Patents by Inventor Kathryn Aubrey

Kathryn Aubrey 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).

  • Sterile Drape Assembly For Surgical Robot
    Publication number: 20240016568
    Abstract: A sterile drape assembly for a surgical robot including a robotic arm with a plurality of links and a plurality of joints. The sterile drape assembly includes a surgical drape adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm and a drape belt configured to be secured to the surgical drape. The drape belt has at least one optical tracking element that moves with the drape belt as the drape belt is secured to the surgical drape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Oscar Williams, Donald W. Malackowski, Kathryn Aubrey
  • Sterile drape assembly for surgical robot
    Patent number: 11832913
    Abstract: A sterile drape assembly is disclosed for a surgical robot. The surgical robot has a robotic arm including a plurality of links and a plurality of motorized joints for moving the plurality of links. At least one optical tracking element is located on one or more the links of the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly has a surgical drape with an arm drape portion adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm and the one or more the links of the robotic arm. A drape belt cooperates with the arm drape portion to cover the at least one optical tracking element located on the one or more the links of the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Oscar Williams, Donald W. Malackowski, Kathryn Aubrey
  • Sterile Drape Assembly For Surgical Robot
    Publication number: 20210346110
    Abstract: A sterile drape assembly is disclosed for a surgical robot. The surgical robot has a robotic arm including a plurality of links and a plurality of motorized joints for moving the plurality of links. At least one optical tracking element is located on one or more the links of the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly has a surgical drape with an arm drape portion adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm and the one or more the links of the robotic arm. A drape belt cooperates with the arm drape portion to cover the at least one optical tracking element located on the one or more the links of the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Oscar Williams, Donald W. Malackowski, Kathryn Aubrey
  • Sterile drape assembly for surgical robot
    Patent number: 11096754
    Abstract: A sterile drape assembly for a surgical robot having a robotic arm, a cart coupled to the robotic arm, and optical tracking elements coupled to the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly includes a surgical drape having an arm drape portion adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly also includes a drape holder cooperating with the surgical drape to cover the optical tracking elements located on the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Oscar Williams, Donald W. Malackowski, Kathryn Aubrey
  • Sterile Drape Assembly For Surgical Robot
    Publication number: 20190099232
    Abstract: A sterile drape assembly for a surgical robot having a robotic arm, a cart coupled to the robotic arm, and optical tracking elements coupled to the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly includes a surgical drape having an arm drape portion adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm. The sterile drape assembly also includes a drape holder cooperating with the surgical drape to cover the optical tracking elements located on the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Oscar Williams, Donald W. Malackowski, Kathryn Aubrey