Inventor
BURBANK WILLIAM
US31 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
23 patentsUS10828030B2Nov 10, 2020
Cartridge status and presence detection
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS741 citations99
US10610223B2Apr 7, 2020
Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS244 citations99
US9924941B2Mar 27, 2018
Surgical instrument with integral knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1,108 citations99
US9226761B2Jan 5, 2016
End effector with redundant closing mechanisms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS965 citations99
US8991678B2Mar 31, 2015
Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1,651 citations99
US7762825B2Jul 27, 2010
Electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS441 citations98
US11098803B2Aug 24, 2021
Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS63 citations97
US9101381B2Aug 11, 2015
Double universal joint
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS112 citations97
US11160625B2Nov 2, 2021
Systems to apply preload tension for surgical instruments and related methods
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS65 citations96
US11642129B2May 9, 2023
Staple cartridge and drive member for surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS22 citations94
US11364029B2Jun 21, 2022
Stapler reload detection and identification
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations94
US10912556B2Feb 9, 2021
Surgical instrument with integral knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS9 citations86
US11357572B2Jun 14, 2022
Double universal joint
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US10368954B2Aug 6, 2019
Method of decoupling rotation of a surgical instrument shaft supporting an end effector from rotation of a drive shaft drivingly coupled with a mechanism of the end effector
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84
US12029426B2Jul 9, 2024
Endoscopic purse string suture surgical device
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS10 citations81
US11890013B2Feb 6, 2024
Stapler reload detection and identification
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US11812921B2Nov 14, 2023
Cartridge status and presence detection
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US12262891B2Apr 1, 2025
Staple cartridge and drive member for surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations64
US12582398B2Mar 24, 2026
Cartridge status and presence detection
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12496065B2Dec 16, 2025
Stapler reload detection and identification
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11564681B2Jan 31, 2023
Surgical instrument with integral knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11350933B2Jun 7, 2022
Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12426974B2Sep 30, 2025
Systems to apply preload tension for surgical instruments and related methods
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations61