180 patents
Utility
Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly
16 Jan 24
An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly is provided.
Eric Butt, Jeff Ransden, Alexander Shvartsberg, Reiza Rayman
Filed: 3 Feb 23
Utility
Instrument Collision Detection and Feedback
9 Nov 23
A method of operating a robotic control system comprising a master apparatus in communication with a plurality of input devices having respective handles capable of translational and rotational movement and a slave system having a tool positioning device corresponding to each respective handle and holding a respective tool having an end effector whose position and orientation is determined in response to a position and orientation of a corresponding handle.
Peter Cameron
Filed: 12 May 23
Utility
Hand controller for robotic surgery system
7 Nov 23
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: 20 Jul 22
Utility
Articulated tool positioner and system employing same
17 Oct 23
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: 12 Aug 20
Utility
System and apparatus for positioning an instrument in a body cavity for performing a surgical procedure
10 Oct 23
Methods and systems for insertion of an instrument into a body cavity of an animal for performing a surgical procedure using a processor circuit controlled robotic surgery system are disclosed.
Perry A. Genova, David McNally
Filed: 12 Apr 21
Utility
Autonomous correction of alignment error in a master-slave robotic system
10 Oct 23
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: 19 Nov 21
Design
Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface
3 Oct 23
Perry A. Genova
Filed: 3 Dec 21
Utility
Emergency Release and Sterile Barriers for Robotic Surgery Systems
28 Sep 23
An instrument manipulator for a robotic surgery system can include a housing configured to support a surgical instrument.
Ryan Goffrid Springer, Matthew Alexander Morales, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Jessica Alzamora, Sukie Whitehall
Filed: 23 Mar 23
Utility
Brake Assembly for Robotic Surgery System
28 Sep 23
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, Hans Christian Pflaumer
Filed: 9 Dec 22
Utility
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for capturing images during a medical procedure
12 Sep 23
An insertion device for a single port robotic surgery apparatus can include an insertion section with first and second camera channels and an instrument channel, the first camera channel configured to facilitate insertion and removal of a primary camera, the second camera channel configured to enclose a secondary camera, and the instrument channel configured to permit insertion and removal of a surgical instrument from the insertion section, The insertion device can include a housing attached to the insertion section, the housing including a passage configured to permit at least a portion of the primary camera to pass through the housing into the first camera channel and exit the first camera channel.
Perry A. Genova, Sachin A. Sankholkar, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Aki Hannu Einari Laakso, Allan Katz, Alejandro Espinosa, Eduardo A. Ampuero
Filed: 24 Sep 21
Utility
Alignment difference safety in a master-slave robotic system
5 Sep 23
A method of operating a robotic control system comprising a master apparatus in communication with an input device having a handle and a slave system having a tool having an end effector whose position and orientation is determined in response to a position and orientation of the handle.
Joseph Kralicky, Peter Cameron, Rene Robert
Filed: 27 Aug 21
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Controlling an End-effector Assembly
17 Aug 23
An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly is provided.
Eric Butt, Jeff Ransden, Alexander Shvartsberg, Reiza Rayman
Filed: 3 Feb 23
Utility
Apparatus for Providing Access for a Medical Procedure
10 Aug 23
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: 4 Jan 23
Utility
Actuator apparatus for operating a surgical instrument
8 Aug 23
A coupler apparatus for coupling electrical signals between an actuator and an end effector is disclosed.
Tim Haughton, Rene Robert
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
Bipolar end effector apparatus for a surgical instrument
1 Aug 23
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
Foot Pedal Apparatus for Use with a Workstation Controlling a Robotic Surgery System
13 Jul 23
A foot pedal apparatus for use with a workstation operated by a seated user in controlling a robotic surgery system is disclosed.
Chad C. Walters, Kyle R. Millard, Perry A. Genova
Filed: 7 Oct 22
Utility
Graphical User Interface for a Robotic Surgical System
29 Jun 23
A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for schematically representing a spatial position of an instrument used in a robotic surgery system is disclosed.
Jefferson C. Mccloud, Daniel Bacher
Filed: 21 Nov 22
Utility
Camera Positioning Method and Apparatus for Capturing Images During a Medical Procedure
25 May 23
A method and apparatus for positioning a camera to capture images inside a body cavity of a patient during a medical procedure is disclosed.
Richard Andrews, Leonard M. Faria
Filed: 24 Jan 23
Utility
Camera positioning system, method, and apparatus for capturing images during a medical procedure
23 May 23
A visualization device for a robotic surgery apparatus includes a housing configured to be removably attached to a mounting interface of the apparatus and be positioned adjacent an insertion device of the apparatus.
Perry A. Genova, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Aki Hannu Einari Laakso, Allan Katz, Alejandro Espinosa, Eduardo A. Ampuero, Duane Couri
Filed: 24 Sep 21
Utility
Robotic surgery system
23 May 23
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: 9 Feb 21