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S. Christopher Anderson
Also filed as: ANDERSON S C · ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER
62 granted patents·8 pending applications·14,001 citations·filing 2002–2024
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS41INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC9COOPER THOMAS G7ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER5ORBAN III JOSEPH P3
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70 records- 0199US11248686B2Lever actuated gimbal plateINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 0299US7691098B2Platform link wrist mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·2.8k cites·14 claims
- 0399US6699235B2Platform link wrist mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·2k cites·55 claims
- 0498US11969889B2Lever actuated gimbal plateINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 30, 2024·6 cites·19 claims
- 0598US11517397B2Instrument flushing systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·14 cites·20 claims
- 0698US10105128B2Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·1k cites·16 claims
- 0798US8529582B2Instrument interface of a robotic surgical systemDEVENGENZO ROMAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·246 cites·20 claims
- 0898US7963913B2Instrument interface of a robotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·1.4k cites·19 claims
- 0998US6817974B2Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist jointINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 16, 2004·2.6k cites·45 claims
- 1097US10524868B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·47 cites·14 claims
- 1197US8202278B2Sterile surgical drapeORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 19, 2012·401 cites·22 claims
- 1296US11000345B2Instrument flushing systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 11, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 1396US10506920B2Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·35 cites·14 claims
- 1496US8790243B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·122 cites·18 claims
- 1596US8142421B2Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist jointCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 27, 2012·279 cites·6 claims
- 1696US7699855B2Sterile surgical adaptorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·373 cites·25 claims
- 1796US7666191B2Robotic surgical system with sterile surgical adaptorINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·355 cites·12 claims
- 1896US7320700B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 22, 2008·365 cites·4 claims
- 1995US8911428B2Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotationCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·119 cites·9 claims
- 2095US8337521B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 25, 2012·66 cites·11 claims
- 2195US8182469B2Surgical accessory clamp and methodANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2012·173 cites·14 claims
- 2295US8105338B2Sterile surgical adaptorANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·109 cites·20 claims
- 2394US10980556B2Rotary input for lever actuationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·14 cites·16 claims
- 2494US8216250B2Sterile surgical adaptorORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·119 cites·19 claims
- 2594US7727244B2Sterile surgical drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·237 cites·26 claims
- 2693US9730572B2Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robotINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·14 cites·17 claims
- 2793US9532849B2Surgical accessory clamp and systemANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·68 cites·20 claims
- 2893US7736356B2Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist jointINTUTIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS I·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 15, 2010·349 cites·14 claims
- 2993US7066926B2Platform link wrist mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·290 cites·16 claims
- 3092US7862580B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·57 cites·16 claims
- 3191US8998799B2Sterile surgical adaptorORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·41 cites·15 claims
- 3290US9439732B2Instrument interface of a robotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·18 cites·18 claims
- 3390US9005112B2Articulate and swapable endoscope for a surgical robotHASSER CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·42 cites·17 claims
- 3489US10076348B2Rotary input for lever actuationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 18, 2018·24 cites·22 claims
- 3589US9320568B2Sterile surgical drapeORBAN III JOSEPH·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·42 cites·15 claims
- 3689US9095317B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·19 cites·16 claims
- 3789US8690908B2Flexible wrist for surgical toolCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·21 cites·11 claims
- 3888US9839439B2Rotary input lever gimbalINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·30 cites·27 claims
- 3987US12239497B2Instrument flushing systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4087US10335176B2Rotary input for lever actuationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·4 cites·8 claims
- 4187US9089351B2Sheath for surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·20 cites·23 claims
- 4286US11051794B2Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·4 cites·6 claims
- 4386US10550918B2Lever actuated gimbal plateINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 4, 2020·15 cites·27 claims
- 4486US9717486B2Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·16 cites·15 claims
- 4585US11207145B2Multi-cable medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 28, 2021·5 cites·21 claims
- 4684US11805975B2Instrument flushing systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4782US10376331B2Sheaths for jointed instrumentsCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 4881US12310691B2Multi-cable medical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4977US10292776B2Sheath for surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted May 21, 2019·2 cites·15 claims
- 5075US11624428B2Lever actuated gimbal plateINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
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