CONTROL SHELL

#27 | 2026-03-26
US20260087791A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL DATA CLASSIFICATION

#28 | 2026-03-05
US20260064916A1
Physics

MEDICAL PROCEDURE SIMULATION WITH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MENTOR

#29 | 2026-02-26
US20260058001A1
Physics

EXTRACTING FEATURES TO COMPRESS IMAGES

#30 | 2026-02-26
US20260053589A1
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TRACTION DRIVE AND INSERTION MONITORING FOR A FLEXIBLE DEVICE

#31 | 2026-02-12
US20260041515A1
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LIGHT DISPLAYS IN A MEDICAL DEVICE

#32 | 2026-02-12
US20260041505A1
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GEARED ROLL DRIVE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

#33 | 2026-02-12
US20260041502A1
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SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH OBSTACLE INDICATION SYSTEM

#34 | 2026-02-12
US20260041414A1
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FLEXIBLE DEVICES IN PRESENCE OF ABNORMAL SENSOR SIGNALS

#35 | 2026-02-05
US20260033907A1
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR ALIGNED CABLE GUIDE

#36 | 2026-02-05
US20260033906A1
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SYSTEMS TO APPLY PRELOAD TENSION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS

#37 | 2026-02-05
US20260033705A1
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MULTI-AXIS JOINT STRUCTURE FOR A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

#38 | 2026-01-29
US20260031224A1
Physics

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING USER ASSISTANCE

#39 | 2026-01-29
US20260031221A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING SURGICAL ABILITY

#40 | 2026-01-29
US20260026887A1
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SHAPE LOCALIZED FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT

#41 | 2026-01-22
US20260024644A1
Physics

PREDICTION OF METRICS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS USING ROBOTIC SYSTEM DATA

#42 | 2026-01-22
US20260021575A1
Performing operations; transporting

ARTICULABLE MECHANISMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS

#43 | 2026-01-22
US20260020930A1
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INSTRUMENT RELEASE

#44 | 2026-01-22
US20260020923A1
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INSTRUMENT CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL SYSTEM

#45 | 2026-01-22
US20260020899A1
Human necessities

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING NON-LINEAR CAM SLOTS

#46 | 2025-12-25 ✅ Patent 12,645,293 granted on 2026-06-02
US20250390171A1
Physics

TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATING A REGISTRATION TRANSFORM BETWEEN AN EXTENDED-REALITY SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVICE

#47 | 2025-12-25
US20250387923A1
Performing operations; transporting

MOVEABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM

#48 | 2025-12-25
US20250387189A1
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MASTER CONTROL DEVICE WITH MULTI-FINGER GRIP AND METHODS THEREFOR

#49 | 2025-12-25
US20250387185A1
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TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGEON SKILL LEVEL BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROL

#50 | 2025-12-18
US20250384993A1
Physics

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS FOR GENERATING STERILE PROCESSING ANALYTICS

#51 | 2025-12-18
US20250380996A1
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FORCE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED DEVICES

#52 | 2025-12-11
US20250377249A1
Physics

SPREAD BRIDGE XY FORCE SENSOR

#53 | 2025-12-04
US20250366942A1
Human necessities

TABLE-MOUNTED MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#54 | 2025-11-27
US20250364123A1
Physics

MONITORING OF A MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT BY FUSION OF EGOCENTRIC AND EXOCENTRIC SENSOR DATA

#55 | 2025-11-27
US20250359958A1
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STERILE BARRIER BETWEEN SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND TELEOPERATED ACTUATOR

#56 | 2025-11-27
US20250359953A1
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CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK BASED ON MIXED DIMENSIONALITY IMAGING

#57 | 2025-11-27
US20250359948A1
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MEDICAL DEVICE WRIST

#58 | 2025-11-27
US20250359870A1
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LINEAR AND PURSE STRING SUTURE STAPLES

#59 | 2025-11-27
US20250359840A1
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DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IN MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS

#60 | 2025-11-13
US20250349413A1
Physics

MEDICAL VIDEO STREAMING WITH MACHINE LEARNING

#61 | 2025-11-13
US20250347587A1
Physics

USER-INSTALLABLE PART INSTALLATION DETECTION TECHNIQUES

#62 | 2025-11-13
US20250345140A1
Human necessities

STRUGGLING MOTION IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION FOR FLEXIBLE ELONGATE DEVICES

#63 | 2025-11-13
US20250345139A1
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USER-INTERFACE CONTROL USING MASTER CONTROLLER

#64 | 2025-11-13
US20250345135A1
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NESTING PROXIMAL LINKS FOR TABLE MOUNTED MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#65 | 2025-11-06
US20250339224A1
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED MULTIPLE-TOOL MOVEMENT USING A DRIVABLE ASSEMBLY

#66 | 2025-11-06
US20250339222A1
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CONFIGURING SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES ATLAS

#67 | 2025-10-30
US20250336312A1
Physics

ENDOBRONCHIAL TOOL TRAINING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

#68 | 2025-10-30
US20250332737A1
Performing operations; transporting

ADAPTIVE DAMPER FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM

#69 | 2025-10-23
US20250325338A1
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LOW-FRICTION MEDICAL TOOLS HAVING ROLLER-ASSISTED TENSION MEMBERS

#70 | 2025-10-23
US20250325336A1
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INTEGRATED USER ENVIRONMENTS

#71 | 2025-10-23
US20250325335A1
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USER INTERFACE FRAMEWORK FOR ANNOTATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES

#72 | 2025-10-09
US20250316371A1
Physics

AI-BASED INVENTORY PREDICTION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES

#73 | 2025-10-09
US20250312115A1
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TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM

#74 | 2025-10-09
US20250312035A1
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SURGICAL FIXATION DEVICES, AND RELATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#75 | 2025-10-02
US20250302578A1
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CONFIGURABLE COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM

#76 | 2025-10-02
US20250302563A1
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MITIGATING MISMATCHED INPUT DEVICE DURING TELEOPERATION

#77 | 2025-10-02
US20250302558A1
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SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING TELEOPERATIONAL CONTROL

#78 | 2025-09-25
US20250299835A1
Physics

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR DATA-FREE AI MODEL DEPLOYMENT

#79 | 2025-09-25
US20250295457A1
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CONFIGURATION OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR ERGONOMIC STATES OF OPERATORS IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES

#80 | 2025-09-18
US20250290810A1
Physics

SPLIT BRIDGE CIRCUIT FORCE SENSOR

#81 | 2025-09-18
US20250288380A1
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TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING INSTRUMENT INSERTION, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#82 | 2025-09-18
US20250288379A1
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TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING INSTRUMENT INSERTION, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

#83 | 2025-09-18
US20250288368A1
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RADAR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS

#84 | 2025-09-18
US20250288349A1
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PERMEABILIZATION AND ELECTROLYSIS FOR ABLATION WITH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX RETENTION

#85 | 2025-09-18
US20250288291A1
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TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING INSTRUMENT MOTION, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#86 | 2025-09-11
US20250282055A1
Performing operations; transporting

RAIL ASSEMBLY FOR TABLE-MOUNTED MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#87 | 2025-09-04
US20250276444A1
Performing operations; transporting

FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS

#88 | 2025-09-04
US20250275830A1
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MODULAR CLAMPS FOR MOUNTING SURGICAL MANIPULATORS

#89 | 2025-09-04
US20250275829A1
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ARTICULATION MECHANISMS FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS

#90 | 2025-09-04
US20250275825A1
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DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A STERILE SURGICAL FIELD

#91 | 2025-08-28
US20250269519A1
Performing operations; transporting

TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING INSTRUMENT INSERTION, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#92 | 2025-08-28
US20250268677A1
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS

#93 | 2025-08-21
US20250262018A1
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DECOUPLING TOOL SHAFT FROM CABLE DRIVE LOAD

#94 | 2025-08-21
US20250262017A1
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MANUAL RELEASE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DRIVE SYSTEM

#95 | 2025-08-21
US20250261960A1
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INSTRUMENT SHAFTS WITH RELIEF FEATURES, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

#96 | 2025-08-21
US20250261940A1
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STAPLE CARTRIDGE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

#97 | 2025-08-14
US20250255688A1
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SHEATHES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS

#98 | 2025-07-31
US20250241721A1
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ADAPTER FOR MANUAL ACTUATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

#99 | 2025-07-31
US20250241719A1
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ADAPTER FOR MANUAL ACTUATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

#100 | 2025-07-31
US20250241718A1
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ACTIVELY FACILITATED INSTRUMENT RETRACTION

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