Patents by Inventor Chi-Fai Michael TONG

Chi-Fai Michael TONG 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).

  • Endoscope manipulator and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 11633087
    Abstract: An endoscope manipulator for performing robot-assisted endoscope manipulation comprises a movable robot base with a hollow trunk and a vertical lifting joint; a passive joint set with one end mounted to an upper end of the vertical lifting joint, for manually setting an initial pose of the endoscope; an active joint set mounted to another end of the passive joint set, for adjusting pose control of the endoscope intra-operatively; and a compliant endoscope holder mountable to an end-effector of the active joint set, which passively changes to a compliant state upon an external force exceeding a threshold being applied to an endoscopic lens held by the compliant endoscope holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Yunhui Liu, Chi-Fai Michael Tong, Fangxun Zhong, Zerui Wang, Hiu-man Yip
  • Endoscope Manipulator and Method for Controlling the Same
    Publication number: 20200046441
    Abstract: An endoscope manipulator for performing robot-assisted endoscope manipulation comprises a movable robot base with a hollow trunk and a vertical lifting joint; a passive joint set with one end mounted to an upper end of the vertical lifting joint, for manually setting an initial pose of the endoscope; an active joint set mounted to another end of the passive joint set, for adjusting pose control of the endoscope intra-operatively; and a compliant endoscope holder mountable to an end-effector of the active joint set, which passively changes to a compliant state upon an external force exceeding a threshold being applied to an endoscopic lens held by the compliant endoscope holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yunhui LIU, Chi-Fai Michael TONG, Fangxun ZHONG, Zerui WANG, Hiu-man YIP