US Patent No: D438617

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Portion of an adaptor for a medical instrument

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.SUNNYVALE, CA173

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blumenkranz, Stephen J Redwood City, CA 51 1026
Cooper, Thomas Menlo Park, CA 16 582
Julian, Chris Los Gatos, CA 12 334

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
COMPUTER MOTION (1)
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IMMERSION CORPORATION (1)
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (1)
5,911,036 Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning 107 1997
 
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG (1)
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KARL STORZ IMAGING, INC. (1)
5,125,394 Endoscopic adapter with lamina interface 22 1990
 
NAGASE & CO., LTD. (1)
5,885,583 Method for inhibiting hyperlipemia with emmeisou or an extract thereof 1 1997
 
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. (1)
5,876,325 Surgical manipulation system 250 1997
 
SRI INTERNATIONAL (1)
5,814,038 Surgical manipulator for a telerobotic system 122 1997

Patent Citation Ranking

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COVIDIEN LP (21)
6,793,652 Electro-mechanical surgical device 133 2000
6,981,941 Electro-mechanical surgical device 145 2001
7,032,798 Electro-mechanical surgical device 190 2001
6,843,403 Surgical clamping, cutting and stapling device 257 2001
7,695,485 Surgical device 0 2001
8,016,855 Surgical device 1 2002
7,951,071 Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical device 0 2002
6,849,071 Electro-mechanical surgical device 126 2002
6,846,308 Electro-mechanical surgical device 123 2002
6,846,309 Electro-mechanical surgical device 118 2002
6,846,307 Electro-mechanical surgical device 118 2002
8,025,199 Surgical cutting and stapling device 5 2004
8,357,144 Electro-mechanical surgical device 0 2005
7,963,433 Surgical device having multiple drivers 3 2008
7,918,230 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 3 2008
8,021,373 Surgical device 0 2010
8,056,786 Surgical device 0 2010
7,992,758 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 1 2011
8,342,379 Surgical device having multiple drivers 0 2011
8,272,554 Surgical device having multiple drivers 0 2011
8,353,440 Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portion 0 2011
 
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (2)
8,343,171 Methods and systems of actuation in robotic devices 0 2008
7,960,935 Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods 3 2010
 
VIRTUAL INCISION CORPORATION (2)
7,492,116 Robot for surgical applications 6 2007
7,772,796 Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods 1 2007
 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. (1)
8,142,447 Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools 1 2009
 
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, LLC (1)
7,743,960 Surgical device 43 2003
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,444,631 Surgical manipulator 0 2008