180 patents
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Utility
Apparatus for Removably Receiving an End Effector for Performing Surgical Operations
11 Feb 21
A surgical instrument apparatus for removably receiving an end effector coupled to an elongate control link for actuating the end effector to perform surgical operations is disclosed.
Rene Robert, Jonathan Hess Hills
Filed: 23 Oct 20
Utility
Apparatus for providing access for a medical procedure
2 Feb 21
In some embodiments an apparatus for providing access for a medical procedure in a patient's body cavity includes a stem configured for insertion through an opening in a body cavity wall.
Evan Rittenhouse Jones, Maxime Blain, Christopher Dean Smith
Filed: 28 Dec 18
Utility
Actuator and Drive for Manipulating a Tool
21 Jan 21
A tool apparatus and a method for actuating a tool apparatus are disclosed.
Rene Robert, David Allen Zitnick
Filed: 5 Oct 20
Utility
Bipolar End Effector Apparatus for a Surgical Instrument
21 Jan 21
An end effector apparatus for a surgical instrument is disclosed including a housing having a first jaw mounted on a revolute joint and providing a first electrical conduction path between the housing and the first jaw.
Rene Robert, Jonathan Hess Hills, Timothy Norman Johnson
Filed: 7 Oct 20
Utility
Autonomous Correction of Alignment Error In a Master-slave Robotic System
21 Jan 21
In some embodiments, correcting an alignment error between an end effector of a tool associated with a slave and a master actuator associated with a master in a robotic system involves receiving at the master, master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) representing the orientation of the master actuator relative to a master reference frame and generating end effector orientation signals (REENEW) representing the end effector orientation relative to a slave reference frame, producing control signals based on the end effector orientation signals, receiving an enablement signal for selectively enabling the control signals to be transmitted from the master to the slave, responsive to a transition of the enablement signal from not active state to active state, computing the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) as a difference between the master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) and the end effector orientation signals (REENEW), and adjusting the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) to reduce the alignment difference.
Joseph KRALICKY, Peter CAMERON
Filed: 1 Oct 20
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Illuminating an Object Field Imaged by a Rectangular Image Sensor
6 Jan 21
An illuminator apparatus and method for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor having a first aspect ratio is disclosed.
Randal B. Chinnock, William L. Weber
Filed: 21 Sep 20
Utility
Methods for protecting robotic surgery systems with sterile barriers
4 Jan 21
A method of preparing a robotic surgery apparatus for a medical procedure can include covering a manipulator unit of the robotic surgery apparatus with a first sterile barrier by coupling a drape coupler of the first sterile barrier to a bottom surface of the manipulator unit and wrapping a drape of the first sterile barrier around side and top surfaces of the manipulator unit.
Perry A. Genova, Sachin A. Sankholkar, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Sterile barrier systems for robotic surgery systems
4 Jan 21
A sterile barrier system for a robotic surgery apparatus can include a drape coupler.
Perry A. Genova, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Sterile Barrier Systems and Methods for Robotic Surgery Systems
30 Dec 20
An instrument adapter for a robotic surgery apparatus can include an adapter housing configured to receive and support an actuator housing of a surgical instrument.
Perry A. Genova, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann, Timothy Brandon Hunt, Manuel Paez
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Sterile Barrier Systems for Robotic Surgery Systems
30 Dec 20
A sterile barrier system for a robotic surgery apparatus can include a drape coupler.
Perry A. Genova, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Sterile Barrier Systems and Methods for Robotic Surgery Systems
30 Dec 20
A sterile barrier for a robotic surgery apparatus can include a drape made of a flexible material.
Perry A. Genova, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Sterile Barrier Systems and Methods for Robotic Surgery Systems
30 Dec 20
A robotic surgery apparatus can include a component including a housing with an external surface.
Perry A. Genova, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Methods for Protecting Robotic Surgery Systems with Sterile Barriers
30 Dec 20
A method of preparing a robotic surgery apparatus for a medical procedure can include covering a manipulator unit of the robotic surgery apparatus with a first sterile barrier by coupling a drape coupler of the first sterile barrier to a bottom surface of the manipulator unit and wrapping a drape of the first sterile barrier around side and top surfaces of the manipulator unit.
Perry A. Genova, Sachin A. Sankholkar, Chad Clayton Walters, Michael Edward Laut, Steven Wayne Bockmann
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Surgical instrument and removable end effector apparatus
28 Dec 20
A surgical instrument apparatus includes an elongate tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending through the tubular body; an actuator link extending through and configured to move longitudinally within the bore, the actuator link including a first end connected to a first actuator at the proximal end of the tubular body and a second end terminating in a coupler, wherein the first end of the first actuator causes the actuator link to selectively move between an extended state and a retracted state.
Kent F. Beck
Filed: 22 Aug 18
Utility
Hand Controller for Robotic Surgery System
23 Dec 20
A Robotic control system has a wand, which emits multiple narrow beams of light, which fall on a light sensor array, or with a camera, a surface, defining the wand's changing position and attitude which a computer uses to direct relative motion of robotic tools or remote processes, such as those that are controlled by a mouse, but in three dimensions and motion compensation means and means for reducing latency.
John D. Unsworth
Filed: 25 Jun 20
Utility
Surgical Instrument Apparatus, Actuator, and Drive
2 Dec 20
A surgical instrument apparatus for performing a surgical procedure within a body cavity of a patient is disclosed and includes an elongate manipulator having a distal end for receiving an end effector and including a plurality of control links extending through the manipulator operable to cause movement of the distal end in response to movement of the control links in a longitudinal direction.
Perry A. Genova, Aki Hannu Einari Laakso
Filed: 29 May 19
Utility
Bipolar end effector apparatus for a surgical instrument
30 Nov 20
An end effector apparatus for a surgical instrument is disclosed including a housing having a first jaw mounted on a revolute joint and providing a first electrical conduction path between the housing and the first jaw.
Rene Robert, Jonathan Hess Hills, Timothy Norman Johnson
Filed: 10 Jul 16
Utility
Articulated Tool Positioner and System Employing Same
25 Nov 20
A laparoscopic surgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure through a single incision in a patient's body includes a gross positioning arm supported on a moveable platform, the gross positioner including a head; at least one articulated tool positioning apparatus coupled via a tool controller to an underside of the head, the articulated tool positioning apparatus being configured to receive a tool for performing surgical operations, the tool controller being actuated by the head to cause movements of the articulated tool positioning apparatus for performing surgical operations; and wherein the gross positioner is configured to permit the head to be positioned to facilitate insertion of the articulated tool positioning apparatus through the incision into the patient's body.
Rene Robert, David Allen Zitnick, Peter John Kenneth Cameron, Leonard M. Faria, Andrea Bajo
Filed: 11 Aug 20
Utility
Robotic Surgery System
25 Nov 20
A robotic surgery system includes a control unit assembly that supports and operates one or more robotic tools and a mechanical arm assembly that movably supports the control unit assembly in space.
Aki Hannu Einari Laakso, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Abraham Allen Shipley, Nathan Wagner Ginsberg, Yahia Laouar, Cara Lee Coad, Michael James Ross, John Michael Burton, JR.
Filed: 21 May 19
Utility
Brake Assembly for Robotic Surgery System
25 Nov 20
A robotic surgery cart has a pair of rear wheel assemblies and a pair of front wheel assemblies.
Angelica Basco de Rosa Payne, Spencer Scott Pratt, Abraham Allen Shipley
Filed: 21 May 19