| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7618371 |
System and method for 3-D imaging |
November 17, 2009 |
| A system and method for recording and depicting ultrasound images of a moving object are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, ultrasound images are acquired as the field of view of an ultrasound probe is advanced across the tissues of interest during a resting period between periods of |
| 7524320 |
Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools |
April 28, 2009 |
| Robotic surgical tools, systems, and methods for preparing for and performing robotic surgery include a memory mounted on the tool. The memory can perform a number of functions when the tool is loaded on the tool manipulator: first, the memory can provide a signal verifying that the |
| 7373219 |
Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery |
May 13, 2008 |
| Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration. |
| 7155315 |
Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus |
December 26, 2006 |
| Enhanced telepresence and telesurgery systems automatically update coordinate transformations so as to retain alignment between movement of an input device and movement of an end effector as displayed adjacent the input device. A processor maps a controller workspace with an end effe |
| 7107090 |
Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a |
September 12, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself. The systems and |
| 7048745 |
Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use |
May 23, 2006 |
| Robotic surgical tools, systems, and methods relating to robotic surgery include a memory mounted on the tool. The memory can perform a number of functions when the tool is loaded on the tool manipulator: (1) providing a signal verifying that the tool is compatible with that particular |
| 6879880 |
Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery |
April 12, 2005 |
| Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration. |
| 6858003 |
Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia |
February 22, 2005 |
| A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement from a moving surgi |
| 6770081 |
In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods |
August 3, 2004 |
| Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. Some accessories need to be actuated to effect a predetermined treatme |
| 6671581 |
Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus |
December 30, 2003 |
| Enhanced telepresence and telesurgery systems automatically update coordinate transformations so as to retain alignment between movement of an input device and movement of an end effector as displayed adjacent the input device. A processor maps a controller workspace with an end effector |
| 6594552 |
Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery |
July 15, 2003 |
| Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration. |
| 6522906 |
Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a |
February 18, 2003 |
| Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself. The systems and meth |
| 6491701 |
Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools |
December 10, 2002 |
| Robotic surgical tools, systems, and methods for preparing for and performing robotic surgery include a memory mounted on the tool. The memory can perform a number of functions when the tool is loaded on the tool manipulator: first, the memory can provide a signal verifying that the |
| 6468265 |
Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia |
October 22, 2002 |
| A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement from a moving surgi |
| 6424885 |
Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus |
July 23, 2002 |
| Enhanced telepresence and telesurgery systems automatically update coordinate transformations so as to retain alignment between movement of an input device and movement of an end effector as displayed adjacent the input device. A processor maps a controller workspace with an end effector |
| 6331181 |
Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use |
December 18, 2001 |
| Robotic surgical tools, systems, and methods for preparing for and performing robotic surgery include a memory mounted on the tool. The memory can perform a number of functions when the tool is loaded on the tool manipulator: first, the memory can provide a signal verifying that the |
