Patents by Inventor Steven Colton

Steven Colton 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).

  • Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery
    Publication number: 20050251156
    Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Toth, Nitish Swarup, Tom Nixon, David Larkin, Steven Colton