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Atal C. Patel
Also filed as: PATEL ATAL · PATEL ATAL C
37 granted patents·8 pending applications·4,126 citations·filing 2010–2025
98Inventor score
Technology areasA61B
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45 records- 0199US10245038B2Surgical stapler with circumferential firingAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1.1k cites·17 claims
- 0298US11944302B2Staple cartridge for a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 2, 2024·11 cites·18 claims
- 0398US11504124B2Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 22, 2022·35 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10792038B2Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple heightAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 6, 2020·773 cites·21 claims
- 0598US9668732B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·1.3k cites·13 claims
- 0697US12137903B2Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 12, 2024·5 cites·6 claims
- 0797US11986184B2Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·10 cites·20 claims
- 0897US11523825B2Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple heightAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·7 cites·22 claims
- 0997US10905420B2Reload shaft assembly for surgical staplerAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 2, 2021·712 cites·10 claims
- 1096US11439390B2Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 13, 2022·39 cites·20 claims
- 1196US10863988B2Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·57 cites·12 claims
- 1295US11883068B2Surgical robotic access systemAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1394US12251107B2Surgical instruments having mechanisms for identifying and/or deactivating stapler cartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1494US11723661B2Surgical instruments with switches for deactivating and/or identifying stapler cartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 15, 2023·19 cites·22 claims
- 1593US12303130B2Staple cartridge for a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Granted May 20, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 1693US11666336B2Surgical stapler with circumferential firingAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 1793US11529141B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 20, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 1892US11806015B2Surgical instruments having mechanisms for identifying and/or deactivating stapler cartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 7, 2023·12 cites·19 claims
- 1990US12496066B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2089US2025331857A1Surgical instruments with switches for deactivating and/or identifying stapler cartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2188US2025387120A1Reload shaft assembly for surgical staplerAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2287US12064110B2Stapler cartridge assemblies and related devices, systems, and methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 20, 2024·3 cites·17 claims
- 2386US12465360B2Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple heightAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 2486US12137907B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2586US12089844B2Actuation mechanisms for surgical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 17, 2024·6 cites·13 claims
- 2686US2025064453A1Surgical stapler with circumferential firingAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2784US12383268B2Surgical instruments with switches for deactivating and/or identifying stapler cartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2884US10368908B2Surgical robotic access systemAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 2983US11844491B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3083US10405862B2Laparoscopic clip applierAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·6 cites·23 claims
- 3182US12161336B2Surgical stapler with circumferential firingAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3281US12011169B2Surgical stapler with self-adjusting staple heightAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3381US11382658B2Surgical robotic access systemAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 3481US10595866B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 3581US2025302472A1Surgical Instruments Having Mechanisms For Identifying And/Or Deactivating Stapler CartridgesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3680US12414769B2Reload shaft assembly for surgical staplerAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3779US2024335194A1Surgical instrument with lockout mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3878US2025261940A1Staple cartridge for a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3976US11020117B2Surgical stapler with circumferential firingAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 1, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4073US2024407782A1Actuation mechanisms for surgical instrumentsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4172US10912565B2Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaftAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 9, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4269US11684366B2Reload shaft assembly for surgical staplerAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 4367US10448949B2Surgical stapler having locking articulation jointAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·1 cites·14 claims
- 4461US11357504B2Surgical stapler having locking articulation jointAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4536US2011082389A1Apparatus and method for assessing condition of articular cartilageUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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