Patents by Inventor Bruce Robert Cochran

Bruce Robert Cochran 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).

  • Ophthalmic microsurgical system employing surgical module employing flash EEPROM and reprogrammable modules
    Patent number: 6251113
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Francis Appelbaum, Michael Evremonde Bisch, Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, Jeffery Alan Knight, John A. Painter, John Alan Ritter
  • Foot controller for microsurgical system
    Patent number: 6179829
    Abstract: A foot control assembly for a microsurgical system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Evremonde Bisch, Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, Stanley Curtis McFerran, John A. Painter, Michael Andrew Wagner
  • Numeric keypad simulated on touchscreen
    Patent number: 6106512
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, John A. Painter
  • Modes/surgical functions
    Patent number: 6055458
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, John A. Painter
  • Surgical system providing automatic reconfiguration
    Patent number: 5997528
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Evremonde Bisch, Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, Jeffery Alan Knight, John Alan Ritter
  • Numeric keypad simulated on touchscreen
    Patent number: 5910139
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The system includes a data communications bus and a user interface connected to the data communications bus. The user interface provides information to the user and receives information from the user which is representative of operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments. The system also includes surgical modules connected to and controlling the microsurgical instruments as a function of at least one of the operating parameters. The surgical modules are also connected to the data communications bus. The data communications bus provides communication of data representative of the operating parameters between the user interface and the surgical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Storz Instrument Co.
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cochran, Christopher Michael Eberhardt, John A. Painter