Patents by Inventor Anthony Catacchio

Anthony Catacchio 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).

  • Entanglement end effector for autonomous object retrieval
    Patent number: 11148289
    Abstract: Features are disclosed for an end effector for automated identification and handling of an object. The end effector includes an entangling structure that can be positioned over an entanglement point of an overpackage in which a desired object is location using sensors. Using the location information, the end effector can identify a path to the entanglement location and detect whether the overpackage is engaged by detecting environmental changes at the end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tye Brady, Anthony Catacchio, Brendan Patrick Collins, Gregory Longtine, Jon Taylor, Taylor Tobin
  • Surgical limb positioning apparatus
    Patent number: 11090213
    Abstract: An apparatus that controls the rotation of an operative limb during shoulder surgery is composed of three parts: 1) a mechanism that is part of the durable apparatus, and which allows the limb to be suspended from the system and traction weights applied, but is configured in such a manner that the cable or other connecting member does not rotate about its axis; 2) a sterile connector that acts as the interface between the non-sterile durable apparatus and a sterile patient-contacting disposable drape; and 3) the disposable drape which is secured to the patient's operative arm. One of the sterile connector and the disposable drape contains a feature that allows the physician to rotate and hold the limb in any desired position, without requiring that it be manually held in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Catacchio, Daniel Zahynacz, William Obendorf, Graham Smith
  • SURGICAL LIMB POSITIONING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190350792
    Abstract: An apparatus that controls the rotation of an operative limb during shoulder surgery is composed of three parts: 1) a mechanism that is part of the durable apparatus, and which allows the limb to be suspended from the system and traction weights applied, but is configured in such a manner that the cable or other connecting member does not rotate about its axis; 2) a sterile connector that acts as the interface between the non-sterile durable apparatus and a sterile patient-contacting disposable drape; and 3) the disposable drape which is secured to the patient's operative arm. One of the sterile connector and the disposable drape contains a feature that allows the physician to rotate and hold the limb in any desired position, without requiring that it be manually held in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Catacchio, Daniel Zahynacz, William Obendorf, Graham Smith