Patents by Inventor Alvin Z. HO

Alvin Z. HO 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).

  • Patent number: 12122048
    Abstract: A surgical system may include an elongated arm support and a robotic arm supported on the elongated arm support. The robotic arm may translate along the elongated arm support. A partially enclosed cavity may be defined in the elongated arm support for receiving an electrical cable electrically coupled to the robotic arm so that the first electrical cable is within the cavity and includes a rolling loop that moves in conjunction with movement of the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Alvin Z. Ho, Nicholas J. Eyre, Colin Allen Wilson, Sven Wehrmann
  • Publication number: 20240342035
    Abstract: A surgical robotics system can include a column-based mount platform and at least one robotic arm coupled to the mount platform. The robotic arm can include a setup linkage and a distal manipulator linkage that collectively define a remote center of motion. The setup linkage can be adjusted to manipulate a pose of the distal manipulator linkage and a location of the remote center of motion. Further, the distal manipulator linkage can be configured to isolate a degree of freedom of motion of a tool coupled thereto to articulate the tool about the remote center of motion. Optionally, the mount platform can be supported by a column of a surgical bed or system. Further, the setup linkage can be robotic. Furthermore, the distal manipulator linkage can use a hardware-constrained remote center of motion. In some embodiments, the distal manipulator linkage can include a parallelogram linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas J. EYRE, Alvin Z. HO, Cedric KIM, Yanan HUANG, Colin Allen WILSON, Renbin ZHOU, Thai Chau NGUYEN HUYNH, Roman L. DEVENGENZO
  • Publication number: 20230226684
    Abstract: A surgical system may include an elongated arm support and a robotic arm supported on the elongated arm support. The robotic arm may translate along the elongated arm support. A partially enclosed cavity may be defined in the elongated arm support for receiving an electrical cable electrically coupled to the robotic arm so that the first electrical cable is within the cavity and includes a rolling loop that moves in conjunction with movement of the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Alvin Z. HO, Nicholas J. EYRE, Colin Allen WILSON, Sven WEHRMANN