Virtual Incision has a total of 74 patents globally, out of which 65 have been granted. Of these 74 patents, more than 79% patents are active. The United States of America is where Virtual Incision has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Virtual Incision.
Virtual Incision was founded in 2006. Virtual Incision provides robotic surgical instruments. The company creates small, remotely controlled robotic surgical equipment and video systems that can work inside the abdominal cavity. Customers in the US are catered to by Virtual Incision.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Virtual Incision which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Virtual Incision patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Virtual Incision patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of Virtual Incision have?
The Founder Dmitry Oleynikov have 23 patents, Shane Farritor have 93 patents and CEO John Murphy have 0 patents.
How many patents does Virtual Incision have?
Virtual Incision has a total of 74 patents globally. These patents belong to 16 unique patent families. Out of 74 patents, 59 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Virtual Incision File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Virtual Incision Applications Filed | Virtual Incision Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 17 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
How many Virtual Incision patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Virtual Incision File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Virtual Incision Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 25 |
| Japan | 12 |
| China | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Europe | 7 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| Austria | 2 |
Where are Research Centers of Virtual Incision Patents Located?
The Research Centers of Virtual Incision Patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Virtual Incision Patents
US10751136B2 is the most popular patent in the Virtual Incision portfolio. It has received 128 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Cilag.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Virtual Incision:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US10751136B2 | 128 |
| US20080058989A1 | 113 |
| US20080111513A1 | 105 |
| US10806538B2 | 7 |
| US10582973B2 | 5 |
| US10342561B2 | 5 |
| US20200214775A1 | 4 |
| US10667883B2 | 4 |
| US10966700B2 | 3 |
| WO2017201310A1 | 3 |
What are Virtual Incision key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Virtual Incision?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Virtual Incision