Inventor · Chesterfield, MO, US

Michael D. Auld

57Patents
22h-index
53Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 5, 1992 → Dec 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9398911B2 Rotary powered surgical instruments with multiple degrees of freedom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,953 Active
US9700309B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,621 Active
US9782169B2 Rotary powered articulation joints for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,504 Active
US10245033B2 Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,237 Active
US10226249B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication Human Necessities 1,052 Active
US10285695B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways Human Necessities 781 Active
USD865174S1 Shaft assembly for surgical stapler General 516 Active
US11109859B2 Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 375 Active
USD882783S1 Handle for surgical stapler General 345 Active
US5893877A Surgical instrument with offset handle Human Necessities 256 Expired
US9888975B2 Methods, systems, and devices for control of surgical tools in a robotic surgical system Human Necessities 205 Active
US6572608B1 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 169 Expired
US6984230B2 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 131 Expired
US8197468B2 Surgical instrument handle with adjustable actuator position Human Necessities 126 Active
US8075553B2 Illuminated directional laser probe Human Necessities 108 Active
US7402158B2 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 107 Expired
US7189226B2 Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control Human Necessities 107 Expired
US5370658A Microsurgical instrument having dexterous handle with interchangeable instrument heads Human Necessities 90 Expired
US10130432B2 Hybrid robotic surgery with locking mode Human Necessities 90 Active
US11529138B2 Powered surgical instrument including a rotary drive screw Human Necessities 88 Active
US6575989B1 Adjustable stiffness membrane scraper Human Necessities 60 Expired
US10258419B2 Methods for hybrid robotic laparoscopic surgery Human Necessities 36 Active
US10485616B2 Hybrid robotic surgery with power assisted motion Human Necessities 22 Active
US5993072A Adapter assembly for connecting multiple optic fiber illuminated microsurgical instruments to a single light source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5807242A Microsurgical laser probe with homogeneous laser light field Human Necessities 19 Expired

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