Patents by Inventor Nitish Swarup
Nitish Swarup 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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Publication number: 20140276950Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for controlling a telesurgical system are disclosed. In accordance with a method, a first tool connected to a first manipulator of the system, and a second tool connected to a second manipulator of the system, are controlled. A swap of the tools such that the first tool is connected to the second manipulator and the second tool is connected to the first manipulator is then detected. The first tool connected to the second manipulator and the second tool connected to the first manipulator are then controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Niels Smaby, Gregory Dachs, II, Nicola Diolaiti, Pushkar Hingwe, Thomas R. Nixon, Bruce M. Schena, Nitish Swarup
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Publication number: 20140276953Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing a desired movement of one or more joints of a manipulator arm having a plurality of joints with redundant degrees of freedom while effecting commanded movement of a distal end effector of the manipulator. Methods include defining a constraint, such as a network of paths, within a joint space defined by the one or more joints and determining a movement of the plurality of joints within a null-space to track the constraints with the one or more joints. Methods may further include calculating a reconfiguration movement of the joints and modifying the constraints to coincide with a reconfigured position of the one or more joints. Various configurations for devices and systems utilizing such methods are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Arjang Hourtash, Paul Mohr
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Publication number: 20140188131Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gregory K. Toth, Nitish Swarup, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton
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Publication number: 20140052154Abstract: Robotic and/or surgical devices, systems, and methods include kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems configured to facilitate preparation of the system for use. One or more kinematic linkage sub-systems may include joints that are actively driven, passive, or a mix of both. A set-up mode employs an intuitive user interface in which one or more joints are initially held static by a brake or joint drive system. The user may articulate the joint(s) by manually pushing against the linkage with a force, torque, or the like that exceeds a manual articulation threshold. Articulation of the moving joints is facilitated by modifying the signals transmitted to the brake or drive system. The system may sense completion of the reconfiguration from a velocity of the joint(s) falling below a threshold, optionally for a desired dwell time. The system may provide a detent-like manual articulation that is not limited to mechanically pre-defined detent joint configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup
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Publication number: 20140052153Abstract: Robotic and/or surgical devices, systems, and methods include kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems configured to facilitate preparation of the system for use. One or more kinematic linkage sub-systems may include joints that are actively driven, passive, or a mix of both, and may employ a set-up mode in which one or more of the joints are actively driven in response to manual articulation of one or more other joints of the kinematic chain. In an exemplary embodiment, the actively driven joints will move a platform structure that supports multiple manipulators in response to movement of one of the manipulators, facilitating and expediting the arrangement of the overall system by moving those multiple manipulators as a unit into alignment with the workspace. Manual independent positioning of the manipulator can be provided through passive set-up joint systems supporting the manipulators relative to the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup, Michael Costa, David Larkin, Thomas Cooper
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Publication number: 20140039745Abstract: A wheel assembly having a motor attached to a hub within the wheel assembly such that the motor powers the wheel assembly to rotate about an axle once the motor receives a predetermined amount of power. A battery system is configured to deliver power to said motor, the battery system is arranged to rotate with the wheel assembly. A sensor system within the wheel assembly provides data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the assembly. A control system within the wheel assembly receives data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the wheel assembly from the sensor system, with the control system having at least one output to from the battery system indicative of an amount of power that is delivered to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Belon Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Juan Bautista Belon, Shu-Hsun Chiang, Paul Daniel Faucher, Ya-Fang Ke, David Meyer, Nitish Swarup, Hsing-Han Tsai, Hsin-Chih Bautista Chen, Chia-Wen Chang
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Patent number: 8634957Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gregory K. Toth, Nitish Swarup, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton
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Patent number: 8538615Abstract: A wheel assembly having a motor attached to a hub within the wheel assembly such that the motor powers the wheel assembly to rotate about an axle once the motor receives a predetermined amount of power. A battery system is configured to deliver power to said motor, the battery system is arranged to rotate with the wheel assembly. A sensor system within the wheel assembly provides data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the assembly. A control system within the wheel assembly receives data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the wheel assembly from the sensor system, with the control system having at least one output to from the battery system indicative of an amount of power that is delivered to the motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Belon Engineering Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chen, Shu-Hsun Chiang, Paul Daniel Faucher, Ya-Fang Ke, David Meyer, Nitish Swarup, Hsing-Han Tsai, Juan Bautista Belon, Chia-Wen Chang
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Publication number: 20130110130Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a control system for a robotic surgical instrument is provided including a torque saturation limiter, a torque to current converter coupled to the torque saturation limiter, and a motor coupled to the torque to current converter. The torque saturation limiter receives a desired torque signal for one or more end effectors and limits the desired torque to a range between an upper torque limit and a lower torque limit generating a bounded torque signal. The torque to current converter transforms a torque signal into a current signal. The motor drives an end effector of one or more end effectors to the bounded torque signal in response to the first current signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: SCOTT MANZO, NITISH SWARUP
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Publication number: 20130006268Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott E. Manzo
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Publication number: 20120197182Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical system is provided including a master control console and a surgical manipulator. The master control console generates control signals to cause one or more fluids to flow into or out of a surgical site. The surgical manipulator is coupled to the console to receive the control signals and includes at least one robotic arm and a surgical instrument coupled thereto. The surgical manipulator controls the surgical instrument in response to the control signals to control the flow of the one or more fluids into or out of the surgical site. The surgical instrument has a first robotically controlled valve that is responsive to the surgical manipulator and a hollow tube having a first end coupled to the first robotically controlled valve with an opening at a second end to direct the flow of one or more fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Paul Millman, David Bailey, Dean Hoornaert, David Stephen Mintz, David Q. Larkin, John Magnasco, Gary Guthurt, Nitish Swarup, Salvatore Brogna
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Patent number: 8231638Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott Manzo
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Publication number: 20120190920Abstract: The present invention is directed to an articulate minimally invasive surgical endoscope with a flexible wrist having at least one degree of freedom. When used with a surgical robot having a plurality of robot arms, the endoscope can be used with any of the plurality of arms thereby allowing the use a universal arm design. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention is made more intuitive a to a user by attaching a reference frame used for controlling the at least one degree of freedom motion to the flexible wrist for wrist motion associated with the at least one degree of freedom. The endoscope in accordance to the present invention attenuates undesirable motion at its back/proximal end by acquiring the image of the object in association with the at least one degree of freedom based on a reference frame rotating around a point of rotation located proximal to the flexible wrist.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Hasser, Nitish Swarup, Thomas G. Cooper, S. Christopher Anderson
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Patent number: 8224484Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott Manzo
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Publication number: 20120179169Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott Manzo
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Publication number: 20110301754Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gregory K. Toth, Nitish Swarup, Tom Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton
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Publication number: 20110278909Abstract: A wheel assembly having a motor attached to a hub within the wheel assembly such that the motor powers the wheel assembly to rotate about an axle once the motor receives a predetermined amount of power. A battery system is configured to deliver power to said motor, the battery system is arranged to rotate with the wheel assembly. A sensor system within the wheel assembly provides data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the assembly. A control system within the wheel assembly receives data related to velocity and angle of orientation of the wheel assembly from the sensor system, with the control system having at least one output to from the battery system indicative of an amount of power that is delivered to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chen, Shu-Hsun Chiang, Paul Daniel Faucher, Ya-Fang Ke, David Meyer, Nitish Swarup, Hsing-Han Tsai, Juan Bautista Belon, Chia-Wen Chang
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Patent number: 7983793Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gregory K. Toth, Nitish Swarup, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton
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Publication number: 20090088774Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott Manzo
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Publication number: 20090088775Abstract: In one implementation, a method is disclosed in which a lock sensing mode is entered for a robotic surgical instrument. In the lock sensing mode, the degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument are switchably reduced. Further in the lock sensing mode, one or more end effectors of the robotic surgical instrument are switchably clamped together in the robotic surgical instrument. An increased level of torque may also be applied to the end effectors to increase a gripping force applied by the one or more end effectors in response to the reduced degrees of freedom of movement in the robotic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Nitish Swarup, Scott Manzo