Patents by Inventor Philip C. Evans

Philip C. Evans 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).

  • Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia
    Patent number: 6858003
    Abstract: A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement from a moving surgical cardiac worksite to produce a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. The surgical system or assembly also includes a motion tracking system for gathering movement information on a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. A control computer is engaged to the attachment assembly and to the motion tracking system and to the servo-mechanical system for controlling movement of the attachment assembly and for feeding gathered information to the servo-mechanical system for moving the surgical instrument in unison with the resultant surgical cardiac worksite such that a relative position of the moving surgical instrument with respect to the resultant surgical cardiac worksite is generally constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip C. Evans, Frederic H. Moll, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Rand P. Pendleton, Christopher P. Wilson, Andris D. Ramans, David J. Rosa, Volkmar Falk, Robert G. Younge
  • Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia
    Publication number: 20030055410
    Abstract: A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement from a moving surgical cardiac worksite to produce a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. The surgical system or assembly also includes a motion tracking system for gathering movement information on a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. A control computer is engaged to the attachment assembly and to the motion tracking system and to the servo-mechanical system for controlling movement of the attachment assembly and for feeding gathered information to the servo-mechanical system for moving the surgical instrument in unison with the resultant surgical cardiac worksite such that a relative position of the moving surgical instrument with respect to the resultant surgical cardiac worksite is generally constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip C. Evans, Frederic H. Moll, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Rand P. Pendleton, Christopher P. Wilson, Andris D. Ramans, David J. Rosa, Volkmar Falk, Robert G. Younge
  • Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia
    Patent number: 6468265
    Abstract: A surgical system or assembly for performing cardiac surgery includes a surgical instrument; a servo-mechanical system engaged to the surgical instrument for operating the surgical instrument; and an attachment assembly for removing at least one degree of movement from a moving surgical cardiac worksite to produce a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. The surgical system or assembly also includes a motion tracking system for gathering movement information on a resultant surgical cardiac worksite. A control computer is engaged to the attachment assembly and to the motion tracking system and to the servo-mechanical system for controlling movement of the attachment assembly and for feeding gathered information to the servo-mechanical system for moving the surgical instrument in unison with the resultant surgical cardiac worksite such that a relative position of the moving surgical instrument with respect to the resultant surgical cardiac worksite is generally constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip C. Evans, Frederic H. Moll, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Rand P. Pendleton, Christopher P. Wilson, Andris D. Ramans, David J. Rosa, Volkmar Falk, Robert G. Younge
  • Electromagnetic transmitting hockey puck
    Patent number: 5564698
    Abstract: A hockey puck with an electromagnetic transmitter. The electromagnetic transmitter could include an infrared transmitter, ultraviolet transmitter, radar repeater, RF transmitter or other device for transmitting electromagnetic waves outside of the visible spectrum. The electromagnetic transmitter is turned on using a shock sensor and is turned off using a timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, David B. Hill, Fred J. Heinzmann, Alan C. Phillips, Harold Guthart, Alan A. Burns, Charles L. Rino, Philip C. Evans