Patents by Inventor Andrew CAUNTER

Andrew CAUNTER 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).

  • MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20230218338
    Abstract: Apparatus for performing a minimally-invasive procedure, the apparatus comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a monopolar knife assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, the monopolar knife assembly comprising a knife; a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft; wherein the shaft comprises a flexible portion and an articulating portion, wherein the flexible portion extends distally from the handle and the articulating portion extends distally from the flexible portion; wherein at least one articulation cable extends from the handle to the articulating portion, such that when tension is applied to the at least one articulation cable, the articulating portion deflects; wherein an actuation element extends through the shaft from the handle to the knife, such that when the actuation element is moved, the knife is moved; and wherein the actuation element transmits electrical power from the handle to the knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan O'Keefe, Jeffrey Cerier, Amos Cruz, David Rezac, Niklas Helmick, Peter Aliski, Andrew Caunter
  • Medical instruments for performing minimally-invasive procedures
    Patent number: 11446081
    Abstract: Apparatus for performing a minimally-invasive procedure, the apparatus comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a monopolar knife assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, the monopolar knife assembly comprising a knife; a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft; wherein the shaft comprises a flexible portion and an articulating portion, wherein the flexible portion extends distally from the handle and the articulating portion extends distally from the flexible portion; wherein at least one articulation cable extends from the handle to the articulating portion, such that when tension is applied to the at least one articulation cable, the articulating portion deflects; wherein an actuation element extends through the shaft from the handle to the knife, such that when the actuation element is moved, the knife is moved; and wherein the actuation element transmits electrical power from the handle to the knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Lumedi Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan O'Keefe, Jeffrey Cerier, Amos Cruz, David Rezac, Niklas Helmick, Peter Aliski, Andrew Caunter
  • Direct write three-dimensional printing of aligned composite materials
    Patent number: 10987941
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a composite part, such as a reinforced composite part, are provided that enable control over the fiber or other particle orientation within each layer of the part during manufacture. The apparatus and method employ a print head including a dispensing tip and a magnetic assembly controllable to apply a magnetic field at a print location adjacent the dispensing tip outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Scott Goodrich, Andrew Caunter, Daniel Shores, Ryan Pembroke, Amy Den Dulk, Randall Erb
  • MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20200170701
    Abstract: Apparatus for performing a minimally-invasive procedure, the apparatus comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a monopolar knife assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, the monopolar knife assembly comprising a knife; a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft; wherein the shaft comprises a flexible portion and an articulating portion, wherein the flexible portion extends distally from the handle and the articulating portion extends distally from the flexible portion; wherein at least one articulation cable extends from the handle to the articulating portion, such that when tension is applied to the at least one articulation cable, the articulating portion deflects; wherein an actuation element extends through the shaft from the handle to the knife, such that when the actuation element is moved, the knife is moved; and wherein the actuation element transmits electrical power from the handle to the knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan O'Keefe, Jeffrey Cerier, Amos Cruz, David Rezac, Niklas Helmick, Peter Aliski, Andrew Caunter
  • Direct Write Three-Dimensional Printing of Aligned Composite Materials
    Publication number: 20190263060
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a composite part, such as a reinforced composite part, are provided that enable control over the fiber or other particle orientation within each layer of the part during manufacture. The apparatus and method employ a print head including a dispensing tip and a magnetic assembly controllable to apply a magnetic field at a print location adjacent the dispensing tip outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Scott GOODRICH, Andrew CAUNTER, Daniel SHORES, Ryan PEMBROKE, Amy DEN DULK, Randall ERB