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MEGLAN DWIGHT

US45 patents
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COVIDIEN LP

36 patents
US10980610B2Apr 20, 2021

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for controlling aspects of a robotic surgical device and viewer adaptive stereoscopic display

COVIDIEN LP105 citations97
US10251672B2Apr 9, 2019

Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly

COVIDIEN LP20 citations94
US11806085B2Nov 7, 2023

Guidance for placement of surgical ports

COVIDIEN LP5 citations75
US12029510B2Jul 9, 2024

Determining positions and conditions of tools of a robotic surgical system utilizing computer vision

COVIDIEN LP2 citations73
US11925423B2Mar 12, 2024

Guidance for positioning a patient and surgical robot

COVIDIEN LP2 citations73
US11548140B2Jan 10, 2023

System and method for radio based location of modular arm carts in a surgical robotic system

COVIDIEN LP3 citations73
US10925636B2Feb 23, 2021

Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly

COVIDIEN LP1 citations73
US10912449B2Feb 9, 2021

Surgical system for detecting gradual changes in perfusion

COVIDIEN LP2 citations73
US10908681B2Feb 2, 2021

Operating room and surgical site awareness

COVIDIEN LP4 citations73
US10779856B2Sep 22, 2020

Sensorizing robotic surgical system access ports

COVIDIEN LP3 citations73
US11647888B2May 16, 2023

Compensation for observer movement in robotic surgical systems having stereoscopic displays

COVIDIEN LP2 citations71
US11986261B2May 21, 2024

Systems and methods for surgical robotic cart placement

COVIDIEN LP2 citations67
US12357406B2Jul 15, 2025

Robotic surgical collision detection systems

COVIDIEN LP1 citations64
US12310687B2May 27, 2025

Guidance for positioning a patient and surgical robot

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US12256890B2Mar 25, 2025

Systems and methods for guiding surgical procedures

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US12193765B2Jan 14, 2025

Guidance for placement of surgical ports

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US12106508B2Oct 1, 2024

Systems and methods for mitigating collision of a robotic system

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US12029517B2Jul 9, 2024

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for detecting image degradation during surgical procedures

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US12004773B2Jun 11, 2024

Sensorizing robotic surgical system access ports

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11806045B2Nov 7, 2023

Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11779413B2Oct 10, 2023

Optical force sensor for robotic surgical system

COVIDIEN LP1 citations62
US11583356B2Feb 21, 2023

Controller for imaging device

COVIDIEN LP1 citations62
US11576739B2Feb 14, 2023

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for detecting image degradation during surgical procedures

COVIDIEN LP1 citations62
US11547520B2Jan 10, 2023

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for controlling aspects of a robotic surgical device and viewer adaptive stereoscopic display

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11517183B2Dec 6, 2022

Surgical system for detecting gradual changes in perfusion

COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US10849709B2Dec 1, 2020

Systems and methods for removing occluding objects in surgical images and/or video

COVIDIEN LP1 citations62
US11258964B2Feb 22, 2022

Synthesizing spatially-aware transitions between multiple camera viewpoints during minimally invasive surgery

COVIDIEN LP0 citations59
US10834332B2Nov 10, 2020

Synthesizing spatially-aware transitions between multiple camera viewpoints during minimally invasive surgery

COVIDIEN LP1 citations59
US11234883B2Feb 1, 2022

Operating table for robotic surgical systems

COVIDIEN LP0 citations53
US12262863B2Apr 1, 2025

Systems and methods for image mapping and fusion during surgical procedures

COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US11123149B2Sep 21, 2021

Methods of using an angled endoscope for visualizing a body cavity with robotic surgical systems

COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US11058288B2Jul 13, 2021

Systems and methods for amplifying changes in a region of interest in a surgical environment

COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US10660714B2May 26, 2020

Optical force sensor for robotic surgical system

COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US12453548B2Oct 28, 2025

Method and system for color based indication of suture strain

COVIDIEN LP0 citations50
US12491028B2Dec 9, 2025

System and methods for suturing guidance

COVIDIEN LP0 citations47
US11553984B2Jan 17, 2023

Robotic surgical system with an embedded imager

COVIDIEN LP0 citations41

ELEMENTS ENDOSCOPY INC

3 patents

HANSEN MEDICAL INC

2 patents

MEGLAN DWIGHT

2 patents

WEITZNER BARRY D

1 patent

CONVERGASCENT LLC

1 patent