Patents by Inventor Carson Jay SHELLENBERGER

Carson Jay SHELLENBERGER 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).

  • Segmented instrument having braking capabilities
    Patent number: 10952594
    Abstract: A medical instrument may comprise a plurality of links disposed in series along an axial direction. The plurality of links also may comprise a brake assembly comprise one or more first braking components coupled to a first link in the pair of adjacent links and one or more second braking components coupled to a second link in the pair of adjacent links. The one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components may have an interleaved arrangement with each other. The braking assembly may be actuatable between an engaged state and a disengaged state, wherein the one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components inhibit the pair of adjacent links from pivoting relative to one another in the engaged state of the brake assembly, and wherein the one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components permit the pair of adjacent links pivoting relative to one another in the disengaged state of the brake assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Gurusamy, Carson Jay Shellenberger, Christopher A. Julian, Joshua T. Oen
  • SEGMENTED INSTRUMENT HAVING BRAKING CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20200093352
    Abstract: A medical instrument may comprise a plurality of links disposed in series along an axial direction. The plurality of links also may comprise a brake assembly comprise one or more first braking components coupled to a first link in the pair of adjacent links and one or more second braking components coupled to a second link in the pair of adjacent links. The one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components may have an interleaved arrangement with each other. The braking assembly may be actuatable between an engaged state and a disengaged state, wherein the one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components inhibit the pair of adjacent links from pivoting relative to one another in the engaged state of the brake assembly, and wherein the one or more first braking components and the one or more second braking components permit the pair of adjacent links pivoting relative to one another in the disengaged state of the brake assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jay GURUSAMY, Carson Jay SHELLENBERGER, Christopher A. JULIAN, Joshua T. OEN