Inventor
MCDONALD II WILLIAM A
US11 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
10 patentsUS10898189B2Jan 26, 2021
Push-pull stapler with two degree of freedom wrist
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS241 citations98
US10779896B2Sep 22, 2020
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS16 citations94
US9763740B2Sep 19, 2017
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations92
US11660152B2May 30, 2023
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations84
US10617483B2Apr 14, 2020
Surgical instrument steering inputs
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 citations82
US12082894B2Sep 10, 2024
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US11013568B2May 25, 2021
Surgical instrument steering inputs
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations71
US12564461B2Mar 3, 2026
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12232840B2Feb 25, 2025
Surgical instrument steering inputs
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations61
US11857284B2Jan 2, 2024
Surgical instrument steering inputs
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations61