Steve Blumenkranz

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Redwood City, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgery
- Patent number 12,137,935
- Issue date Nov 12, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Backend mechanism of a catheter control system
- Patent number 12,048,817
- Issue date Jul 30, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Flexible instrument with grooved steerable tube
- Patent number 12,011,241
- Issue date Jun 18, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Anoop B. Kowshik
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument
- Patent number 11,998,176
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Carolyn M. Fenech
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedback
- Patent number 11,944,397
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Lawton N. Verner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Guide apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use
- Patent number 11,938,281
- Issue date Mar 26, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Inouye
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for optical fiber cleaning and interface partic...
- Patent number 11,899,248
- Issue date Feb 13, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments
- Patent number 11,871,914
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Samuel Kwok Wai Au
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for using a robotic medical system
- Patent number 11,793,585
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott L. Cassell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator
- Patent number 11,759,093
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Jeffrey DiCarlo
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling components of a medical system
- Patent number 11,744,654
- Issue date Sep 5, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrument
- Patent number 11,726,106
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Grant
Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...
- Patent number 11,707,335
- Issue date Jul 25, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fi...
- Patent number 11,666,243
- Issue date Jun 6, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Ribbed force sensor
- Patent number 11,650,111
- Issue date May 16, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for cleaning an endoscopic instrument
- Patent number 11,576,565
- Issue date Feb 14, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Force sensor temperature compensation
- Patent number 11,571,264
- Issue date Feb 7, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Cleaning of a surgical instrument force sensor
- Patent number 11,497,580
- Issue date Nov 15, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgery
- Patent number 11,452,545
- Issue date Sep 27, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument
- Patent number 11,253,144
- Issue date Feb 22, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Carolyn M. Fenech
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for cleaning an endoscopic instrument
- Patent number 11,241,148
- Issue date Feb 8, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for using a robotic medical system
- Patent number 11,173,003
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott L. Cassell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Flexible electromagnetic sensor
- Patent number 11,160,618
- Issue date Nov 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrument
- Patent number 11,137,414
- Issue date Oct 5, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Grant
Fiber management in medical instrument backend
- Patent number 11,076,753
- Issue date Aug 3, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Guide apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use
- Patent number 11,045,258
- Issue date Jun 29, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Inouye
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedback
- Patent number 10,966,792
- Issue date Apr 6, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Lawton N. Verner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator
- Patent number 10,932,649
- Issue date Mar 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Jeffrey DiCarlo
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...
- Patent number 10,905,502
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery
- Patent number 10,898,281
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas G. Cooper
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
GUIDE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ELONGATE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE
- Publication number 20240342434
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Inouye
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BACKEND MECHANISM OF A CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240316317
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH GROOVED STEERABLE TUBE
- Publication number 20240299110
- Publication date Sep 12, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Anoop B. KOWSHIK
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20240122587
- Publication date Apr 18, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Samuel Kwok Wai Au
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL FIBER CLEANING AND INTERFACE PARTIC...
- Publication number 20240118500
- Publication date Apr 11, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240000525
- Publication date Jan 4, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott L. Cassell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR
- Publication number 20230371783
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Jeffrey DiCarlo
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230372036
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
LUBRICATED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDE
- Publication number 20230079991
- Publication date Mar 16, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
LOW FRICTION CANNULA SEALS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY
- Publication number 20230044844
- Publication date Feb 9, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220117479
- Publication date Apr 21, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Carolyn M. Fenech
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220104893
- Publication date Apr 7, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott L. Cassell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220104697
- Publication date Apr 7, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Application
INTEGRATED FIBER BRAGG GRATING ACCELEROMETER IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220074966
- Publication date Mar 10, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- STEPHEN J. BLUMENKRANZ
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
GUIDE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ELONGATE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE
- Publication number 20210338340
- Publication date Nov 4, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Inouye
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL FIBER CLEANING AND INTERFACE PARTIC...
- Publication number 20210278604
- Publication date Sep 9, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...
- Publication number 20210236214
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE FEEDBACK
- Publication number 20210236215
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Lawton N. Verner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20210228289
- Publication date Jul 29, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew D. Rohr Daniel
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR
- Publication number 20210145249
- Publication date May 20, 2021
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Jeffrey DiCarlo
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
BACKEND MECHANISM OF A CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20210138195
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MODULAR MANIPULATOR SUPPORT FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY
- Publication number 20210106394
- Publication date Apr 15, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas G. Cooper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20210085301
- Publication date Mar 25, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Samuel Kwok Wai Au
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH GROOVED STEERABLE TUBE
- Publication number 20200345436
- Publication date Nov 5, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Anoop B. KOWSHIK
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20200268240
- Publication date Aug 27, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Application
RIBBED FORCE SENSOR
- Publication number 20200240861
- Publication date Jul 30, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
TISSUE PENETRATING DEVICE TIPS
- Publication number 20200138514
- Publication date May 7, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS
- Publication number 20200100776
- Publication date Apr 2, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
FIBER MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT BACKEND
- Publication number 20200093548
- Publication date Mar 26, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
FLEXIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR
- Publication number 20200085514
- Publication date Mar 19, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Steve Blumenkranz

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgery

Backend mechanism of a catheter control system

Flexible instrument with grooved steerable tube

Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument

System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedback

Guide apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use

Systems and methods for optical fiber cleaning and interface partic...

Operating self-antagonistic drives of medical instruments

Systems and methods for using a robotic medical system

Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator

Systems and methods for coupling components of a medical system

Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrument

Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...

Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fi...

Ribbed force sensor

Systems and methods for cleaning an endoscopic instrument

Force sensor temperature compensation

Cleaning of a surgical instrument force sensor

Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgery

Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument

Systems and methods for cleaning an endoscopic instrument

Systems and methods for using a robotic medical system

Flexible electromagnetic sensor

Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrument

Fiber management in medical instrument backend

Guide apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use

System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedback

Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator

Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...

Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

GUIDE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ELONGATE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE

BACKEND MECHANISM OF A CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM

FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH GROOVED STEERABLE TUBE

OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL FIBER CLEANING AND INTERFACE PARTIC...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM

SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM

LUBRICATED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDE

LOW FRICTION CANNULA SEALS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSTRUMENT

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT

INTEGRATED FIBER BRAGG GRATING ACCELEROMETER IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

GUIDE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ELONGATE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL FIBER CLEANING AND INTERFACE PARTIC...

Wireless force sensor on a distal portion of a surgical instrument...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE FEEDBACK

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM

SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR

BACKEND MECHANISM OF A CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM

MODULAR MANIPULATOR SUPPORT FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY

OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS

FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH GROOVED STEERABLE TUBE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT

RIBBED FORCE SENSOR

TISSUE PENETRATING DEVICE TIPS

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS

FIBER MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT BACKEND

FLEXIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR