Patents by Inventor Carl Gayle

Carl Gayle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240122608
    Abstract: A blade mounting assembly for coupling a saw blade to a surgical saw. The blade mounting assembly including a blade clamp guard and a blade clamp moveably coupled to a drive hub of the surgical saw. The blade clamp guard defining a recess and a blade clamp at least partially disposed within the recess. The blade clamp further comprising a safety indicator. The blade clamp may be configured to move relative to the blade camp guard, the blade clamp moving between a first position where the safety indicator is exposed and a second position where the safety indicator is concealed by the blade clamp guard. The blade mounting assembly may also comprise a biasing mechanism disposed between the blade clamp guard and the blade clamp. The biasing mechanism configured to urge the blade clamp guard away from the blade clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventor: Carl Gayle
  • Patent number: 11730490
    Abstract: A blade mounting assembly for coupling a saw blade to a surgical saw. The blade mounting assembly including a blade clamp guard and a blade clamp moveably coupled to a drive hub of the surgical saw. The blade clamp guard defining a recess and a blade clamp at least partially disposed within the recess. The blade clamp further comprising a safety indicator. The blade clamp may be configured to move relative to the blade camp guard, the blade clamp moving between a first position where the safety indicator is exposed and a second position where the safety indicator is concealed by the blade clamp guard. The blade mounting assembly may also comprise a biasing mechanism disposed between the blade clamp guard and the blade clamp. The biasing mechanism configured to urge the blade clamp guard away from the blade clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventor: Carl Gayle
  • Publication number: 20230086467
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assisting users with accurate tool identification. A tool includes a tool feature, and a navigation system includes a localizer to detect a position of the tool feature. A memory stores identification data associated with a plurality of tools. Controller(s) is/are coupled to the navigation system, the memory and the display. The controller(s) receive, from the localizer, the detected position of the tool feature and compare the detected position of the tool feature with the identification data stored in the memory to determine an identity of the tool. The controller(s) present, on a display, the identity of the tool and an identity of at least one other tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Zenan Zhang, Kevin Bechtold, Carl Gayle
  • Patent number: 11534242
    Abstract: A surgical system for assisting a user in performing a surgical procedure at a surgical site, comprising a tool having a checkpoint, a pointer having a tip, and a localizer to determine a position of the pointer within a field of view. A memory comprises identification data associated with a plurality of tools. A controller is configured to prompt the user to position the tip of at the checkpoint, to receive position data from the localizer associated with the pointer within the field of view, to compare position data associated with the pointer against the identification data of the memory to determine an identity of the tool, and to present the user with the identity of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Zenan Zhang, Kevin Bechtold, Carl Gayle
  • Publication number: 20210353303
    Abstract: A blade mounting assembly for coupling a saw blade to a surgical saw. The blade mounting assembly including a blade clamp guard and a blade clamp moveably coupled to a drive hub of the surgical saw. The blade clamp guard defining a recess and a blade clamp at least partially disposed within the recess. The blade clamp further comprising a safety indicator. The blade clamp may be configured to move relative to the blade camp guard, the blade clamp moving between a first position where the safety indicator is exposed and a second position where the safety indicator is concealed by the blade clamp guard. The blade mounting assembly may also comprise a biasing mechanism disposed between the blade clamp guard and the blade clamp. The biasing mechanism configured to urge the blade clamp guard away from the blade clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventor: Carl Gayle
  • Publication number: 20190254756
    Abstract: A surgical system for assisting a user in performing a surgical procedure at a surgical site, comprising a tool having a checkpoint, a pointer having a tip, and a localizer to determine a position of the pointer within a field of view. A memory comprises identification data associated with a plurality of tools. A controller is configured to prompt the user to position the tip of at the checkpoint, to receive position data from the localizer associated with the pointer within the field of view, to compare position data associated with the pointer against the identification data of the memory to determine an identity of the tool, and to present the user with the identity of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Zenan Zhang, Kevin Bechtold, Carl Gayle
  • Patent number: D742002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Adam Fisher, Carl Gayle