David J. Cagle
46Patents
12h-index
116Co-inventors
80Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 26, 2013 → Jul 11, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.