Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. patent applications published on March 21st, 2024

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Summary of the patent applications from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. on March 21st, 2024

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. has recently filed patents for innovative medical technologies aimed at improving surgical procedures and medical interventions. These patents include a heated liquid system within a catheter for delivering treatment liquid while maintaining its temperature, a medical instrument with a backend mechanism for manipulating tools and directing cleaning fluid, and methods for registering anatomic passageways of a patient to a patient space using catheter-inserted measured points.

Summary in bullet points:

  • Patents filed by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. focus on advanced medical technologies for improved surgical procedures.
  • Innovations include a heated liquid system in a catheter, a medical instrument with a backend for tool manipulation and cleaning fluid delivery, and methods for registering anatomic passageways using catheter-inserted measured points.

Notable applications:

  • Medical procedures such as thermal ablation, drug delivery, and hyperthermia treatment.
  • Surgical planning, navigation systems, and medical imaging for anatomic passageways.
  • Surgical procedures requiring precise tool manipulation and cleaning for optimal performance and reduced risk of complications.



Patent applications for Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. on March 21st, 2024

PRELOADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE (18243311)

Main Inventor

Thomas G. COOPER


DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORCE SENSING UNIT WITH SHAFT TRANSLATION AND ROLL (18266141)

Main Inventor

Rumen DEYANOV


SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SYNTHETIC INDICATORS IN A USER INTERFACE FOR A ROBOT-ASSISTED SYSTEM (18255062)

Main Inventor

Brandon D. Itkowitz


SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY (18521863)

Main Inventor

Timothy D. Soper


INSTRUMENT FLUSHING SYSTEM (18376726)

Main Inventor

Bram Gilbert Antoon LAMBRECHT


SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN DELIVERY OF THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT (18259051)

Main Inventor

Robert L. Barry