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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

Nasdaq: ISRG · Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies · Sunnyvale, CA · filing with the SEC since 1998
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

2,639 patents granted to the 5 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Intuitive Surgical, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
2,639
2,561 utility, 77 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
328
Against 306 in 2024 and 241 in 2023
Applications published
3,193
309 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
5
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Medical technology1,104
Computer technology41
Measurement26
Audio-visual technology26
Optics25
Control13
Handling11
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy4
Pharmaceuticals2
Mechanical elements1
Transport1
Other special machines1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name5 counted
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2,516 granted
1,104 published
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN)
0 granted
1,800 published
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
122 granted
281 published
Intuitive Surgical Inc., a Delaware Corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
7 published
ORPHEUS MEDICAL LTD a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,512,018Surgical training device for use with thoracic tissue model and associated methodsControlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,511,765Mitigation of registration data oversamplingComputer technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,510,746Increased resolution and dynamic range capture unit in a surgical instrument and methodOpticsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,508,095Backup latch release for surgical instrumentMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,508,094Curved gimbal link geometryMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,508,091Systems and methods for switching control between multiple instrument armsMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,508,081Systems and methods of pose estimation and calibration of perspective imaging system in image guided surgeryMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,508,024Surgical stapling instrumentsMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 23, 202512,502,238Surgical apparatus including a sterile adapter having mechanical lockoutsMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 23, 202512,502,235System and method for providing feedback during manual joint positioningMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0391538SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING LOCALIZATION DATAMedical technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391026SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERYMedical technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391021SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRESSIVE REGISTRATIONComputer technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0390171TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATING A REGISTRATION TRANSFORM BETWEEN AN EXTENDED-REALITY SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVICEComputer technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387923MOVEABLE DISPLAY SYSTEMMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387907TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING FORCE IN TELEOPERATED INSTRUMENTSHandlingIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387189MASTER CONTROL DEVICE WITH MULTI-FINGER GRIP AND METHODS THEREFORMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387186SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING ASSIGNMENTS FOR COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVICESMedical technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387185TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGEON SKILL LEVEL BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROLMedical technologyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387179SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL DEVICEMedical technologyIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 523 · Computer technology 35 · Audio-visual technology 11 · Handling 9 · Optics 8 · Control 7.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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