Inventor
HUFFORD KEVIN ANDREW
US38 patents
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ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC
35 patentsUS11259892B2Mar 1, 2022
Instrument for optical tissue interrogation
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC16 citations93
US11119105B2Sep 14, 2021
Fluid actuation of instruments through a sterile barrier
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC23 citations91
US11234781B2Feb 1, 2022
Dynamic control of surgical instruments in a surgical robotic system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC20 citations90
US12193776B2Jan 14, 2025
Dynamic scaling for a robotic surgical system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC1 citations73
US11523730B2Dec 13, 2022
Optical data transmission in a wireless power transmitter for a surgical robotic system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC2 citations71
US12489960B2Dec 2, 2025
Communication of detected grasping forces in a surgical robotic platform
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations62
US12262958B2Apr 1, 2025
Use of eye tracking input to initiate computer-vision identification of an object in a surgical image
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations62
US12102487B2Oct 1, 2024
Instrument for optical tissue interrogation
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations62
US11690677B2Jul 4, 2023
Use of eye tracking for tool identification and assignment in a robotic surgical system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations62
US11457985B2Oct 4, 2022
Method and apparatus for organ manipulation using a surgical robotic system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations62
US12186049B2Jan 7, 2025
Expandable instrument actuator
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US12076101B2Sep 3, 2024
Assignment of auxiliary input devices for a robotic surgical system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US11877817B2Jan 23, 2024
Dynamic scaling for a robotic surgical system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US11819189B2Nov 21, 2023
Optical data transmission in a wireless power transmitter for a surgical robotic system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US11751959B2Sep 12, 2023
Dynamic scaling for a robotic surgical system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US11730556B2Aug 22, 2023
Compact actuation configuration and expandable instrument receiver for robotically controlled surgical instruments
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations61
US12053256B2Aug 6, 2024
Haptic user interface for robotically controlled surgical instruments
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations60
US11768204B2Sep 26, 2023
Fluid actuation of instruments through a sterile barrier
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations60
US11547513B2Jan 10, 2023
Haptic user interface for robotically controlled surgical instruments
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations60
US11540890B2Jan 3, 2023
Haptic user interface for robotically controlled surgical instruments
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations60
US11179214B2Nov 23, 2021
Haptic user interface for robotically controlled surgical instruments
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations60
US12144573B2Nov 19, 2024
Dynamic control of surgical instruments in a surgical robotic system
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations59
US12263043B2Apr 1, 2025
Method of graphically tagging and recalling identified structures under visualization for robotic surgery
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations57
US11771518B2Oct 3, 2023
Method of graphically tagging and recalling identified structures under visualization for robotic surgery
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations57
US11141226B2Oct 12, 2021
Method of graphically tagging and recalling identified structures under visualization for robotic surgery
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations57
US12408996B2Sep 9, 2025
Displaying suture force information in surgery
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations53
US12350112B2Jul 8, 2025
Creating surgical annotations using anatomy identification
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations52
US12544181B2Feb 10, 2026
Automatic tracking of target treatment sites within patient anatomy
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations50
US12521177B2Jan 13, 2026
Generating suture path guidance overlays on real-time surgical images
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations49
US12478431B2Nov 25, 2025
Providing surgical assistance via automatic tracking and visual feedback during surgery
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations49
US12283062B2Apr 22, 2025
Method and system for providing surgical site measurement
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations47
US11969218B2Apr 30, 2024
Augmented reality surgery set-up for robotic surgical procedures
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations46
US11937891B2Mar 26, 2024
Systems and methods of controlling surgical robotic system using eye-tracking
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations46
US12193772B2Jan 14, 2025
Determining relative robot base positions using externally positioned imagers
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations45
US12544156B2Feb 10, 2026
Determining relative robot base positions using computer vision
ASENSUS SURGICAL US INC0 citations41