Portfolio comparison
Medtronic Minimed vs Intuitive Surgical Operations
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Medtronic Minimed
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2014 – 2018
Most recent
2018
biotechmedical_devicessoftwareconsumer_electronics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 8882665· 2014
How Continuous Glucose Monitors Estimate Blood Sugar Levels Accurately
US 9854998· 2018
How Devices Precisely Track Glucose Across Body Compartments
Activity by Decade
2010s2
Company B
Intuitive Surgical Operations
Patents indexed
4
Year range
2018 – 2024
Most recent
2024
roboticsmedical_devicessoftwaremechanicalsurgical
Top Patents4 enriched
US 12114954· 2024
Uniform Scaling of Haptic Forces in Surgical Systems
US 12064197· 2024
How a Robot Arm Can Be Manually Moved While Staying Safe
US 9949801· 2018
How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip
Activity by Decade
2010s1
2020s3
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