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Durham, NC, United States of America

Asensus Surgical US, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 62

EPO Patents = 1

Trademarks = 7

Forward Citations = 129

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37 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Kevin Andrew Hufford (34 out of 38 patents)

Matthew Robert Penny (32 out of 37 patents)

Paul Wilhelm Schnur (16 out of 16 patents)

4. Alexander John Maret (12 out of 12 patents)

5. Nicholas J Jardine (5 out of 14 patents)

6. Stefan Atay (4 out of 4 patents)

7. Sevan Abashian (4 out of 4 patents)

8. Dustin Vaughan (4 out of 4 patents)

9. Lior Alpert (4 out of 8 patents)

10. Damien Brasset (4 out of 4 patents)

11. Stefano Maghini (4 out of 4 patents)

12. Riccardo Pozzato (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Nicholas Joseph Bender (4 out of 18 patents)

14. David J Meagher (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Tal Nir (3 out of 16 patents)

Core Competencies:

Surgical Assistance

Eye Tracking

Haptic Interface

Dynamic Control

Robotic Surgical System

Instrument Actuation

Augmented Reality

Surgical Annotations

Optical Tissue Interrogation

Force Based Gesture Control

Suture Force Information

Fluid Actuation

62 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12708471 - INSTRUMENT ADAPTER FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS (2026-08-18),

2. 12478431 - Providing surgical assistance via automatic tracking and visual feedback during surgery (2025-11-25),

3. 12459125 - Simultaneous direct relative measurement and calculated positions of equipment bases (2025-11-04),

4. 12433698 - Input handles for a surgeon console of a robotic surgical system (2025-10-07),

5. 12408996 - Displaying suture force information in surgery (2025-09-09),

6. 12350112 - Creating surgical annotations using anatomy identification (2025-07-08),

7. 12283062 - Method and system for providing surgical site measurement (2025-04-21),

8. 12274518 - Electromechanical surgical system (2025-04-14),

9. 12263043 - Method of graphically tagging and recalling identified structures under visualization for robotic surgery (2025-04-01),

10. 12262958 - Use of eye tracking input to initiate computer-vision identification of an object in a surgical image (2025-04-01),

11. 12193778 - Articulating surgical instrument (2025-01-14),

12. 12193776 - Dynamic scaling for a robotic surgical system (2025-01-14),

13. 12193772 - Determining relative robot base positions using externally positioned imagers (2025-01-14),

14. 12186049 - Expandable instrument actuator (2025-01-07),

15. 12178543 - Surgical drape with integral EMI shielding (2024-12-31),

Asensus Surgical is a medical device company that develops and commercializes a digital laparoscopic platform, empowering surgeons with intelligent tools for minimally invasive surgeries. Their platform, Senhance Surgical System, combines robotics, computer vision, and machine learning to enhance surgical precision, control, and automation. Asensus Surgical aims to revolutionize surgical care by improving patient outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and expanding the potential for remote surgery.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 15 2026

Asensus Surgical US, Inc.

62 Patents

#19 in Durham, NC

#145 in North Carolina

#5,835 in US

#11,744 in the World

Durham, NC, United States of America

Asensus Surgical US, Inc.

Forward Citations = 129

37 inventors:

Kevin Andrew Hufford (34 out of 38 patents)

Matthew Robert Penny (32 out of 37 patents)

Paul Wilhelm Schnur (16 out of 16 patents)

4. Alexander John Maret (12 out of 12 patents)

5. Nicholas J Jardine (5 out of 14 patents)

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