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Lawrence Kerver
Also filed as: KERVER LAWRENCE
15 granted patents·6 pending applications·4,050 citations·filing 2006–2025
95Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14SWINEHART CHARLES2BRISSON GABRIEL F1KERVER LAWRENCE1MANZO SCOTT E1
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21 records- 0198US9055961B2Fusing and cutting surgical instrument and related methodsMANZO SCOTT E·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·1.7k cites·32 claims
- 0297US9474569B2Surgical instrument with end effector comprising jaw mechanism and translating component, and related methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·123 cites·27 claims
- 0397US8870912B2Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanismsBRISSON GABRIEL F·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·1.1k cites·16 claims
- 0495US9730719B2Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanismsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 15, 2017·97 cites·17 claims
- 0595US8870867B2Articulable electrosurgical instrument with a stabilizable articulation actuatorWALBERG ERIK·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·923 cites·35 claims
- 0688US9220398B2System for managing Bowden cables in articulating instrumentsWOODLEY BRUCE ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2015·85 cites·25 claims
- 0783US12324589B2Surgical instruments for applying multiple clipsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 10, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 0883US11399886B2Surgical instruments, related systems, and related methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 2, 2022·6 cites·23 claims
- 0980US10639055B2Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanismsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1079US8083879B2Non-metallic, multi-strand control cable for steerable instrumentsSWINEHART CHARLES·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 27, 2011·24 cites·15 claims
- 1178US2025032104A1Surgical instrument with flexible shaft and actuation element guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1274US11992287B2Articulable medical devices having flexible wire routingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted May 28, 2024·2 cites·17 claims
- 1373US12059137B2Surgical instrument with flexible shaft and actuation element guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 1471US2025325275A1Surgical instruments for applying multiple clipsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1570US11684381B2Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanismsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1668US12357370B2Surgical instruments, related systems, and related methodsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1767US11357483B2Surgical instrument with flexible shaft and actuation element guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 1851US2023225817A1Devices and methods for stress/strain isolation on a force sensor unitINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1949US2016151908A1Tendon-actuated articulating instruments, and related systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2048US2012130172A1Non-Metallic, Multi-Strand Control Cable for Steerable InstrumentsSWINEHART CHARLES·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2146US2009198272A1Method and apparatus for articulating the wrist of a laparoscopic grasping instrumentKERVER LAWRENCE·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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