Patents by Inventor Gregory William Dachs, II

Gregory William Dachs, II 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).

  • Surgical tools for laser marking and laser cutting
    Patent number: 10368838
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical system includes a combined laser imaging robotic surgical tool, a control console, and a laser generator/controller. The tool is mounted to a first robotic arm of a patient side cart. The tool has a wristed joint and an end effector coupled together. The end effector has a laser-emitting device to direct a laser beam onto tissue in a surgical site and an image-capturing device to capture images of the tissue in the surgical site. The control console, in communication with the tool, receives the captured images of tissue in the surgical site and displays the captured images on a display device to a user. The laser generator/controller is coupled to the tool and the control console to control the emission of the laser beam onto tissue of the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Reagan Williams, Gregory William Dachs, II, David Shafer
  • Force and torque sensing in a surgical robot setup arm
    Patent number: 9895813
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for improving force and torque sensing and feedback to the surgeon performing a telerobotic surgery are provided. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical manipulator system, a robotic surgical system, and a method for improved sensing of forces on a robotic surgical instrument and/or manipulator arm are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J Blumenkranz, Guiseppe M Prisco, Simon Peter DiMaio, Gregory William Dachs, II, Hanifa Dostmohamed, Christopher J Hasser, Gary S Guthart
  • ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS FOR LASER MARKING AND LASER CUTTING
    Publication number: 20090248041
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical system includes a combined laser imaging robotic surgical tool, a control console, and a laser generator/controller. The tool is mounted to a first robotic arm of a patient side cart. The tool has a wristed joint and an end effector coupled together. The end effector has a laser-emitting device to direct a laser beam onto tissue in a surgical site and an image-capturing device to capture images of the tissue in the surgical site. The control console, in communication with the tool, receives the captured images of tissue in the surgical site and displays the captured images on a display device to a user. The laser generator/controller is coupled to the tool and the control console to control the emission of the laser beam onto tissue of the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Reagan Williams, Gregory William Dachs, II, David Shafer
  • FORCE AND TORQUE SENSING IN A SURGICAL ROBOT SETUP ARM
    Publication number: 20090248038
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for improving force and torque sensing and feedback to the surgeon performing a telerobotic surgery are provided. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical manipulator system, a robotic surgical system, and a method for improved sensing of forces on a robotic surgical instrument and/or manipulator arm are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Inc., a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Giuseppe M. Prisco, Simon Peter DiMaio, Gregory William Dachs, II, Hanifa Dostmohamed, Christopher J. Hasser, Gary S. Guthart