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Lisa W. Heaton
Also filed as: HEATON LISA · HEATON LISA W
43 granted patents·2 pending applications·54,511 citations·filing 1989–2022
99Inventor score
Files withUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP30TYCO HEALTHCARE2INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I1INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1MANZO SCOTT1
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45 records- 0199US9204923B2Medical instrument electronically energized using drive cablesMANZO SCOTT E·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2015·1.5k cites·25 claims
- 0299US6817509B2Surgical staplerUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2004·2k cites·21 claims
- 0399US6681978B2Surgical staplerUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·2.2k cites·20 claims
- 0499US6202914B1Surgical staplerUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 20, 2001·2.6k cites·9 claims
- 0599US5941442ASurgical staplerUS SURGICAL·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 24, 1999·2.2k cites·21 claims
- 0699US5901895AArticulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 11, 1999·2.6k cites·7 claims
- 0799US5817109AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·2.1k cites·21 claims
- 0899US5797538AArticulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·2.4k cites·16 claims
- 0999US5647526ASelf contained gas powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·2.4k cites·17 claims
- 1099US5645209ASelf contained gas powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 8, 1997·2.4k cites·11 claims
- 1199US5478003ASurgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 26, 1995·2.5k cites·39 claims
- 1299US5312023ASelf contained gas powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 17, 1994·3.7k cites·39 claims
- 1399US5289963AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 1, 1994·2.6k cites·62 claims
- 1499US5100420AApparatus and method for applying surgical clips in laparoscopic or endoscopic proceduresUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 31, 1992·2.1k cites·16 claims
- 1599US5084057AApparatus and method for applying surgical clips in laparoscopic or endoscopic proceduresUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 28, 1992·3.3k cites·36 claims
- 1698US5706997AApparatus for applying surgical fastenersUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 13, 1998·2.3k cites·35 claims
- 1798US5509596AApparatus for applying surgical fastenersUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·1.9k cites·45 claims
- 1898US5484095AApparatus for endoscopically applying staples individually to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 16, 1996·2.7k cites·35 claims
- 1998US5383881ASafety device for use with endoscopic instrumentationUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 24, 1995·1.8k cites·1 claims
- 2097US8398634B2Wristed robotic surgical tool for pluggable end-effectorsMANZO SCOTT·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 19, 2013·324 cites·29 claims
- 2197US8202278B2Sterile surgical drapeORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 19, 2012·401 cites·22 claims
- 2297US7438718B2Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 21, 2008·1.7k cites·12 claims
- 2396US5651491ASurgical stapler having interchangeable loading unitsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·2.2k cites·23 claims
- 2494US7727244B2Sterile surgical drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·237 cites·26 claims
- 2594US5368599ASurgical fastening apparatus with suture arrayUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 29, 1994·888 cites·63 claims
- 2692US8827996B2Methods for pluggable end-effectors of robotic surgical instrumentsSCOTT MANZO E·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·271 cites·16 claims
- 2792US5862972AGas powered apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 26, 1999·630 cites·13 claims
- 2890US6213957B1Apparatus and method for removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·412 cites·22 claims
- 2989US9320568B2Sterile surgical drapeORBAN III JOSEPH·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·42 cites·15 claims
- 3088US7169158B2Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 30, 2007·211 cites·9 claims
- 3185US5879357AApparatus for marking tissue locationUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·362 cites·25 claims
- 3284US5857982AApparatus and method for removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 12, 1999·260 cites·29 claims
- 3383US5645551AApparatus and method for applying surgical clipsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 8, 1997·240 cites·14 claims
- 3482US6036657AApparatus for removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·225 cites·15 claims
- 3582US5782775AApparatus and method for localizing and removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·239 cites·34 claims
- 3678US9144452B2Robotic surgical tool for pluggable end-effectorsSCOTT MANZO·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 29, 2015·15 cites·12 claims
- 3776US5817034AApparatus and method for removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 6, 1998·184 cites·16 claims
- 3876US5558266AApparatus for applying surgical fastenersUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·163 cites·66 claims
- 3964US12350092B2Systems for a triple imaging hybrid probeNOAH MEDICAL CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4058US6165137AApparatus and method for localizing and removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·69 cites·13 claims
- 4155US8663246B2Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameMILLIMAN KEITH·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 4, 2014·0 cites·15 claims
- 4254US9526560B2Surgical systems with robotic surgical tool having pluggable end-effectorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 4352US6077231AApparatus and method for localizing and removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 20, 2000·51 cites·16 claims
- 4442US2001020139A1Apparatus and method for removing tissueFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4540US2005010241A1Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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