Patents by Inventor Arundathi Prasad

Arundathi Prasad 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).

  • Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use
    Patent number: 10653491
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Ray A. Lathrop, Robert J. Webster, III, James Netterville, Arundathi Prasad, Stanley Duke Herrell
  • DEXTEROUS SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20180140369
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Ray A. Lathrop, Robert J. Webster, III, James Netterville, Arundathi Prasad, Stanley Duke Herrell
  • Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use
    Patent number: 9901412
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Ray A. Lathrop, Robert J. Webster, III, James Netterville, Arundathi Prasad, Stanley Duke Herrell
  • DEXTEROUS SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20120277762
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Ray A. Lathrop, Robert J. Webster, III, James Netterville, Arundathi Prasad, Stanley Duke Herrell