Patents by Inventor Jake A. Luckman
Jake A. Luckman 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).
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Patent number: 11883066Abstract: An instrument access device of a teleoperated surgical system includes an envelope, a clamp, and a plurality of ports. The envelope includes a distal opening and a cavity. The clamp is in the distal opening of the envelope. The plurality of ports are coupled to the envelope. The plurality of ports are proximal to the clamp and the distal opening of the envelope. Each of the plurality of ports includes a seal, which is sized and shaped to seal an outer surface of a cannula and to fix a position of the cannula relative to the port and the envelope.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Kyle Miller, Jake A. Luckman, Joseph P. Orban, III
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Publication number: 20230355227Abstract: A wound retractor clamp includes an annular clamp body including a periphery configured to surround a proximal end of a wound retractor, and one or more resilient members connected to the periphery of the clamp body. The one or more resilient members deflect radially outward upon engagement of the clamp body with the wound retractor. The one or more resilient members snap onto the wound retractor and secure the clamp body to the wound protector subsequent to the engagement of the clamp body with the wound protector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Jake A. Luckman, Ronald G. Litke
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Patent number: 11684354Abstract: A wound retractor clamp includes an annular clamp body including a periphery configured to surround a proximal end of a wound retractor, and one or more resilient members connected to the periphery of the clamp body. The one or more resilient members deflect radially outward upon engagement of the clamp body with the wound retractor. The one or more resilient members snap onto the wound retractor and secure the clamp body to the wound protector subsequent to the engagement of the clamp body with the wound protector.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Jake A. Luckman, Ronald G. Litke
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Patent number: 11607210Abstract: A wound retractor includes a sleeve with proximal and distal ends, an inner ring inside the sleeve between the proximal and distal ends, and an outer ring outside the sleeve between the proximal and distal ends. The inner ring includes a tapered outer surface that increases in diameter from a proximal end of the inner ring toward a distal end of the inner ring. The outer ring includes a tapered inner surface that increases in diameter from a proximal end of the outer ring toward a distal end of the outer ring. A portion of the sleeve is captured between the tapered outer surface and the tapered inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Jake A. Luckman, Jeffrey R. Roeder
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Publication number: 20220401125Abstract: Disclosed are medical devices for surgical procedures, especially procedures that involve the manipulation of surgical instrument end effectors close to the skin surface at an incision site. In accordance with some embodiments, an instrument access device is configured to couple to a wound retractor at a distal end of the device and to receive a multiple instrument entry guide in a port at the proximal end of the instrument access device, with an envelope between the distal and proximal ends defining a sealed cavity for maintaining insufflation pressure. Various embodiments provide means for rotating an assistant port in the envelope about a port that receives the instrument entry guide without twisting the envelope. Also disclosed are various envelope shapes. Also disclosed is an instrument entry guide that aligns surgical instrument shafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Jake A. Luckman, Jeffrey D. Brown
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Publication number: 20220330976Abstract: Disclosed are medical devices for surgical procedures, especially procedures that involve the manipulation of surgical instrument end effectors close to the skin surface at an incision site. In accordance with some embodiments, an instalment access device is configured to couple to a wound retractor at a distal end of the device and to receive a multiple instrument entry guide in a port at the proximal end of the instrument access device, with an envelope (822) between the distal (804) and proximal (812) ends defining a sealed cavity for maintaining insufflation pressure. Various embodiments provide means for rotating an assistant port in the envelope about a port that receives the instrument entry guide without twisting the envelope. Also disclosed are various envelope shapes. Also disclosed is an instrument entry guide that aligns surgical instrument shafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Jake A. Luckman, Jeffrey D. Brown
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Publication number: 20220304674Abstract: A needle driver device comprises an arcuate-shaped distal end portion defining an aperture opening at a distal end of the needle driver device and a cutting element disposed an exterior surface portion of the needle driver device. The cutting element is configured to cut suturing material. Devices, systems, and methods relate to cutting suturing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Ronald G. LITKE, John F. GOODMAN, Justin KROM, Jake A. LUCKMAN, Nathan VENSKYTIS
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Publication number: 20210282760Abstract: A wound retractor includes a sleeve with proximal and distal ends, an inner ring inside the sleeve between the proximal and distal ends, and an outer ring outside the sleeve between the proximal and distal ends. The inner ring includes a tapered outer surface that increases in diameter from a proximal end of the inner ring toward a distal end of the inner ring. The outer ring includes a tapered inner surface that increases in diameter from a proximal end of the outer ring toward a distal end of the outer ring. A portion of the sleeve is captured between the tapered outer surface and the tapered inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Jake A. Luckman, Jeffrey R. Roeder
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Publication number: 20210282761Abstract: A wound retractor damp includes an annular damp body including a periphery configured to surround a proximal end of a wound retractor, and one or more resilient members connected to the periphery of the clamp body. The one or more resilient members deflect radially outward upon engagement of the clamp body with the wound retractor. The one or more resilient members snap onto the wound retractor and secure the clamp body to the wound protector subsequent to the engagement of the clamp body with the wound protector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Jake A. Luckman, Ronald G. Litke
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Publication number: 20210260328Abstract: A medical device may include a seal portion having a first seal wall extending to a first lip and a second seal wall extending distally to a second lip that contacts the first lip, the first lip and second lip defining a slit, and a rim portion extending around the seal portion, the rim portion being curved or bent in a proximal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Jake A. Luckman
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Publication number: 20210251655Abstract: An instrument access device of a teleoperated surgical system includes an envelope, a clamp, and a plurality of ports. The envelope includes a distal opening and a cavity. The clamp is in the distal opening of the envelope. The plurality of ports are coupled to the envelope. The plurality of ports are proximal to the clamp and the distal opening of the envelope. Each of the plurality of ports includes a seal, which is sized and shaped to seal an outer surface of a cannula and to fix a position of the cannula relative to the port and the envelope.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Ronald G. Litke, Kyle Miller, Jake A. Luckman, Joseph P. Orban, III
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Publication number: 20210213269Abstract: A medical device may include a septum seal including a septum wall having portions defining a septum opening, and a plurality of flaps extending over the septum seal toward the septum opening, wherein the flaps define a flap opening that overlaps with the septum opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Nathan A. Venskytis, Douglas S. Langley, Jake A. Luckman, Stephen C. Chai