Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

David J. Cagle

46Patents
12h-index
116Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 26, 2013 → Jul 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10029125B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulation joint having integral stiffening members Human Necessities 967 Active
US10258363B2 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 624 Active
US10004527B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping Human Necessities 325 Active
US9539020B2 Coupling features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 284 Active
US10238413B2 Surgical instrument with multi-function button Human Necessities 242 Active
US10507033B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad Human Necessities 81 Active
US10034685B2 Features to apply fluid to an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 78 Active
US11266430B2 End effector control and calibration Human Necessities 50 Active
US11078945B2 Coupler to attach robotic arm to surgical table Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Active
US10004529B2 Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 19 Active
US10524852B1 Distal sealing end effector with spacers Human Necessities 17 Active
US10813684B2 Control of cutting and sealing based on tissue mapped by segmented electrode Human Necessities 13 Active
US10004528B2 Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 11 Active
US9993260B2 Shielding features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 8 Active
US10856948B2 Cart for robotic arms and method and apparatus for registering cart to surgical table Human Necessities 8 Active
US10792119B2 Robotic arm cart and uses therefor Human Necessities 7 Active
US10028794B2 Surgical system with voice control Physics 7 Active
US10820951B2 Techniques for damping vibration in a robotic surgical system Human Necessities 7 Active
US10660814B2 Robotic surgical table adapter to reduce efficiency of energy transmission between attached robotic arms Physics 6 Active
US11185455B2 Table adapters for mounting robotic arms to a surgical table Human Necessities 5 Active
US10913145B2 Cart for robotic arms and method and apparatus for cartridge or magazine loading of arms Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US11577382B2 Cart for robotic arms and method and apparatus for cartridge or magazine loading of arms Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10667878B2 Surgical system with voice control Physics 3 Active
US11484333B2 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 3 Active
US9700341B2 Loading features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.