Inventor
S. Christopher Anderson
Inventor
San Francisco, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 60 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis37%
B25JManipulators8%
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis7%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer7%
H04BTransmission7%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television7%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels6%
LOC246%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%
PatentTitleYear
D0919087Surgical tool202111,000,345Instrument flushing system202110,993,757Method and implant system for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion202110,980,556Rotary input for lever actuation2021D0905232Surgical cannula202010,550,918Lever actuated gimbal plate202010,524,868Flexible wrist for surgical tool202010,506,920Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot201910,426,539Method and implant system for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion201910,376,331Sheaths for jointed instruments201910,335,176Rotary input for lever actuation201910,321,945Method and implant system for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion201910,292,776Sheath for surgical instrument201910,105,128Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation201810,076,348Rotary input for lever actuation20189,937,007Angled instrument shaft roll actuator20189,839,439'Rotary input lever gimbal'20179,730,572'Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot'20179,717,486'Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation'20179,723,357'Program viewing apparatus and method'20179,662,175'Gimbal and levers with equalizer'20179,585,641'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20179,532,849'Surgical accessory clamp and system'20179,439,732'Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system'20169,320,568'Sterile surgical drape'2016D0746454'Surgical instrument shaft with hole pattern'2015D0746450'Surgical instrument shaft with hole pattern'2015D0745965'Surgical instrument shaft with hole pattern'2015D0742517'Surgical implant'2015D0742008'Blade implant'20159,119,732'Method and implant system for sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion'20159,095,317'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20159,089,351'Sheath for surgical instrument'20159,005,112'Articulate and swapable endoscope for a surgical robot'20158,998,799'Sterile surgical adaptor'20158,911,428'Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation'20148,790,243'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20148,769,601'Program viewing apparatus and method'20148,690,908'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20148,661,927'Cable re-ordering device'20148,551,079'Surgical instrument with electrical connector'20138,529,582'Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system'20138,337,521'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20128,216,250'Sterile surgical adaptor'20128,202,278'Sterile surgical drape'20128,185,929'Program viewing apparatus and method'20128,182,469'Surgical accessory clamp and method'20128,105,338'Sterile surgical adaptor'20127,963,913'Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system'20117,862,580'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20117,727,244'Sterile surgical drape'20107,699,855'Sterile surgical adaptor'20107,320,700'Flexible wrist for surgical tool'20086,973,431'Memory delay compensator'20056,901,209'Program viewing apparatus and method'20056,421,636'Frequency converter system'20026,341,921'Self-adjusting lumbar support for buoyancy compensator vest'20026,098,046'Frequency converter system'20005,920,842'Signal synchronization'19995,165,278'Cycle ergometer'1992Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2017Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2017Based in Northampton, MA, US· patent location history
2010–2021Patents assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS (39)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER (18)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to COOPER THOMAS G (18)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to ORBAN III JOSEPH P (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2021Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history
2015–2021Patents assigned to ORTHOCISION INC (8)· patent assignee history
2015–2021Based in Folsom, CA, US· patent location history
2021Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS | 39 | 2010–2021 |
| ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHERself | 18 | 2012–2019 |
| COOPER THOMAS G | 18 | 2012–2019 |
| ORTHOCISION INC | 8 | 2015–2021 |
| ORBAN III JOSEPH P | 5 | 2012–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, California, US | 31 | 2012–2021 |
| Northampton, Massachusetts, US | 9 | 2008–2017 |
| Folsom, California, US | 8 | 2015–2021 |
| Cupertino, California, US | 8 | 1999–2017 |
| Sunnyvale, California, US | 1 | 2021 |