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Donald Alden
Also filed as: ALDEN DONALD · ALDEN DONALD L
19 granted patents·2 pending applications·4,475 citations·filing 1992–2025
97Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS11FEMRX INC5ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM2ETHICON INC1FEMRX1
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21 records- 0197US6159160ASystem and method for controlled infusion and pressure monitoringETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·691 cites·33 claims
- 0296US10898288B2Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·26 cites·17 claims
- 0395US10420622B2Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 24, 2019·22 cites·17 claims
- 0495US5364355AHolding system for coiled intravascular productsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·100 cites·11 claims
- 0594US11944403B2Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 2, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 0694US6032673AMethods and devices for tissue removalFEMRX INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·835 cites·24 claims
- 0793US11234784B2Tension regulation of remotely actuated instruments, and related devices, systems, and methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 1, 2022·18 cites·19 claims
- 0893US5730752ATubular surgical cutters having aspiration flow control portsFEMRX INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·654 cites·13 claims
- 0992US5527331AMethod for prostatic tissue resectionFEMRX·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 18, 1996·767 cites·20 claims
- 1091US5342298AAutomated fluid pressure control systemADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 30, 1994·348 cites·21 claims
- 1190US9750578B2Surgical instrument actuation input mechanisms, and related devices, systems, and methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·13 cites·29 claims
- 1290US2024173092A1Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1389US5456689AMethod and device for tissue resectionKRESCH ARNOLD J·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·526 cites·36 claims
- 1485US11344378B2Indicator mechanism for an actuator controlled surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted May 31, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 1582US10470829B2Indicator mechanism for an actuator controlled surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 1679US5741287ASurgical tubular cutter having a tapering cutting chamberFEMRX INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 21, 1998·258 cites·15 claims
- 1777US12213753B2Indicator mechanism for an actuator controlled surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1874US2025221781A1Indicator mechanism for an actuator controlled surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1969US11890073B2Tension regulation of remotely actuated instruments, and related devices, systems, and methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2064US5863294AFolded-end surgical tubular cutter and method for fabricationFEMRX INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 26, 1999·117 cites·14 claims
- 2159US5984942AMethods and systems for reducing tissue adhesionFEMRX INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·92 cites·25 claims
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