David W. Weir

Person

Emerald Hills, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
- Patent number 12,357,306
- Issue date Jul 15, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
Motor assembly
- Patent number 12,318,154
- Issue date Jun 3, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for operating an end effector
- Patent number 12,232,829
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for controlling staple firing
- Patent number 12,161,321
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments
- Patent number 12,089,909
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Torque compensation
- Patent number 12,059,152
- Issue date Aug 13, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for variable velocity instrument
- Patent number 12,053,179
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for variable velocity instrument
- Patent number 12,011,167
- Issue date Jun 18, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for force or torque limit compensation
- Patent number 11,998,398
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Melody Wu
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
Stapler reload detection and identification
- Patent number 11,890,013
- Issue date Feb 6, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for operating an end effector
- Patent number 11,832,900
- Issue date Dec 5, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Cartridge status and presence detection
- Patent number 11,812,921
- Issue date Nov 14, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for grasp adjustment based on grasp properties
- Patent number 11,806,034
- Issue date Nov 7, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ashley Lynne Wellman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for detecting staple cartridge misfire or failure
- Patent number 11,793,519
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Patrick Flanagan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for minimally invasive cutting instrument operation
- Patent number 11,737,836
- Issue date Aug 29, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Clamping instrument
- Patent number 11,712,243
- Issue date Aug 1, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for reducing blade exposures
- Patent number 11,712,300
- Issue date Aug 1, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for end effector position set point correction
- Patent number 11,642,127
- Issue date May 9, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Andrew D. Wilson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for end effector position set point adjustment
- Patent number 11,633,185
- Issue date Apr 25, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Andrew D. Wilson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for controlling staple firing
- Patent number 11,589,863
- Issue date Feb 28, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments
- Patent number 11,540,889
- Issue date Jan 3, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for grasp adjustment based on grasp properties
- Patent number 11,523,839
- Issue date Dec 13, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ashley Lynne Wellman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Stapler reload detection and identification
- Patent number 11,364,029
- Issue date Jun 21, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
- Patent number 11,291,442
- Issue date Apr 5, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Motor assembly
- Patent number 11,185,378
- Issue date Nov 30, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for detecting staple cartridge misfire or failure
- Patent number 11,096,687
- Issue date Aug 24, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Patrick Flanagan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for operating an end effector
- Patent number 11,026,755
- Issue date Jun 8, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument
- Patent number 10,973,519
- Issue date Apr 13, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for force or torque limit compensation
- Patent number 10,874,474
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Melody Wu
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for minimally invasive cutting instrument operation
- Patent number 10,874,465
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20250195155
- Publication date Jun 19, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING GRASPING
- Publication number 20250082324
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20240423740
- Publication date Dec 26, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TORQUE COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20240358370
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20240293121
- Publication date Sep 5, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE OR TORQUE LIMIT COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20240277443
- Publication date Aug 22, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Melody Wu
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION
- Publication number 20240122596
- Publication date Apr 18, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William BURBANK
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Cartridge Status and Presence Detection
- Publication number 20240041456
- Publication date Feb 8, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20240033015
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CUTTING INSTRUMENT OPERATION
- Publication number 20230329812
- Publication date Oct 19, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLADE EXPOSURES
- Publication number 20230320786
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING STAPLE FIRING
- Publication number 20230157687
- Publication date May 25, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20230072380
- Publication date Mar 9, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASP ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GRASP PROPERTIES
- Publication number 20230067515
- Publication date Mar 2, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ashley Lynne Wellman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION
- Publication number 20220273309
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William BURBANK
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220183687
- Publication date Jun 16, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MOTOR ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20220047342
- Publication date Feb 17, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING STAPLE CARTRIDGE MISFIRE OR FAILURE
- Publication number 20210353292
- Publication date Nov 18, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Patrick FLANAGAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT ADJUSTMENT
- Publication number 20210330325
- Publication date Oct 28, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Andrew D. WILSON
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20210251702
- Publication date Aug 19, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION
- Publication number 20210177412
- Publication date Jun 17, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Andrew D. WILSON
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20210145441
- Publication date May 20, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE OR TORQUE LIMIT COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20210085419
- Publication date Mar 25, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Melody Wu
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CUTTING INSTRUMENT OPERATION
- Publication number 20210068906
- Publication date Mar 11, 2021
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Cartridge Status and Presence Detection
- Publication number 20210022738
- Publication date Jan 28, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING STAPLE FIRING
- Publication number 20200352563
- Publication date Nov 12, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TORQUE COMPENSATION
- Publication number 20200337704
- Publication date Oct 29, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. WEIR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLADE EXPOSURES
- Publication number 20200337718
- Publication date Oct 29, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Weir
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20200275984
- Publication date Sep 3, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASP ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GRASP PROPERTIES
- Publication number 20190298398
- Publication date Oct 3, 2019
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Ashley Lynne Wellman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

David W. Weir

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

Motor assembly

Systems and methods for operating an end effector

Methods and systems for controlling staple firing

Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments

Torque compensation

System and method for variable velocity instrument

System and method for variable velocity instrument

System and method for force or torque limit compensation

Stapler reload detection and identification

Systems and methods for operating an end effector

Cartridge status and presence detection

Systems and methods for grasp adjustment based on grasp properties

Methods and systems for detecting staple cartridge misfire or failure

System and method for minimally invasive cutting instrument operation

Clamping instrument

System and method for reducing blade exposures

Systems and methods for end effector position set point correction

Systems and methods for end effector position set point adjustment

Methods and systems for controlling staple firing

Tension control in actuation of jointed instruments

Systems and methods for grasp adjustment based on grasp properties

Stapler reload detection and identification

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

Motor assembly

Methods and systems for detecting staple cartridge misfire or failure

Systems and methods for operating an end effector

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

System and method for force or torque limit compensation

System and method for minimally invasive cutting instrument operation

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR

TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING GRASPING

TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS

TORQUE COMPENSATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE OR TORQUE LIMIT COMPENSATION

STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

Cartridge Status and Presence Detection

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CUTTING INSTRUMENT OPERATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLADE EXPOSURES

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING STAPLE FIRING

TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASP ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GRASP PROPERTIES

STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

MOTOR ASSEMBLY

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING STAPLE CARTRIDGE MISFIRE OR FAILURE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT ADJUSTMENT

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN END EFFECTOR

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE OR TORQUE LIMIT COMPENSATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CUTTING INSTRUMENT OPERATION

Cartridge Status and Presence Detection

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING STAPLE FIRING

TORQUE COMPENSATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLADE EXPOSURES

TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF JOINTED INSTRUMENTS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASP ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GRASP PROPERTIES