Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

2,448Patents
2,434Active
2,448Granted
68Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 2002 → Nov 1, 2024 · 207 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7806891B2 Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery Human Necessities 2,348 Active
US7824401B2 Robotic tool with wristed monopolar electrosurgical end effectors Human Necessities 2,283 Active
US8241271B2 Robotic surgical instruments with a fluid flow control system for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing Human Necessities 2,021 Active
US9095362B2 Method for passively decoupling torque applied by a remote actuator into an independently rotating member Human Necessities 1,889 Active
US8220468B2 Sterile drape interface for robotic surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,772 Active
US8120301B2 Ergonomic surgeon control console in robotic surgical systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,662 Active
US8108072B2 Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematics information and image information Physics 1,651 Active
US7930065B2 Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,651 Active
US9055961B2 Fusing and cutting surgical instrument and related methods Human Necessities 1,646 Active
US8423182B2 Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems Human Necessities 1,641 Active
US8418073B2 User interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems Human Necessities 1,601 Active
US8628518B2 Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument and method Human Necessities 1,598 Active
US8551076B2 Retrograde instrument Human Necessities 1,589 Active
US8991678B2 Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade Human Necessities 1,588 Active
US8079950B2 Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgery Human Necessities 1,561 Active
US8640788B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 1,555 Active
US9216062B2 Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft Human Necessities 1,533 Active
US9043027B2 Positive control of robotic surgical instrument end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,519 Active
US7955322B2 Wireless communication in a robotic surgical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,516 Active
US9226750B2 Methods and systems for detecting clamping or firing failure Human Necessities 1,497 Active
US8876857B2 End effector with redundant closing mechanisms Human Necessities 1,471 Active
US8992565B2 Decoupling instrument shaft roll and end effector actuation in a surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,462 Active
US9204923B2 Medical instrument electronically energized using drive cables Human Necessities 1,459 Active
US9096033B2 Surgical system instrument sterile adapter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,425 Active
US9050120B2 Apparatus and method of user interface with alternate tool mode for robotic surgical tools Human Necessities 1,414 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.