Inventor

BURBANK WILLIAM A

US65 patents

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BURBANK WILLIAM A

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

End effector with redundant closing mechanisms

Stapler with cable-driven advanceable clamping element and distal pulley

Stapler with cable-driven advanceable clamping element and dual distal pulleys

Wrist articulation by linked tension members

End effector with redundant closing mechanisms

Robotic surgical stapler assembly configured to use stapler reload

Stapler cartridge with an integral knife

Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist

Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator

Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator

Wrist articulation by linked tension members

Surgical instrument with motor

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist

Cannula seal assembly

Double universal joint

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

Stapler cartridge with an integral knife

Wrist articulation by linked tension members

Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables

Tension regulator for actuation elements, and related remotely actuated instruments, systems, and methods

Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables

Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade

Surgical instruments having a jaw locking mechanism

Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

System and method for variable velocity instrument

Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist

End effector with redundant closing mechanisms

Medical instrument with jaw with friction-coupled drive cable

Medical device drive system

Cannula seal assembly

BURBANK WILLIAM A

Backend mechanism for four-cable wrist

End effector with redundant closing mechanisms

Four-cable wrist with solid surface cable channels

Bipolar cautery instrument

Apparatus for surgical systems with electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms

Surgical system with electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms

MANZO SCOTT E

Medical instrument electronically energized using drive cables

Surgical instrument with motor

ORBAN III JOSEPH P

Sterile surgical adaptor

Sterile surgical adaptor

DACHS II GREGORY W

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

DURANT KEVIN

Surgical instrument with control for detected fault condition

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC

Multiple clip applier having a split feeding mechanism

EMHART INC

Hand rivet setting tool