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Assignee profile:

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

City:

Sunnyvale, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

266

Last publication date:

2016-11-24

Patent Grants:

230

Last grant date:

2017-04-18

Quarterly Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to Intuitive Surgical, Inc.:

Recent patent applications by Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

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

#1 | 2016-11-24 ✅ Patent 9,622,831 granted on 2017-04-18
US20160338797A1
Human necessities

Method and apparatus to provide updated patient images during robotic surgery

 #2 | 2015-09-10 ✅ Patent 9,339,347 granted on 2016-05-17
US20150250548A1
Human necessities

Optic fiber connection for a force sensing instrument

 #3 | 2014-02-20 ✅ Patent 9,101,397 granted on 2015-08-11
US20140051922A1
Human necessities

Real-time generation of three-dimensional ultrasound image using a two-dimensional ultrasound transducer in a robotic system

 #4 | 2013-12-12 ✅ Patent 9,055,962 granted on 2015-06-16
US20130331650A1
Human necessities

Optic fiber connection for a force sensing instrument

 #5 | 2013-04-11 ✅ Patent 8,771,224 granted on 2014-07-08
US20130090598A1
Human necessities

Shape-transferring cannula system and method of use

 #6 | 2013-02-21 ✅ Patent 10,098,703 granted on 2018-10-16
US20130046318A1
Human necessities

Surgical instrument with commonly actuated robotic and manual features

 #7 | 2013-01-24 ✅ Patent 9,039,681 granted on 2015-05-26
US20130023898A9
Physics

MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TRAINING USING ROBOTICS AND TELECOLLABORATION

 #8 | 2012-10-04 ✅ Patent 8,998,799 granted on 2015-04-07
US20120247489A1
Human necessities

Sterile surgical adaptor

 #9 | 2012-08-16 ✅ Patent 8,870,902 granted on 2014-10-28
US20120209305A1
Human necessities

Combinational scissor-grasper for use in laparoscopy

 #10 | 2012-08-02 ✅ Patent 9,216,243 granted on 2015-12-22
US20120197182A1
Human necessities

Robotic surgical systems with fluid flow control for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing

 #11 | 2012-04-05 ✅ Patent 8,452,447 granted on 2013-05-28
US20120083801A1
Human necessities

Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery

 #12 | 2012-03-08 ✅ Patent 9,259,276 granted on 2016-02-16
US20120059390A1
Human necessities

Indicator for tool state and communication in multiarm telesurgery

 #13 | 2012-02-16 ✅ Patent 8,838,270 granted on 2014-09-16
US20120039162A1
Electricity

Synchronous data communication

 #14 | 2011-11-10 ✅ Patent 8,624,537 granted on 2014-01-07
US20110276059A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #15 | 2011-11-03 ✅ Patent 8,823,308 granted on 2014-09-02
US20110270271A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #16 | 2011-10-27 ✅ Patent 8,749,190 granted on 2014-06-10
US20110264112A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #17 | 2011-10-27 ✅ Patent 8,541,970 granted on 2013-09-24
US20110264111A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #18 | 2011-10-27 ✅ Patent 8,816,628 granted on 2014-08-26
US20110264110A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #19 | 2011-10-27 ✅ Patent 8,749,189 granted on 2014-06-10
US20110264109A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #20 | 2011-10-27 ✅ Patent 8,786,241 granted on 2014-07-22
US20110264108A1
Human necessities

Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses

 #21 | 2011-08-11 ✅ Patent 9,339,341 granted on 2016-05-17
US20110196419A1
Human necessities

Direct pull surgical gripper

 #22 | 2011-07-07 ✅ Patent 9,119,652 granted on 2015-09-01
US20110166706A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system with sliding mode control

 #23 | 2011-06-30 ✅ Patent 9,008,842 granted on 2015-04-14
US20110160904A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system with sliding mode control

 #24 | 2011-05-19 ✅ Patent 8,488,130 granted on 2013-07-16
US20110119023A1
Physics

Method and system to sense relative partial-pose information using a shape sensor

 #25 | 2011-05-19 ✅ Patent 8,957,367 granted on 2015-02-17
US20110118749A1
Human necessities

Shape sensor contained in a link of a kinematic chain with at least one pre-set perturbation and method to sense relative partial-pose information using the shape sensor

 #26 | 2011-05-19 ✅ Patent 8,521,331 granted on 2013-08-27
US20110118748A1
Human necessities

Patient-side surgeon interface for a minimally invasive, teleoperated surgical instrument

 #27 | 2011-05-19 ✅ Patent 8,183,520 granted on 2012-05-22
US20110113852A1
Physics

Optical fiber shape sensor calibration

 #28 | 2011-04-07 ✅ Patent 8,706,184 granted on 2014-04-22
US20110082369A1
Physics

Methods and apparatus for displaying enhanced imaging data on a clinical image

 #29 | 2011-04-07 ✅ Patent 8,504,134 granted on 2013-08-06
US20110082365A1
Human necessities

Laterally fenestrated cannula

 #30 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 8,551,115 granted on 2013-10-08
US20110071544A1
Human necessities

Curved cannula instrument

 #31 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 8,888,789 granted on 2014-11-18
US20110071543A1
Human necessities

Curved cannula surgical system control

 #32 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 8,545,515 granted on 2013-10-01
US20110071542A1
Human necessities

Curved cannula surgical system

 #33 | 2011-03-24
US20110071541A1
Human necessities

CURVED CANNULA

 #34 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 8,623,028 granted on 2014-01-07
US20110071473A1
Human necessities

Surgical port feature

 #35 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 8,465,476 granted on 2013-06-18
US20110071347A1
Human necessities

Cannula mounting fixture

 #36 | 2011-02-17 ✅ Patent 8,903,546 granted on 2014-12-02
US20110040404A1
Human necessities

Smooth control of an articulated instrument across areas with different work space conditions

 #37 | 2011-02-17 ✅ Patent 9,084,623 granted on 2015-07-21
US20110040305A1
Human necessities

Controller assisted reconfiguration of an articulated instrument during movement into and out of an entry guide

 #38 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,768,516 granted on 2014-07-01
US20100332033A1
Human necessities

Control of medical robotic system manipulator about kinematic singularities

 #39 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,423,186 granted on 2013-04-16
US20100332031A1
Human necessities

Ratcheting for master alignment of a teleoperated minimally-invasive surgical instrument

 #40 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,918,212 granted on 2014-12-23
US20100332030A1
Human necessities

Arm with a combined shape and force sensor

 #41 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,971,597 granted on 2015-03-03
US20100331855A1
Human necessities

Efficient vision and kinematic data fusion for robotic surgical instruments and other applications

 #42 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 10,080,482 granted on 2018-09-25
US20100331820A1
Human necessities

Compliant surgical device

 #43 | 2010-12-16 ✅ Patent 9,155,592 granted on 2015-10-13
US20100318099A1
Human necessities

Virtual measurement tool for minimally invasive surgery

 #44 | 2010-12-16 ✅ Patent 9,492,240 granted on 2016-11-15
US20100317965A1
Human necessities

Virtual measurement tool for minimally invasive surgery

 #45 | 2010-11-25 ✅ Patent 8,465,474 granted on 2013-06-18
US20100298843A1
Human necessities

Cleaning of a surgical instrument force sensor

 #46 | 2010-10-07
US20100251514A1
Performing operations; transporting

CASTER

 #47 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 8,463,439 granted on 2013-06-11
US20100250000A1
Human necessities

Optic fiber connection for a force sensing instrument

 #48 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 8,337,397 granted on 2012-12-25
US20100249507A1
Human necessities

Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device toward one or more landmarks in a patient

 #49 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 10,004,387 granted on 2018-06-26
US20100249506A1
Human necessities

Method and system for assisting an operator in endoscopic navigation

 #50 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 8,223,193 granted on 2012-07-17
US20100245541A1
Electricity

Targets, fixtures, and workflows for calibrating an endoscopic camera

 #51 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,271,130 granted on 2012-09-18
US20100228266A1
Performing operations; transporting

Master controller having redundant degrees of freedom and added forces to create internal motion

 #52 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,918,207 granted on 2014-12-23
US20100228265A1
Performing operations; transporting

Operator input device for a robotic surgical system

 #53 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,418,073 granted on 2013-04-09
US20100228249A1
Human necessities

User interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems

 #54 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,120,301 granted on 2012-02-21
US20100225209A1
Human necessities

Ergonomic surgeon control console in robotic surgical systems

 #55 | 2010-08-05 ✅ Patent 8,182,476 granted on 2012-05-22
US20100198215A1
Human necessities

In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery

 #56 | 2010-07-08 ✅ Patent 8,216,250 granted on 2012-07-10
US20100174293A1
Human necessities

Sterile surgical adaptor

 #57 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,594,841 granted on 2013-11-26
US20100169815A1
Performing operations; transporting

Visual force feedback in a minimally invasive surgical procedure

 #58 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,374,723 granted on 2013-02-12
US20100168918A1
Human necessities

Obtaining force information in a minimally invasive surgical procedure

 #59 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 9,867,669 granted on 2018-01-16
US20100168763A1
Human necessities

Configuration marker design and detection for instrument tracking

 #60 | 2010-07-01
US20100168721A1
Human necessities

LUBRICATING TENDONS IN A TENDON-ACTUATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

 #61 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 9,526,587 granted on 2016-12-27
US20100168562A1
Human necessities

Fiducial marker design and detection for locating surgical instrument in images

 #62 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,939,963 granted on 2015-01-27
US20100168510A1
Human necessities

Surgical instruments with sheathed tendons

 #63 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,184,880 granted on 2012-05-22
US20100166323A1
Physics

Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery

 #64 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,830,224 granted on 2014-09-09
US20100164950A1
Human necessities

Efficient 3-D telestration for local robotic proctoring

 #65 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 8,105,338 granted on 2012-01-31
US20100163057A1
Human necessities

Sterile surgical adaptor

 #66 | 2010-06-24 ✅ Patent 8,335,590 granted on 2012-12-18
US20100161129A1
Performing operations; transporting

System and method for adjusting an image capturing device attribute using an unused degree-of-freedom of a master control device

 #67 | 2010-06-24
US20100160724A1
Human necessities

FLEXIBLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LINKS UNDERGOING SOLID-STATE TRANSITIONS

 #68 | 2010-06-24 ✅ Patent 8,161,838 granted on 2012-04-24
US20100154578A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for reducing at least one friction force opposing an axial force exerted through an actuator element

 #69 | 2010-06-10 ✅ Patent 7,865,269 granted on 2011-01-04
US20100145521A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robotic surgical system with joint motion controller adapted to reduce instrument tip vibrations

 #70 | 2010-05-13 ✅ Patent 8,568,302 granted on 2013-10-29
US20100121151A1
Human necessities

Method and system for steerable medical device path definition and following during insertion and retraction

 #71 | 2010-05-13
US20100121148A1
Human necessities

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PATH DEFINITION AND FOLLOWING DURING INSERTION AND RETRACTION

 #72 | 2010-05-13 ✅ Patent 8,342,054 granted on 2013-01-01
US20100116082A1
Human necessities

Multiaxis counterbalance and positioning system using a spatial linkage

 #73 | 2010-05-13 ✅ Patent 9,687,986 granted on 2017-06-27
US20100116081A1
Human necessities

Robotic linkage

 #74 | 2010-04-01 ✅ Patent 8,315,720 granted on 2012-11-20
US20100082039A1
Human necessities

Method for graphically providing continuous change of state directions to a user of a medical robotic system

 #75 | 2010-04-01 ✅ Patent 8,073,335 granted on 2011-12-06
US20100080669A1
Performing operations; transporting

Operator input device for a robotic surgical system

 #76 | 2010-02-04 ✅ Patent 8,054,184 granted on 2011-11-08
US20100026456A1
Human necessities

Identification of surgical instrument attached to surgical robot

 #77 | 2010-01-21 ✅ Patent 8,771,270 granted on 2014-07-08
US20100016853A1
Human necessities

Bipolar cautery instrument

 #78 | 2010-01-21 ✅ Patent 9,204,923 granted on 2015-12-08
US20100016852A1
Human necessities

Medical instrument electronically energized using drive cables

 #79 | 2010-01-21 ✅ Patent 8,821,480 granted on 2014-09-02
US20100011901A1
Human necessities

Four-cable wrist with solid surface cable channels

 #80 | 2010-01-21 ✅ Patent 9,186,221 granted on 2015-11-17
US20100011900A1
Human necessities

Backend mechanism for four-cable wrist

 #81 | 2010-01-07 ✅ Patent 8,540,748 granted on 2013-09-24
US20100004663A1
Human necessities

Surgical instrument wrist

 #82 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 8,486,053 granted on 2013-07-16
US20090326557A1
Human necessities

Friction compensation in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus

 #83 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 8,864,652 granted on 2014-10-21
US20090326556A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system providing computer generated auxiliary views of a camera instrument for controlling the positioning and orienting of its tip

 #84 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 10,258,425 granted on 2019-04-16
US20090326553A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system providing an auxiliary view of articulatable instruments extending out of a distal end of an entry guide

 #85 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 8,414,469 granted on 2013-04-09
US20090326552A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system having entry guide controller with instrument tip velocity limiting

 #86 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 9,265,567 granted on 2016-02-23
US20090326530A1
Human necessities

Vessel sealing instrument with stepped jaw

 #87 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 9,179,832 granted on 2015-11-10
US20090326322A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system with image referenced camera control using partitionable orientational and translational modes

 #88 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 9,089,256 granted on 2015-07-28
US20090326318A1
Human necessities

Medical robotic system providing an auxiliary view including range of motion limitations for articulatable instruments extending out of a distal end of an entry guide

 #89 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 7,720,322 granted on 2010-05-18
US20090324161A1
Physics

Fiber optic shape sensor

 #90 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 7,815,376 granted on 2010-10-19
US20090324160A1
Physics

Fixture for shape-sensing optical fiber in a kinematic chain

 #91 | 2009-12-31 ✅ Patent 8,490,953 granted on 2013-07-23
US20090322001A1
Mechanical engineering

Spring counterbalance with failure detection

 #92 | 2009-12-24 ✅ Patent 8,220,765 granted on 2012-07-17
US20090314131A1
Mechanical engineering

Spring counterbalance for rotating load

 #93 | 2009-12-03 ✅ Patent 8,496,648 granted on 2013-07-30
US20090299343A1
Human necessities

Stiffening assembly

 #94 | 2009-11-26 ✅ Patent 8,062,288 granted on 2011-11-22
US20090292299A1
Human necessities

Offset remote center manipulator for robotic surgery

 #95 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,118,730 granted on 2012-02-21
US20090270683A1
Human necessities

Endoscope

 #96 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,167,793 granted on 2012-05-01
US20090270678A1
Human necessities

Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using time duplexing

 #97 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,169,468 granted on 2012-05-01
US20090268015A1
Human necessities

Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot

 #98 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,810,631 granted on 2014-08-19
US20090268012A1
Human necessities

Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible image

 #99 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,803,955 granted on 2014-08-12
US20090268011A1
Human necessities

Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a camera unit with a modified prism

 #100 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,228,368 granted on 2012-07-24
US20090268010A1
Human necessities

Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured fluorescence image and captured stereoscopic visible images

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