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Thomas D. Egan
Also filed as: EGAN THOMAS · EGAN THOMAS D
35 granted patents·13 pending applications·5,175 citations·filing 1990–2025
98Inventor score
Files withSTANFORD RES INST INT13AXYA MEDICAL INC11INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4MINNESOTA MINING & MFG4EGAN THOMAS D2
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48 records- 0199US7090111B2Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making sameAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·148 cites·5 claims
- 0298US10383699B2Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 20, 2019·253 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10376337B2Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 13, 2019·254 cites·15 claims
- 0498US6358271B1Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making sameAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 19, 2002·178 cites·25 claims
- 0598US5893880AFused loop filamentous materialAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 13, 1999·276 cites·21 claims
- 0694US10299883B2Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2014·Granted May 28, 2019·14 cites·21 claims
- 0794US9125644B2Apparatus and method for suturing tissueLANE JOSEPH P·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·215 cites·33 claims
- 0894US6174324B1Suture guide and fastenerAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·638 cites·11 claims
- 0993US11389360B2Linkage mechanisms for mounting robotic arms to a surgical tableVERB SURGICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 19, 2022·18 cites·24 claims
- 1093US6106545ASuture tensioning and fixation deviceAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·648 cites·14 claims
- 1192US10828115B2Robotic arm and robotic surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 10, 2020·14 cites·18 claims
- 1289US10987192B2Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 27, 2021·5 cites·16 claims
- 1389US5417700AAutomatic suturing and ligating deviceEGAN THOMAS D·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·522 cites·25 claims
- 1488US9884427B2Compact robotic wristSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·10 cites·25 claims
- 1588US7316716B2Gastric bypass prosthesisGASTRIX MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 8, 2008·278 cites·46 claims
- 1685US5964765ASoft tissue fixation deviceAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 12, 1999·342 cites·9 claims
- 1784US12114853B2Electrically weldable suture material, and apparatus and method for forming welded suture loops and other welded structuresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 15, 2024·1 cites·13 claims
- 1884US2024358459A1Robotic arm and robotic surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1983US6217591B1Suture fastening deviceAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·319 cites·16 claims
- 2083US5941901ABondable expansion plug for soft tissue fixationAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 24, 1999·246 cites·3 claims
- 2183US5626563AIrrigation system with tubing cassetteMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·254 cites·49 claims
- 2281US9889568B2Compact robotic wristSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 13, 2018·10 cites·17 claims
- 2380US9554793B2Means and methods for suturing tissueSAFEPATH MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·13 cites·21 claims
- 2479US11446021B2Electrically weldable suture material, and apparatus and method for forming welded suture loops and other welded structuresEgan Design LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 20, 2022·3 cites·22 claims
- 2579US6286746B1Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making sameAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 11, 2001·178 cites·6 claims
- 2678US12220285B2Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 11, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
- 2778US2025221790A1Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2875US5628731AIrrigation system with tubing cassetteMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted May 13, 1997·145 cites·42 claims
- 2971US12064194B2Robotic arm and robotic surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 20, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3067US5403277AIrrigation system with tubing cassetteMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 4, 1995·109 cites·49 claims
- 3167US2020022775A1Hyperdexterous surgical systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3266US2022362083A1Linkage mechanisms for mounting robotic arms to a surgical tableVERB SURGICAL INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3366US2025040926A1Electrically weldable suture material, and apparatus and method for forming welded suture loops and other welded structuresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3455US2005165448A1Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making sameFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3554US8197508B2Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making sameEGAN THOMAS D·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2012·7 cites·21 claims
- 3654US2012116300A1Activation and delivery devices for therapeutic compositionsBANKS JR SAMUEL D·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3751US2025221701A1Electrically weldable suture material, and apparatus and method for forming welded suture loops and other welded structuresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3851US2009182353A1Thermal suture welding apparatus and methodAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3950US5111212ARadar antenna mountQUESTUS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted May 5, 1992·19 cites·12 claims
- 4049US12376873B2Surgical instrument for blunt dissection, dilation of incisions, and separation of adhesionsEgan Design LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·36 claims
- 4148US10258323B2Apparatus and method for suturing tissueSAFEPATH MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4248US2008188936A1System and method for repairing tendons and ligamentsTORNIER INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US12213662B2Electrically weldable suture material, and apparatus and method for forming welded suture loops and other welded structuresINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 4446US5399160AIrrigation tubing set having compliant sectionsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 21, 1995·57 cites·32 claims
- 4546US2008027468A1Suture needle, suture needle/suture assembly and suture passer deviceAXYA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US2009216337A1Gastric bypass prosthesis fixation system and method for treatment of obesityGASTRIX MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4743US10899016B2Robot and robot control systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 26, 2021·0 cites·30 claims
- 4842US2002011508A1Fused constructs of filamentous material for surgical applicationsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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