Patents by Inventor Andre J. Castillo

Andre J. Castillo 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: 11950872
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for robotic medical instrument system. The medical system can include an elongated shaft configured for insertion into a patient. The system can also include a pull wire extending along the elongated shaft. The pull wire can be actuatable to articulate the elongated shaft. The medical system can include a dynamic pulley coupled to the pull wire, the dynamic pulley configured to collapse during rotation in a first direction and to expand during rotation in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda
  • Publication number: 20240081930
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes an instrument base, the instrument base including a first robotic drive input and a linear actuator coupled to the first robotic drive input, the first robotic drive input configured to couple to a corresponding robotic drive output of a robotic instrument driver, and an elongate shaft extending from a proximal portion of the instrument base, wherein the linear actuator couples to a portion of the elongate shaft at a point distal to the proximal portion of the instrument base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda, Adrian Tyler Hairrell, Nikhil S. Joshi
  • Patent number: 11911126
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for robotic medical instrument system. The medical system can include an elongated shaft configured for insertion into a patient. The system can also include a pull wire extending along the elongated shaft. The pull wire can be actuatable to articulate the elongated shaft. The medical system can include a dynamic pulley coupled to the pull wire, the dynamic pulley configured to collapse during rotation in a first direction and to expand during rotation in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda
  • Patent number: 11896330
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to robotic medical instrument systems. Such a system can include first and second medical instruments. The first medical instrument can include an instrument base and an elongate shaft extending from the instrument base, and a robotic drive input. The first medical instrument may include an instrument inlet. The second medical instrument may include an instrument base and an elongate shaft that extends through the instrument inlet. The second medical instrument can include a robotic drive input that is coupled to a rotating element in the second medical instrument. The robotic medical instrument system can include a robotic arm that has first and second robotic drive outputs. The first robotic drive output can drive the robotic drive input of the first medical instrument, and the second robotic drive output can drive the robotic drive input of the second medical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda, Adrian Tyler Hairrell, Nikhil S. Joshi
  • Publication number: 20230135444
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes an elongate shaft defining a roll axis and a handle coupled to the elongate shaft. The handle includes a robotic drive input operable to rotate the elongate shaft with respect to the handle about the roll axis and a lockout mechanism movable between an engaged position in which the lockout mechanism impedes rotation of the elongate shaft with respect to the handle about the roll axis, and a disengaged position in which the lockout mechanism permits rotation of the elongate shaft with respect to the handle about the roll axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Akira Bryan UEDA, Adrian Tyler HAIRRELL, Andre J. CASTILLO
  • Publication number: 20210196415
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for robotic medical instrument system. The medical system can include an elongated shaft configured for insertion into a patient. The system can also include a pull wire extending along the elongated shaft. The pull wire can be actuatable to articulate the elongated shaft. The medical system can include a dynamic pulley coupled to the pull wire, the dynamic pulley configured to collapse during rotation in a first direction and to expand during rotation in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda
  • Publication number: 20210045819
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to robotic medical instrument systems. Such a system can include first and second medical instruments. The first medical instrument can include an instrument base and an elongate shaft extending from the instrument base, and a robotic drive input. The first medical instrument may include an instrument inlet. The second medical instrument may include an instrument base and an elongate shaft that extends through the instrument inlet. The second medical instrument can include a robotic drive input that is coupled to a rotating element in the second medical instrument. The robotic medical instrument system can include a robotic arm that has first and second robotic drive outputs. The first robotic drive output can drive the robotic drive input of the first medical instrument, and the second robotic drive output can drive the robotic drive input of the second medical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andre J. Castillo, Akira Bryan Ueda, Adrian Tyler Hairrell, Nikhil S. Joshi
  • Patent number: 10729520
    Abstract: A dental protocol for creating an osteotomy for an implant is disclosed. A first drill is selected having a tip to create a pilot hole in the bone surface of a patient. The first drill includes a first boring section to create a bore hole for a second drill and a second boring section to create a coronal area on the hole near the bone surface. A first drill hole is created on the bone surface having a depth compatible with the length of the implant with the first drill and a coronal area. A second drill for creating a second hole having a width compatible with the body of the implant is selected. A second drill hole is created on the bone surface with the second drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet 3I, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Scalise, Andre J Castillo, Miguel G. Montero, Dan P. Rogers, Ross W Towse
  • Publication number: 20140220508
    Abstract: A dental protocol for creating an osteotomy for an implant is disclosed. A first drill is selected having a tip to create a pilot hole in the bone surface of a patient. The first drill includes a first boring section to create a bore hole for a second drill and a second boring section to create a coronal area on the hole near the bone surface. A first drill hole is created on the bone surface having a depth compatible with the length of the implant with the first drill and a coronal area. A second drill for creating a second hole having a width compatible with the body of the implant is selected. A second drill hole is created on the bone surface with the second drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: BIOMET 3i, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Scalise, Andre J. Castillo, Miguel G. Montero, Dan Paul Rogers, Ross W. Towse
  • Patent number: D975275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Bryan Ueda, Melissa A. Teran, Aadel Al-Jadda, Andre J. Castillo, Francois Pierre René´ Dransart, Jaeyeon Kwon
  • Patent number: D1006224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Bryan Ueda, Melissa A. Teran, Aadel Al-Jadda, Andre J. Castillo, Francois Pierre René Dransart, Jaeyeon Kwon