Patents by Inventor Brian Douglas LAROSE

Brian Douglas LAROSE 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 DEVICES HAVING SMOOTHLY ARTICULATING MULTI-CLUSTER JOINTS
    Publication number: 20210212785
    Abstract: An articulating joint comprising a multi-cluster joint where every consecutive pair of links is interfaced by a gimbal, which offers rotation about two orthogonal axes within the same plane. Thus, the articulating joint comprises an alternating sequence of links and gimbals. Furthermore, there may be multiple cables attached to one or more of the links. As these cables are selectively pulled and released, one can achieve any desired articulation of the articulating joint. There may be a transmission member extending through the links and gimbals, parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the joint in its nominal non-articulated condition. This transmission member may be either a tension member that is pulled on (e.g. a cable or flexible pull rod) and that loads the articulating joint in compression, or the transmission member may be a flexible push rod that loads the articulating joint in tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: James Michael LICHT, Shorya AWTAR, Deepak SHARMA, Zachary ZIMMERMAN, Bruce JOHNSON, Christopher K. HOLMES, Peter F. COSTA, Brian Douglas LAROSE, Randall SULLIVAN, Ryan Brook RANK
  • Medical devices having smoothly articulating multi-cluster joints
    Patent number: 10959797
    Abstract: An articulating joint comprising a multi-cluster joint where every consecutive pair of links is interfaced by a gimbal, which offers rotation about two orthogonal axes within the same plane. Thus, the articulating joint comprises an alternating sequence of links and gimbals. Furthermore, there may be multiple cables attached to one or more of the links. As these cables are selectively pulled and released, one can achieve any desired articulation of the articulating joint. There may be a transmission member extending through the links and gimbals, parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the joint in its nominal non-articulated condition. This transmission member may be either a tension member that is pulled on (e.g. a cable or flexible pull rod) and that loads the articulating joint in compression, or the transmission member may be a flexible push rod that loads the articulating joint in tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FlexDex, Inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Licht, Shorya Awtar, Deepak Sharma, Zachary Zimmerman, Bruce Johnson, Christopher K. Holmes, Peter F. Costa, Brian Douglas Larose, Randall Sullivan, Ryan Brook Rank
  • MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING SMOOTHLY ARTICULATING MULTI-CLUSTER JOINTS
    Publication number: 20170095922
    Abstract: An articulating joint comprising a multi-cluster joint where every consecutive pair of links is interfaced by a gimbal, which offers rotation about two orthogonal axes within the same plane. Thus, the articulating joint comprises an alternating sequence of links and gimbals. Furthermore, there may be multiple cables attached to one or more of the links. As these cables are selectively pulled and released, one can achieve any desired articulation of the articulating joint. There may be a transmission member extending through the links and gimbals, parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the joint in its nominal non-articulated condition. This transmission member may be either a tension member that is pulled on (e.g. a cable or flexible pull rod) and that loads the articulating joint in compression, or the transmission member may be a flexible push rod that loads the articulating joint in tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: James Michael LICHT, Shorya AWTAR, Deepak SHARMA, Zachary ZIMMERMAN, Bruce JOHNSON, Christopher K. HOLMES, Peter F. COSTA, Brian Douglas LAROSE, Randall SULLIVAN