Inventor
BRISSON GABRIEL F
US42 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
37 patentsUS11291442B2Apr 5, 2022
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS142 citations99
US10973519B2Apr 13, 2021
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS564 citations99
US10799306B2Oct 13, 2020
Reconfigurable end effector architecture
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS563 citations99
US10098705B2Oct 16, 2018
Control input accuracy for teleoperated surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS252 citations99
US9675354B2Jun 13, 2017
Torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1,046 citations99
US10912544B2Feb 9, 2021
Systems and methods for instrument engagement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS89 citations98
US10751051B2Aug 25, 2020
Torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS76 citations98
US9730719B2Aug 15, 2017
Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanisms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS97 citations98
US10500005B2Dec 10, 2019
Restoring instrument control input position/orientation during midprocedure restart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS92 citations97
US10085811B2Oct 2, 2018
Restoring instrument control input position/orientation during midprocedure restart
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS93 citations97
US11518048B2Dec 6, 2022
Mechanical wrist joints with enhanced range of motion, and related devices and methods
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS17 citations94
US11627948B2Apr 18, 2023
Systems and methods for instrument engagement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 citations86
US10639805B2May 5, 2020
Mechanical wrist joints with enhanced range of motion, and related devices and methods
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS13 citations85
US10617480B2Apr 14, 2020
Tele-operative surgical systems and methods of control at joint limits using inverse kinematics
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS8 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
US11992273B2May 28, 2024
System and method of displaying images from imaging devices
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations75
US11540889B2Jan 3, 2023
Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations74
US12089909B2Sep 17, 2024
Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US12053179B2Aug 6, 2024
System and method for variable velocity instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US10639055B2May 5, 2020
Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanisms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US9138297B2Sep 22, 2015
Systems and methods for controlling a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations73
US11219493B2Jan 11, 2022
Surgical instrument with shiftable transmission
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations72
US12419698B2Sep 23, 2025
System and method of displaying images from imaging devices
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12357306B2Jul 15, 2025
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11351002B2Jun 7, 2022
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 OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11344375B2May 31, 2022
Grip force control in a robotic surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US11284954B2Mar 29, 2022
Surgical instrument with control for detected fault condition
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12390214B2Aug 19, 2025
Automated rotation of a needle in a computer-assisted system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12376848B2Aug 5, 2025
Automated rotation of a needle in a computer-assisted system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12370700B2Jul 29, 2025
Mechanical wrist joints with enhanced range of motion, and related devices and methods
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12349881B2Jul 8, 2025
Systems and methods for instrument engagement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12318155B2Jun 3, 2025
Surgical instrument with shiftable transmission
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12059152B2Aug 13, 2024
Torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11684381B2Jun 27, 2023
Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanisms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US11607282B2Mar 21, 2023
Control input accuracy for teleoperated surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations62
US12059311B2Aug 13, 2024
Systems and methods for automatic grip adjustment during energy delivery
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations55
US12484977B2Dec 2, 2025
Systems and methods of controlling instruments
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations44
BRISSON GABRIEL F
3 patentsUS9913694B2Mar 13, 2018
Grip force control in a robotic surgical instrument
BRISSON GABRIEL F1,107 citations99
US8992565B2Mar 31, 2015
Decoupling instrument shaft roll and end effector actuation in a surgical instrument
BRISSON GABRIEL F1,497 citations98
US8870912B2Oct 28, 2014
Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanisms
BRISSON GABRIEL F1,082 citations98