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Richard Lech
Also filed as: LECH RICHARD · LECH RICHARD S
21 granted patents·1 pending application·3,158 citations·filing 1997–2023
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22 records- 0199US11523509B2Instrument drive unitsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·20 cites·20 claims
- 0299US10779818B2Powered surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 22, 2020·753 cites·20 claims
- 0399US10736219B2Instrument drive unitsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·231 cites·20 claims
- 0499US10498269B2Powered surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·956 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10213266B2Robotic surgical assemblies and adapter assemblies thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 26, 2019·273 cites·12 claims
- 0698US9872722B2Wake-up system and method for powered surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·899 cites·10 claims
- 0794US11051898B2Robotic surgical assemblies and adapter assemblies thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 6, 2021·3 cites·17 claims
- 0888US11510747B2Robotic surgical systems and drapes for covering components of robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·8 cites·18 claims
- 0985US10973126B2Instrument drive unitsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 6, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 1082US10736704B2Robotic surgical assemblies and adapter assemblies thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1177US11666399B2Robotic surgical instrument including instrument rotation based on translation positionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 1274US11547512B2Robotic surgical assemblies and adapter assemblies thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 10, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1373US10722290B2Wake-up system and method for powered surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 28, 2020·1 cites·8 claims
- 1470US12496154B2Robotic surgical instrument including instrument rotation based on translation positionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 1568US11344359B2Wake-up system and method for powered surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 31, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 1665US12465447B2Surgical robotic system with instrument detectionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1759US12186134B2Instrument drive unit torque compensation using inertial measurement unitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1856US12044586B2Method of calibrating torque sensors of instrument drive units of a surgical robotCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 1956US11949297B2Methods for analog temperature compensation of bias and offsets of a differential sensorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 2048US11272992B2Robotic surgical assemblies and instrument drive units thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 15, 2022·0 cites·22 claims
- 2146US2020297441A1Surgical devices and methods for collecting sterilization dataCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2241US5938187AMedia feed apparatus for an imaging deviceGERBER SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·9 cites·38 claims
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