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Joseph P. Orban, Iii
Also filed as: ORBAN III JOSEPH · ORBAN III JOSEPH P · ORBAN JOSEPH · ORBAN JOSEPH P
78 granted patents·8 pending applications·58,514 citations·filing 1997–2024
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS24TYCO HEALTHCARE14ORBAN III JOSEPH P13MILLIMAN KEITH L8COVIDIEN LP7
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86 records- 0199US9724163B2Disposable sterile surgical adaptorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·1.1k cites·20 claims
- 0299US9566067B2Surgical stapling apparatus including sensing mechanismCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·1k cites·16 claims
- 0399US9027817B2Surgical stapling apparatus including sensing mechanismCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 12, 2015·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 0499US8939343B2Surgical stapling apparatus including a drive beamCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·1.4k cites·20 claims
- 0599US8636766B2Surgical stapling apparatus including sensing mechanismCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·1.7k cites·10 claims
- 0699US8342377B2Surgical stapling apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 1, 2013·1.6k cites·11 claims
- 0799US8292152B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 23, 2012·1.6k cites·17 claims
- 0899US8256656B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·1.7k cites·10 claims
- 0999US8210416B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 3, 2012·1.8k cites·14 claims
- 1099US8087563B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 3, 2012·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 1199US8083118B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·1.9k cites·16 claims
- 1299US8070033B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·1.6k cites·27 claims
- 1399US7951166B2Annular support structuresTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·1.8k cites·32 claims
- 1499US7744627B2Annular support structuresTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2010·2.1k cites·17 claims
- 1599US7565993B2Surgical stapling apparatusMILLIMAN KEITH L·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2009·2.2k cites·14 claims
- 1699US7303107B2Surgical stapling apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 4, 2007·2.3k cites·5 claims
- 1799US5865361ASurgical stapling apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·3.9k cites·4 claims
- 1898US8529582B2Instrument interface of a robotic surgical systemDEVENGENZO ROMAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·246 cites·20 claims
- 1998US8257391B2Annular support structuresORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·1.8k cites·12 claims
- 2098US8192460B2Annular support structuresORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·1.8k cites·14 claims
- 2198US7963913B2Instrument interface of a robotic surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·1.4k cites·19 claims
- 2298US6769594B2End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·2k cites·13 claims
- 2398US6669073B2Surgical stapling apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·2.5k cites·8 claims
- 2498US6330965B1Surgical stapling apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 18, 2001·2.9k cites·9 claims
- 2598US6241139B1Surgical stapling apparatusFiled 2000·Granted Jun 5, 2001·3.3k cites·5 claims
- 2698US6079606ASurgical stapling apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·2.7k cites·9 claims
- 2797US8551138B2Annular support structuresORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·351 cites·18 claims
- 2897US8202278B2Sterile surgical drapeORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 19, 2012·401 cites·22 claims
- 2997US7438718B2Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 21, 2008·1.7k cites·12 claims
- 3097US6971988B2Endoscopic tissue removal apparatus and methodTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 6, 2005·1.6k cites·9 claims
- 3196US11000331B2Electrosurgical tool coverINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted May 11, 2021·65 cites·23 claims
- 3296US10932877B2Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 2, 2021·107 cites·19 claims
- 3396US9351729B2Annular support structuresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted May 31, 2016·149 cites·16 claims
- 3496US8109427B2End-to end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 7, 2012·170 cites·12 claims
- 3596US7931183B2End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2011·214 cites·14 claims
- 3696US7743958B2End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·218 cites·15 claims
- 3796US7699855B2Sterile surgical adaptorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·373 cites·25 claims
- 3896US7666191B2Robotic surgical system with sterile surgical adaptorINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·355 cites·12 claims
- 3995US11129683B2Systems and methods for controlling a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 28, 2021·65 cites·20 claims
- 4095US9265567B2Vessel sealing instrument with stepped jawORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 23, 2016·344 cites·6 claims
- 4195US8206406B2Disposable sterile surgical adaptorORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 26, 2012·170 cites·15 claims
- 4295US8105338B2Sterile surgical adaptorANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2012·109 cites·20 claims
- 4395US7367973B2Electro-surgical instrument with replaceable end-effectors and inhibited surface conductionINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 6, 2008·819 cites·30 claims
- 4495US7195142B2End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 27, 2007·238 cites·12 claims
- 4594US12016647B2Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 25, 2024·3 cites·10 claims
- 4694US8216250B2Sterile surgical adaptorORBAN III JOSEPH P·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·119 cites·19 claims
- 4794US7727244B2Sterile surgical drapeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·237 cites·26 claims
- 4893US12137936B2Multiple port instrument access deviceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 4993US7059510B2End-to-end anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 13, 2006·269 cites·7 claims
- 5092US10463395B2Cannula seal assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 5, 2019·20 cites·11 claims
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