Inventor
SHIELS PAUL
US22 patents
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MAKO SURGICAL CORP
15 patentsUS10603119B2Mar 31, 2020
Steering mechanism for portable surgical robot
MAKO SURGICAL CORP16 citations94
US10231792B2Mar 19, 2019
Carriage for portable surgical robot
MAKO SURGICAL CORP20 citations94
US11278363B2Mar 22, 2022
Carriage for portable surgical robot
MAKO SURGICAL CORP8 citations85
US11234775B2Feb 1, 2022
End effectors, systems, and methods for impacting prosthetics guided by surgical robots
MAKO SURGICAL CORP6 citations83
US11166775B2Nov 9, 2021
Robotic cutting systems and methods for surgical saw blade cutting on hard tissue
MAKO SURGICAL CORP5 citations83
US11638620B2May 2, 2023
Steering assembly for surgical robot
MAKO SURGICAL CORP2 citations73
US11633248B2Apr 25, 2023
Robotic cutting systems and methods for surgical saw blade cutting on hard tissue
MAKO SURGICAL CORP1 citations72
US10456142B2Oct 29, 2019
Surgical saw and saw blade for use therewith
MAKO SURGICAL CORP5 citations72
US12376920B2Aug 5, 2025
Steering assembly for surgical robot
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations62
US12364558B2Jul 22, 2025
Robotic cutting systems and methods for surgical saw blade cutting on hard tissue
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations62
US12226173B2Feb 18, 2025
Systems and tools for positioning workpieces with surgical robots
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations58
US12167899B2Dec 17, 2024
Systems, methods, and end effectors for guiding prostheses
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations58
US11185377B2Nov 30, 2021
Systems and tools for positioning workpieces with surgical robots
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations58
US12484978B2Dec 2, 2025
Robotic system including a link tracker
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations55
US12467489B2Nov 11, 2025
Techniques for securing together components of one or more surgical carts
MAKO SURGICAL CORP0 citations44