Patents by Inventor Margaret Nixon

Margaret Nixon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Surgical accessory clamp and system method
    Publication number: 20060161136
    Abstract: A surgical accessory clamp, method of use, and a robotic surgical system including the clamp are disclosed. A surgical accessory may be attached and removed from a manipulator arm during a surgical procedure without requiring the use of an intermediate sterile accessory clamp, thus removing the need for a detachable accessory mount or adaptor that needs cleaning and sterilization and allowing for greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The present invention further allows for easy removal and attachment of instruments, tools, or accessories to the robotic surgical system without breach of sterility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Anderson, Thomas Cooper, Bruce Schena, William Burbank, Margaret Nixon, Alan Loh