Patents by Inventor Ben Brierton

Ben Brierton 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).

  • Surgical instrument engagement detection
    Patent number: 11071599
    Abstract: A surgical robot comprising a robot arm base connected to a distal robot arm link via a series of intermediate articulated robot arm links. A robot arm interface is attached to the distal robot arm link. The robot arm interface engages an instrument interface of a surgical instrument, and comprises an instrument engagement source and an instrument engagement detector. The instrument engagement detector is configured to only detect the instrument engagement source when the instrument engagement source is coupled to the instrument engagement detector by a coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: CMR Surgical Limited
    Inventors: Ben Brierton, Andrew Murray Scholan, Simon Schofield, Ricardo Michael Henderson Da Silva
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ENGAGEMENT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180228559
    Abstract: A surgical robot comprising a robot arm base connected to a distal robot arm link via a series of intermediate articulated robot arm links. A robot arm interface is attached to the distal robot arm link. The robot arm interface engages an instrument interface of a surgical instrument, and comprises an instrument engagement source and an instrument engagement detector. The instrument engagement detector is configured to only detect the instrument engagement source when the instrument engagement source is coupled to the instrument engagement detector by a coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Ben Brierton, Andrew Murray SCHOLAN, Simon SCHOFIELD, Ricardo Michael Henderson DA SILVA