Surgical Manipulator Capable of Controlling a Surgical Instrument in Multiple Modes

Stryker Corporation

A patent family: one line of work, grouped by real continuity rather than by a technology label inferred from titles. 18 of these applications claim priority to application 61/679,258, filed Aug 3, 2012. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 9,921,712	System and Method for Providing Substantially Stable Control of a Surgical Tool Mako Surgical Corp. In force Term ends Dec 28, 2031 · Medium confidence	Mako Surgical Corp.	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2031	Term ends Dec 28, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,226,796	Method for Detecting a Disturbance as an Energy Applicator of a Surgical Instrument Traverses a Cutting Path Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · High confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	High confidence
US 9,566,122	Robotic System and Method for Transitioning Between Operating Modes Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · Medium confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,566,125	Surgical Manipulator Having a Feed Rate Calculator Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · High confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	High confidence
US 9,681,920	Robotic System and Method for Reorienting a Surgical Instrument Moving Along a Tool Path Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · Medium confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,795,445	System and Method for Controlling a Manipulator in Response to Backdrive Forces Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · Medium confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,820,818	System and Method for Controlling a Surgical Manipulator Based on Implant Parameters Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · High confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	High confidence
US 10,420,619	Surgical Manipulator and Method for Transitioning Between Operating Modes Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · Medium confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Medium confidence
US 11,045,958	Surgical Robotic System and Method for Commanding Instrument Position Based on Iterative Boundary Evaluation Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · High confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	High confidence
US 11,179,210	Surgical Manipulator and Method For Controlling Pose of an Instrument Based on Virtual Rigid Body Modelling Stryker Corporation In force Term ends Aug 2, 2033 · Medium confidence	Stryker Corporation	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Term ends Aug 2, 2033	Medium confidence
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