Inventor
HINGWE PUSHKAR
US47 patents
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
46 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
US9757203B2Sep 12, 2017
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS295 citations99
US9492235B2Nov 15, 2016
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS337 citations99
US9345544B2May 24, 2016
Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS182 citations99
US11213360B2Jan 4, 2022
Systems and methods for utilizing augmented jacobian to control manipulator joint movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS63 citations98
US10561470B2Feb 18, 2020
Software configurable manipulator degrees of freedom
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS109 citations98
US10052167B2Aug 21, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS88 citations98
US10033308B2Jul 24, 2018
Systems and methods for motor torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS89 citations98
US9675422B2Jun 13, 2017
Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS88 citations98
US9272416B2Mar 1, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS77 citations98
US10806530B2Oct 20, 2020
System and method for patient-side instrument control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS48 citations97
US9107683B2Aug 18, 2015
Systems and methods for cancellation of joint motion using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS333 citations95
US10327855B2Jun 25, 2019
Systems and methods for utilizing augmented Jacobian to control manipulator joint movement
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS28 citations94
US10149729B2Dec 11, 2018
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS20 citations94
US9949799B2Apr 24, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS26 citations94
US9782230B2Oct 10, 2017
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS22 citations94
US9517106B2Dec 13, 2016
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS43 citations94
US9504527B2Nov 29, 2016
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS25 citations94
US9259280B2Feb 16, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS29 citations94
US11690689B2Jul 4, 2023
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations84
US10905507B2Feb 2, 2021
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84
US10743953B2Aug 18, 2020
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US10682191B2Jun 16, 2020
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US9861447B2Jan 9, 2018
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodies
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84
US9585726B2Mar 7, 2017
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations84
US9295525B2Mar 29, 2016
Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS8 citations84
US11382644B2Jul 12, 2022
Sealing and cutting surgical instrument with advanced feedback loop
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS8 citations83
US12053179B2Aug 6, 2024
System and method for variable velocity instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations73
US11648072B2May 16, 2023
System and method for patient-side instrument control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73
US11311347B2Apr 26, 2022
Teleoperated surgical system with surgical instrument wear tracking
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations73
US10483881B2Nov 19, 2019
Systems and methods for motor torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations73
US10194997B2Feb 5, 2019
Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US9949801B2Apr 24, 2018
Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US9675421B2Jun 13, 2017
Systems and methods for cancellation of joint motion using the null-space
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73
US12357306B2Jul 15, 2025
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12185930B2Jan 7, 2025
Method and apparatus for manipulating tissue
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12171517B2Dec 24, 2024
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations63
US12558174B2Feb 24, 2026
Teleoperated surgical system with surgical instrument wear tracking
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12383357B2Aug 12, 2025
System and method for patient-side instrument control
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US12201390B2Jan 21, 2025
Teleoperated surgical system with surgical instrument wear tracking
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations62
US10707786B2Jul 7, 2020
Systems and methods for motor torque compensation
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1 citations62
US12508091B2Dec 30, 2025
Systems and methods for switching control between multiple instrument arms
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations52
US12539613B2Feb 3, 2026
Detection and mitigation of predicted collisions of objects with user control system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations50
US12415284B2Sep 16, 2025
Moveable display system
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS0 citations46