Patents by Inventor Ben DICKERSON

Ben DICKERSON 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).

  • STERILE DISPOSABLE INTERFACES FOR PERCUTANEOUS INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20240341873
    Abstract: Robotic intervention systems may be used to perform medical procedures on patients using percutaneous instruments. Percutaneous interventional techniques are typically short in duration, requiring quick set-up and tear down to ensure minimal impact to medical workflow or process while maintaining a sterile field. A sterile disposable interface provides an inexpensive sterile barrier between the interventional site and the robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Tomas Wilson, Erica Ding Chin, Trent Michael Callan, Colin Allen Wilson, Ben Dickerson, Mary Margaret Scheunert, Alex Hassan, Polly Ma, Joshua DeFonzo
  • Robotic surgical tool with pivotable transmission linkage on translating carriage
    Patent number: 11766302
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the drive housing, and a shaft extending from the carriage and penetrating the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is secured to the carriage and includes a transmission link pivotably coupled to the carriage, a transmission drive gear rotatably mounted to a transmission link, a drive gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and operatively coupled to the transmission drive gear, and a transmission driven gear rotatably mounted to the transmission link and driven by rotation of the transmission drive gear. The transmission link is pivotable between a first and second positions to actuate the activating mechanism to perform first and second functions, respectively, of the end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib, Travis Schuh, Ben Dickerson
  • ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOL WITH PIVOTABLE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ON TRANSLATING CARRIAGE
    Publication number: 20210393348
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the drive housing, and a shaft extending from the carriage and penetrating the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is secured to the carriage and includes a transmission link pivotably coupled to the carriage, a transmission drive gear rotatably mounted to a transmission link, a drive gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and operatively coupled to the transmission drive gear, and a transmission driven gear rotatably mounted to the transmission link and driven by rotation of the transmission drive gear. The transmission link is pivotable between a first and second positions to actuate the activating mechanism to perform first and second functions, respectively, of the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. BECKMAN, Charles J. SCHEIB, Travis SCHUH, Ben DICKERSON