Patents by Inventor Jack Marlotte

Jack Marlotte 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).

  • Medical manipulator system
    Patent number: 9730717
    Abstract: A medical manipulator system has an operating unit including a grip handle and a composite input unit, a working unit detachably mounted on the operating unit and including an end effector, and a controller for controlling the operating unit. The controller judges starting and ending of a surgical case and increments the usage count of the working unit based on a manner in which the working unit is mounted and dismounted, and the times at which the working unit is mounted and dismounted, and disables the working unit if the usage count of the working unit exceeds a preset count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ryohei Katsuki, Makoto Jinno, Shigeru Omori, Masao Hitotsuyanagi, Jack Marlotte, Deanna Hirzel, Pari Shimoyama, Rie Nakamura
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120203269
    Abstract: A medical manipulator system has an operating unit including a grip handle and a composite input unit, a working unit detachably mounted on the operating unit and including an end effector, and a controller for controlling the operating unit. The controller judges starting and ending of a surgical case and increments the usage count of the working unit based on a manner in which the working unit is mounted and dismounted, and the times at which the working unit is mounted and dismounted, and disables the working unit if the usage count of the working unit exceeds a preset count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryohei KATSUKI, Makoto Jinno, Shigeru Omori, Masao Hitotsuyanagi, Jack Marlotte, Deanna Hirzel, Pari Shimoyama, Rie Nakamura