Inventor
MEGLAN DWIGHT
US45 patents
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COVIDIEN LP
36 patentsUS10980610B2Apr 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 patentsUS11826023B2Nov 28, 2023
Multi-use endoscopes and associated systems and methods
ELEMENTS ENDOSCOPY INC3 citations68
US12185908B2Jan 7, 2025
Endoscope with inertial measurement units and/or haptic input controls
ELEMENTS ENDOSCOPY INC1 citations60
US12102288B2Oct 1, 2024
Multi-use endoscopes and associated systems and methods
ELEMENTS ENDOSCOPY INC0 citations58