William A Burbank

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Sandy Hook, CT, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Wrist articulation by linked tension members
- Patent number 12,114,941
- Issue date Oct 15, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently r...
- Patent number 12,082,894
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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
Surgical instruments having a jaw locking mechanism
- Patent number 12,029,473
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Michael Steven Whitlock
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Endoscopic purse string suture surgical device
- Patent number 12,029,426
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul Millman
- 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
Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator
- Patent number 11,944,403
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Universal cannula seal
- Patent number 11,944,745
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Stapler cartridge with an integral knife
- Patent number 11,903,583
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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
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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
Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist
- Patent number 11,744,645
- Issue date Sep 5, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
End effector with redundant closing mechanisms
- Patent number 11,717,290
- Issue date Aug 8, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Medical instrument with jaw with friction-coupled drive cable
- Patent number 11,666,374
- Issue date Jun 6, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently r...
- Patent number 11,660,152
- Issue date May 30, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Staple cartridge and drive member for surgical instrument
- Patent number 11,642,129
- Issue date May 9, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Universal cannula seal
- Patent number 11,571,525
- Issue date Feb 7, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument with integral knife blade
- Patent number 11,564,681
- Issue date Jan 31, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Cannula seal assembly
- Patent number 11,534,205
- Issue date Dec 27, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Robert C Reid
- 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
Double universal joint
- Patent number 11,357,572
- Issue date Jun 14, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables
- Patent number 11,357,566
- Issue date Jun 14, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott E. Manzo
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Method of decoupling rotation of a surgical instrument shaft suppor...
- Patent number 11,351,002
- Issue date Jun 7, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gabriel F. Brisson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade
- Patent number 11,350,933
- Issue date Jun 7, 2022
- Intuitive Surigical Operations, Inc.
- Ashley Wellman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Wrist articulation by linked tension members
- Patent number 11,304,768
- Issue date Apr 19, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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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
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Surgical instrument with control for detected fault condition
- Patent number 11,284,954
- Issue date Mar 29, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Kevin Durant
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables
- Patent number 11,272,977
- Issue date Mar 15, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott E. Manzo
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Robotic surgical stapler assembly configured to use stapler reload
- Patent number 11,259,884
- Issue date Mar 1, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tension regulator for actuation elements, and related remotely actu...
- Patent number 11,185,380
- Issue date Nov 30, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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Motor Interface for Parallel Drive Shafts Within an Independently R...
- Publication number 20250041003
- Publication date Feb 6, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
MECHANISM FOR MANUALLY ACTIVATED TOOL ADJUSTMENT
- Publication number 20250000598
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Michael BALDWIN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ENDOSCOPIC PURSE STRING SUTURE SURGICAL DEVICE
- Publication number 20240341766
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul Millman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING A JAW LOCKING MECHANISM
- Publication number 20240315761
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Michael Steven Whitlock
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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
LATCH TO SECURE TELEOPERATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO ACTUATOR
- Publication number 20240173092
- Publication date May 30, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIFE
- Publication number 20240138835
- Publication date May 2, 2024
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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
Motor Interface for Parallel Drive Shafts Within an Independently R...
- Publication number 20230372033
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
UNIVERSAL CANNULA SEAL
- Publication number 20230285692
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND DRIVE MEMBER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20230225731
- Publication date Jul 20, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CANNULA SEAL ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20230043818
- Publication date Feb 9, 2023
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Robert C. Reid
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Wrist Articulation by Linked Tension Members
- Publication number 20220280250
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- 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
ROBOTIC SURGICAL STAPLER ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO USE STAPLER RELOAD
- Publication number 20220151717
- Publication date May 19, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Stapler Cartridge With an Integral Knife
- Publication number 20220071633
- Publication date Mar 10, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TENSION REGULATOR FOR ACTUATION ELEMENTS, AND RELATED REMOTELY ACTU...
- Publication number 20220039893
- Publication date Feb 10, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. BURBANK
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
MEDICAL INSTRUMENT ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED USING DRIVE CABLES
- Publication number 20220022943
- Publication date Jan 27, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Scott E. Manzo
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS TO APPLY PRELOAD TENSION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELAT...
- Publication number 20220015849
- Publication date Jan 20, 2022
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew Aaron Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ENDOSCOPIC PURSE STRING SUTURE SURGICAL DEVICE
- Publication number 20210386427
- Publication date Dec 16, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Paul Millman
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Surgical Tool With a Two Degree of Freedom Wrist
- Publication number 20210338332
- Publication date Nov 4, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
UNIVERSAL CANNULA SEAL
- Publication number 20210236747
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Matthew A. Wixey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND DRIVE MEMBER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20210212683
- Publication date Jul 15, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- 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
LATCH TO SECURE TELEOPERATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO ACTUATOR
- Publication number 20210137627
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Gregory W. Dachs
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Surgical Instrument With Integral Knife Blade
- Publication number 20210128144
- Publication date May 6, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William Burbank
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
End Effector With Redundant Closing Mechanisms
- Publication number 20210106330
- Publication date Apr 15, 2021
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- William A. Burbank
- 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

William A Burbank

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Wrist articulation by linked tension members

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently r...

System and method for variable velocity instrument

Surgical instruments having a jaw locking mechanism

Endoscopic purse string suture surgical device

System and method for variable velocity instrument

Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator

Universal cannula seal

Stapler cartridge with an integral knife

Stapler reload detection and identification

Cartridge status and presence detection

Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist

End effector with redundant closing mechanisms

Medical instrument with jaw with friction-coupled drive cable

Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently r...

Staple cartridge and drive member for surgical instrument

Universal cannula seal

Surgical instrument with integral knife blade

Cannula seal assembly

Stapler reload detection and identification

Double universal joint

Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables

Method of decoupling rotation of a surgical instrument shaft suppor...

Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade

Wrist articulation by linked tension members

System and method for variable velocity surgical instrument

Surgical instrument with control for detected fault condition

Medical instrument electrically energized using drive cables

Robotic surgical stapler assembly configured to use stapler reload

Tension regulator for actuation elements, and related remotely actu...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Motor Interface for Parallel Drive Shafts Within an Independently R...

MECHANISM FOR MANUALLY ACTIVATED TOOL ADJUSTMENT

ENDOSCOPIC PURSE STRING SUTURE SURGICAL DEVICE

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING A JAW LOCKING MECHANISM

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT

LATCH TO SECURE TELEOPERATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO ACTUATOR

STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIFE

STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

Cartridge Status and Presence Detection

Motor Interface for Parallel Drive Shafts Within an Independently R...

UNIVERSAL CANNULA SEAL

STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND DRIVE MEMBER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

CANNULA SEAL ASSEMBLY

Wrist Articulation by Linked Tension Members

STAPLER RELOAD DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

ROBOTIC SURGICAL STAPLER ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO USE STAPLER RELOAD

Stapler Cartridge With an Integral Knife

TENSION REGULATOR FOR ACTUATION ELEMENTS, AND RELATED REMOTELY ACTU...

MEDICAL INSTRUMENT ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED USING DRIVE CABLES

SYSTEMS TO APPLY PRELOAD TENSION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELAT...

ENDOSCOPIC PURSE STRING SUTURE SURGICAL DEVICE

Surgical Tool With a Two Degree of Freedom Wrist

UNIVERSAL CANNULA SEAL

STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND DRIVE MEMBER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VELOCITY INSTRUMENT

LATCH TO SECURE TELEOPERATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO ACTUATOR

Surgical Instrument With Integral Knife Blade

End Effector With Redundant Closing Mechanisms

Cartridge Status and Presence Detection