https://patentbrief.org/company/intuitive-surgical-operations Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations, newest first. en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:25:21 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9949801/systems-and-methods-for-commanded-reconfiguration-of-a-surgical-manipulator-usin This patent describes how a surgical robot arm can move and reshape itself to avoid obstacles or improve its position, all while keeping its surgical tool perfectly still at the patient's entry point or target. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9949801/systems-and-methods-for-commanded-reconfiguration-of-a-surgical-manipulator-usin