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Eugene F. Duval
Also filed as: DUVAL EUGENE · DUVAL EUGENE F · DUVAL EUGENE F F
79 granted patents·15 pending applications·8,891 citations·filing 1980–2025
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS39NEPTUNE MEDICAL INC13DUVAL EUGENE F11COOPER THOMAS G7DWBH VENTURES LTD5
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94 records- 0199US11490977B2Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 8, 2022·16 cites·19 claims
- 0299US11376086B2Surgical system sterile drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 5, 2022·18 cites·20 claims
- 0399US10918449B2Surgical system instrument manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·99 cites·8 claims
- 0499US8347757B2Method and apparatus for reducing at least one friction force opposing an axial force exerted through an actuator elementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 8, 2013·108 cites·17 claims
- 0599US5509154AAir control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·303 cites·4 claims
- 0698US11278364B2Surgical system entry guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 22, 2022·15 cites·19 claims
- 0798US8551076B2Retrograde instrumentDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·1.6k cites·18 claims
- 0898US6587750B2Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·2.6k cites·32 claims
- 0997US10456166B2Surgical system entry guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 29, 2019·41 cites·13 claims
- 1097US8603077B2Force transmission for robotic surgical instrumentCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·1.3k cites·38 claims
- 1196US12082776B2Methods for advancing a device through a gastrointestinal tractNEPTUNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 10, 2024·7 cites·29 claims
- 1296US10856946B2Surgical system instrument manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·13 cites·19 claims
- 1396US9757149B2Surgical system entry guideINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 12, 2017·66 cites·5 claims
- 1496US9295524B2Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·101 cites·26 claims
- 1596US8784435B2Surgical system entry guideCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·86 cites·16 claims
- 1696US8746252B2Surgical system sterile drapeMCGROGAN ANTHONY K·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·445 cites·22 claims
- 1795US12102289B2Methods of attaching a rigidizing sheath to an endoscopeNEPTUNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 1, 2024·7 cites·18 claims
- 1895US11937778B2Apparatuses and methods for determining if an endoscope is contaminatedNEPTUNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 26, 2024·10 cites·17 claims
- 1995US10448813B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 22, 2019·16 cites·13 claims
- 2095US8083667B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·72 cites·11 claims
- 2194US11219351B2Device for endoscopic advancement through the small intestineNEPTUNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 11, 2022·27 cites·15 claims
- 2294US10624672B2Surgical system instrument mountingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·6 cites·18 claims
- 2394US8852208B2Surgical system instrument mountingGOMEZ DANIEL H·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 7, 2014·127 cites·17 claims
- 2494US6684129B2Master having redundant degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·388 cites·18 claims
- 2593US8986196B2Minimally invasive surgery instrument assembly with reduced cross sectionLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2015·45 cites·19 claims
- 2692US11684439B2Surgical system sterile drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·2 cites·27 claims
- 2792US11596488B2Surgical system instrument mountingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·22 claims
- 2892US11304769B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 19, 2022·5 cites·11 claims
- 2992US10143525B2Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·10 cites·22 claims
- 3092US10022193B2Actuator interface to instrument sterile adapterINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 17, 2018·52 cites·16 claims
- 3192US8161838B2Method and apparatus for reducing at least one friction force opposing an axial force exerted through an actuator elementDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 24, 2012·17 cites·25 claims
- 3292US7428855B2Counter balance system and method with one or more mechanical armsDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 30, 2008·37 cites·8 claims
- 3391US12324565B2Methods of attaching a rigidizing sheath to an endoscopeNEPTUNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 10, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
- 3491US9949620B2Minimally invasive surgical systemDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2018·36 cites·19 claims
- 3591US9801654B2Surgical system instrument mountingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 31, 2017·18 cites·9 claims
- 3691US9301807B2Surgical system counterbalanceDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 5, 2016·23 cites·21 claims
- 3791US8679099B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·21 cites·17 claims
- 3891US8672833B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·18 cites·6 claims
- 3991US8062211B2Retrograde instrumentDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·34 cites·11 claims
- 4091US6714839B2Master having redundant degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 30, 2004·451 cites·16 claims
- 4189US10973598B2Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulatorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 13, 2021·5 cites·9 claims
- 4289US8945148B2Surgical system instrument manipulatorSOLOMON TODD R·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 3, 2015·17 cites·16 claims
- 4389US8057385B2Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assemblyCOOPER THOMAS G·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·25 cites·9 claims
- 4489US7798035B2Mechanical arm including a counter-balanceDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·16 cites·17 claims
- 4589US6878954B2Detecting tool orientation, alignment, depth, and levelingTOOLZ LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 12, 2005·42 cites·47 claims
- 4688US12274523B2Surgical system sterile drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 4788US7677540B1Dual pulley constant force mechanismDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 16, 2010·25 cites·7 claims
- 4888US6542304B2Laser beam device with apertured reflective elementTOOLZ LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·61 cites·49 claims
- 4987US10799303B2Preloaded surgical instrument interfaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2020·18 cites·16 claims
- 5087US10537358B2Surgical system sterile drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 21, 2020·10 cites·27 claims
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