Patents Assigned to LIVSMED INC.
  • Patent number: 11344381
    Abstract: Provided is an instrument for surgery and, more specifically, to an instrument for surgery which can be manually operated in order to be used for laparoscopic surgery or various types of surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11278302
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, provided is a surgical instrument in which an actual motion of bending an end tool or performing a surgical treatment intuitively matches a motion of a manipulation portion corresponding thereto. In detail, to this end, provided are an end tool having various degrees of freedom, a manipulation portion having a structure to enable intuitive manipulation of a motion of the end tool, and a driving force transmission portion for transmitting a driving force of the manipulation portion to the end tool so that the end tool operates as manipulated by the manipulation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dong Kyu Jang
  • Patent number: 11246615
    Abstract: Provided is a surgical instrument including: an end tool including a first jaw and a second jaw configured to rotate independently; an operator including a pitch operator controlling a pitch motion of the end tool, a yaw operator controlling a yaw motion of the end tool, and an actuation operator controlling an actuation motion of the end tool; an operating force transmitter including a first jaw wire connected with the first jaw to transmit an operation of the operator to the first jaw, a second jaw wire connected with the second jaw to transmit an operation of the operator to the second jaw, and one or more differential members transmitting a rotation of the yaw operator or the actuation operator to the first jaw or the second jaw via the first jaw wire or the second jaw wire; and a connector configured to extend in a first direction (X axis) and having one end portion coupled to the end tool and the other end portion coupled to the operator to connect the operator and the end tool, wherein the pitch operat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Du Jin Bach
  • Patent number: 11172999
    Abstract: Provided is a roll joint member for a surgical instrument. The roll joint member includes a wire guide portion, a guide member including a wire support portion, and a shaft member rotatably coupled to the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Jae Yeong Lee, Min Ho Seo
  • Patent number: 11154316
    Abstract: Provided is a surgical instrument including an end tool, a connection portion, a frame portion, a bridge portion, a manipulation portion, and a driving force transmission portion. The surgical instrument further includes a guide portion having one end portion provided on the bridge portion and the other end portion provided on the frame portion, surrounding a wire portion in a preset section, and guiding a movement path of the wire portion. The surgical instrument is manually operated for use in laparoscopic surgery or various surgical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11129637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an instrument for surgery and, more specifically, to an instrument for surgery which can be manually operated in order to be used for laparoscopic surgery or various types of surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dong Hwan Bae, Dong Kyu Jang, Jin Ho Kwon
  • Patent number: 10722315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an instrument for surgery and, more specifically, to an instrument for surgery which can be manually operated in order to be used for laparoscopic surgery or various types of surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10709467
    Abstract: Provided is a surgical instrument, in more detail, a surgical instrument that may be manually operated to be used in laparoscopic surgery or various other kinds of surgery. To this end, the present invention provides a surgical instrument including an end tool configured to be rotatable in at least two directions; a manipulator including a pitch operator controlling a pitch movement of the end tool, a yaw operator controlling a yaw movement of the end tool, and an actuation operator controlling an actuation movement of the end tool; a power transfer unit configured to transfer an operation of the manipulator to the end tool; and a connection unit extending in a first direction (X-axis), and connecting the manipulator to the end tool when the end tool is coupled to an end portion of the connection unit and the manipulator is coupled to the other end portion of the connection unit, wherein at least a part of the manipulator extends towards the end tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Du Jin Bach
  • Patent number: 10695141
    Abstract: Provided are surgical instruments, and more particularly, surgical instruments that may be manually operated to perform laparoscopic operations or various surgical operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventor: Jung Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 10631886
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a surgical instrument including: an end tool including a first jaw and a second jaw configured to rotate independently; an operator including a pitch operator controlling a pitch motion of the end tool, a yaw operator controlling a yaw motion of the end tool, and an actuation operator controlling an actuation motion of the end tool; an operating force transmitter including a first jaw wire connected with the first jaw to transmit an operation of the operator to the first jaw, a second jaw wire connected with the second jaw to transmit an operation of the operator to the second jaw, and one or more differential members transmitting a rotation of the yaw operator or the actuation operator to the first jaw or the second jaw via the first jaw wire or the second jaw wire; and a connector configured to extend in a first direction (X axis) and having one end portion coupled to the end tool and the other end portion coupled to the operator to connect the operator and th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Du Jin Bach
  • Patent number: 9695916
    Abstract: Provided is a differential member that is used in a surgical instrument, which may be manually operated to perform laparoscopic operations or various surgical operations, to receive an input of two or more rotation motions or translation motions and output a single rotation motion or translation motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventor: Jung Joo Lee
  • Patent number: D908873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kwon, Hee Jin Kim, Jung Joo Lee
  • Patent number: D910172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kwon, Hee Jin Kim, Jung Joo Lee
  • Patent number: D910845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kwon, Hee Jin Kim, Jung Joo Lee
  • Patent number: D938018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Livsmed Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Jin Kim, Jung Joo Lee, Jin Ho Kwon, Jae Yeong Lee, Dong Kyu Jang
  • Patent number: D943096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Jin Ho Kwon
  • Patent number: D951073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dong Kyu Jang
  • Patent number: D951442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Jin Ho Kwon, Dong Hwan Bae, Dong Kyu Jang
  • Patent number: D951445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Dong Kyu Jang, Jin Ho Kwon, Jae Yeong Lee
  • Patent number: D952447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LIVSMED INC.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Jang, Jung Joo Lee, Hee Jin Kim