Patents by Inventor Allison M. Stauffer

Allison M. Stauffer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240065824
    Abstract: Example implant delivery systems are disclosed. An example implant delivery system includes an elongate shaft and a frame coupled to a distal end region of the elongate shaft. The frame includes a body portion and a plurality of attachment arms extending from the body portion, wherein each of the attachment arms includes a support member configured to extend through an aperture of an implant. Further, each of the attachment arms includes a stop disposed on a free end region of the support member, wherein the stop is configured to releasably secure the implant to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
    Inventor: Allison M. Stauffer
  • Publication number: 20230270321
    Abstract: A drive assembly of a surgical robotic system is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a first drive unit having a first drive unit face, a second drive unit having a second drive unit face, and a third drive unit having a third drive unit face. Each drive unit may include a plurality of motors configured to rotate a corresponding one of a plurality of drive elements about rotational axes perpendicular to the respective the respective drive unit face. the first drive unit, the second drive unit, and the third drive unit configured to be positioned about the drive assembly common axis with respect to a vertical plane passing through the drive assembly common axis such that an orientation and position of the first drive unit face mirrors those of second drive unit face, and the third drive unit face is bisected by the vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Breton, Allison M. Stauffer, Maeve Devlin, Eric Kline, Sammy Khalifa
  • Publication number: 20230134233
    Abstract: Tissue repair devices include an advancement assembly comprising a rod portion configured to advance through a needle to expel first and second implants from the needle, a ratchet coupled to a proximal section of the rod portion and configured to advance the rod through the needle by axial and rotational movement, and an advancement member having a linear travel axis including a first bore connected to a second bore. A diameter of the first bore is smaller than a diameter of the second bore such that the first bore and the second bore comprise a stop. The rod portion has mechanical properties optimized to both conform to a needle curvature and provide sufficient compressive strength to expel implants from the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey I. Karasic, Matthew D. Cunningham, Han Teik Yeoh, Rick Fu, Roger R. Cassidy, Allison M. Stauffer, Belin Mirabile