Thomas R. NIXON

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San Jose, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...
- Patent number 11,865,729
- Issue date Jan 9, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery
- Patent number 11,801,102
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory K. Toth
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
- Patent number 11,690,689
- Issue date Jul 4, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...
- Patent number 11,666,400
- Issue date Jun 6, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Medical robotic system with dynamically adjustable slave manipulato...
- Patent number 11,439,472
- Issue date Sep 13, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Giuseppe Maria Prisco
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery
- Patent number 11,369,445
- Issue date Jun 28, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory K. Toth
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
Methods of user interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic sur...
- Patent number 11,166,758
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul W. Mohr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...
- Patent number 11,160,622
- Issue date Nov 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Randal P. Goldberg
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...
- Patent number 10,932,873
- Issue date Mar 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
- Patent number 10,905,507
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...
- Patent number 10,898,287
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Robinson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Medical robotic system with dynamically adjustable slave manipulato...
- Patent number 10,820,949
- Issue date Nov 3, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Giuseppe Prisco
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Automatic push-out to avoid range of motion limits
- Patent number 10,779,899
- Issue date Sep 22, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...
- Patent number 10,773,388
- Issue date Sep 15, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
- Patent number 10,743,953
- Issue date Aug 18, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...
- Patent number 10,730,187
- Issue date Aug 4, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...
- Patent number 10,624,706
- Issue date Apr 21, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Randal P. Goldberg
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for aligning with a reference target
- Patent number 10,610,316
- Issue date Apr 7, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Nitish Swarup
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery
- Patent number 10,595,946
- Issue date Mar 24, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas R. Nixon
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...
- Patent number 10,575,909
- Issue date Mar 3, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Robinson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for control of imaging instrument orientation
- Patent number 10,548,459
- Issue date Feb 4, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Brandon D. Itkowitz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery
- Patent number 10,350,015
- Issue date Jul 16, 2019
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory K. Toth
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system
- Patent number 10,149,729
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...
- Patent number 10,130,436
- Issue date Nov 20, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical system with user interfaces for electrosurgical tools
- Patent number 10,092,344
- Issue date Oct 9, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul W. Mohr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for aligning with a reference target
- Patent number 10,064,689
- Issue date Sep 4, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Nitish Swarup
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Grant
Automatic push-out to avoid range of motion limits
- Patent number 10,028,793
- Issue date Jul 24, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery
- Patent number 9,872,737
- Issue date Jan 23, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas R. Nixon
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...
- Patent number 9,827,059
- Issue date Nov 28, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. Robinson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...
- Patent number 9,814,536
- Issue date Nov 14, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Randal P Goldberg
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230301736
- Publication date Sep 28, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY
- Publication number 20220354602
- Publication date Nov 10, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory K. Toth
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
METHODS OF DELAYED ENERGY ACTIVATION FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOLS IN R...
- Publication number 20220054187
- Publication date Feb 24, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul W. Mohr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...
- Publication number 20210169592
- Publication date Jun 10, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. ROBINSON
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATED STRUCTURE WITH PRE-ESTABLISHED ARM POSITIONS IN A TELEOPE...
- Publication number 20210153960
- Publication date May 27, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20210113284
- Publication date Apr 22, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels Smaby
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20200360099
- Publication date Nov 19, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels SMABY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...
- Publication number 20200331147
- Publication date Oct 22, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING INPUT DEVICES TO TELEOPERATED SUR...
- Publication number 20200281672
- Publication date Sep 10, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Randal P. GOLDBERG
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...
- Publication number 20200246092
- Publication date Aug 6, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. ROBINSON
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE SLAVE MANIPULATO...
- Publication number 20200237456
- Publication date Jul 30, 2020
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Giuseppe Maria Prisco
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY
- Publication number 20190290373
- Publication date Sep 26, 2019
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory K. Toth
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20190083185
- Publication date Mar 21, 2019
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels SMABY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS OF USER INTERFACES FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOLS IN ROBOTIC SUR...
- Publication number 20190038335
- Publication date Feb 7, 2019
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul W. Mohr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATED STRUCTURE WITH PRE-ESTABLISHED ARM POSITIONS IN A TELEOPE...
- Publication number 20190029766
- Publication date Jan 31, 2019
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING WITH A REFERENCE TARGET
- Publication number 20180338808
- Publication date Nov 29, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Nitish SWARUP
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATIC PUSH-OUT TO AVOID RANGE OF MOTION LIMITS
- Publication number 20180318023
- Publication date Nov 8, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...
- Publication number 20180297206
- Publication date Oct 18, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
TOOL GRIP CALIBRATION FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY
- Publication number 20180185109
- Publication date Jul 5, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas R. Nixon
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...
- Publication number 20180049828
- Publication date Feb 22, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David W. ROBINSON
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING INPUT DEVICES TO TELEOPERATED SUR...
- Publication number 20180036087
- Publication date Feb 8, 2018
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Randal P. GOLDBERG
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20170340397
- Publication date Nov 30, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Niels SMABY
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...
- Publication number 20170305016
- Publication date Oct 26, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Medical Robotic System with Dynamically Adjustable Slave Manipulato...
- Publication number 20170265948
- Publication date Sep 21, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Giuseppe Maria Prisco
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...
- Publication number 20170209232
- Publication date Jul 27, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...
- Publication number 20170210012
- Publication date Jul 27, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- David Q. Larkin
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF IMAGING INSTRUEMENT ORIENTATION
- Publication number 20170188792
- Publication date Jul 6, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Brandon D. Itkowitz
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Tool Grip Calibration for Robotic Surgery
- Publication number 20170181805
- Publication date Jun 29, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Thomas R. Nixon
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING WITH A REFERENCE TARGET
- Publication number 20170172670
- Publication date Jun 22, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Nitish SWARUP
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Automatic Push-Out to Avoid Range of Motion Limits
- Publication number 20170112580
- Publication date Apr 27, 2017
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul G. Griffiths
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS

Thomas R. NIXON

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...

Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery

Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system

Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...

Medical robotic system with dynamically adjustable slave manipulato...

Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery

Methods of user interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic sur...

Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...

Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...

Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system

Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...

Medical robotic system with dynamically adjustable slave manipulato...

Automatic push-out to avoid range of motion limits

Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...

Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system

Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary...

Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...

System and method for aligning with a reference target

Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery

Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...

Systems and methods for control of imaging instrument orientation

Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery

Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system

Automated structure with pre-established arm positions in a teleope...

Surgical system with user interfaces for electrosurgical tools

System and method for aligning with a reference target

Automatic push-out to avoid range of motion limits

Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery

Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tool...

Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated sur...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY

METHODS OF DELAYED ENERGY ACTIVATION FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOLS IN R...

ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...

AUTOMATED STRUCTURE WITH PRE-ESTABLISHED ARM POSITIONS IN A TELEOPE...

INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING INPUT DEVICES TO TELEOPERATED SUR...

ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...

MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE SLAVE MANIPULATO...

TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY

INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

METHODS OF USER INTERFACES FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOLS IN ROBOTIC SUR...

AUTOMATED STRUCTURE WITH PRE-ESTABLISHED ARM POSITIONS IN A TELEOPE...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING WITH A REFERENCE TARGET

AUTOMATIC PUSH-OUT TO AVOID RANGE OF MOTION LIMITS

TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...

TOOL GRIP CALIBRATION FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY

ADAPTABLE INTEGRATED ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING INPUT DEVICES TO TELEOPERATED SUR...

INTER-OPERATIVE SWITCHING OF TOOLS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...

Medical Robotic System with Dynamically Adjustable Slave Manipulato...

TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...

TOOL POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION INDICATOR DISPLAYED IN A BOUNDARY...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF IMAGING INSTRUEMENT ORIENTATION

Tool Grip Calibration for Robotic Surgery

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING WITH A REFERENCE TARGET

Automatic Push-Out to Avoid Range of Motion Limits