Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER BATTY

CHRISTOPHER BATTY 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).

  • Patent number: 12616468
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes an articulation subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft, a distal channel retainer coupled to an end effector that is pivotable about an articulation pivot point, an articulation bushing slidable between a proximal position and a distal position, an articulation rod extending distally from the articulation bushing and coupled at a distal end to the distal channel retainer; and a rack movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft. Movement of the rack with respect to the longitudinal axis imparts an axial force onto the articulation bushing moving the articulation bushing between the proximal position and the distal position. Movement of the articulation bushing between the distal position and the proximal position actuates the articulation rod causing the distal channel retainer to pivot about the articulation pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Christopher Batty, Robert Jason Simms, Jonathan Von Stein, Maria Lupp, Jason Bryant
  • Patent number: 12616467
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for articulating an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes an articulation subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Christopher Batty, Raffaele Definis, Robert Jason Simms, Jonathan Von Stein
  • Patent number: 12544067
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment including a roll subsystem. The roll subsystem comprises a rotatable shaft having a longitudinal axis, a roll input puck engageable with a roll robotic output, a worm gear coupled to and rotatable by the roll input puck, and a worm follower coupled to the rotatable shaft. Rotation of the roll input puck causes the worm gear to rotate the worm follower and thereby roll the rotatable shaft about its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Christopher Batty, Benjamin Bertram, Raffaele Definis, Christopher Denzinger, Martin Dolgiej, Disha Estera, Rockford A. Linville
  • Publication number: 20250375200
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for closing an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, CHRISTOPHER DENZINGER, DAVID KEILHOLZ, MARK D. OVERMYER
  • Publication number: 20250025160
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes a closure subsystem for a surgical instrument comprising a first closure input puck engageable with a first closure robotic output, a cam gear rotatably engaged with the first closure input puck, and a yoke pin coupled to a closure tube and movable from a first position to a second position in response to a rotation of the cam gear. Movement of the yoke pin from the first position to the second position translates the closure tube distally onto an anvil ramp of an anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, CHRISTOPHER DENZINGER, DAVID KEILHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20250025169
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem, an articulation subsystem, a roll subsystem, and a transection subsystem that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, MARIA LUPP, JASON BRYANT
  • Publication number: 20250025155
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for closing an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, CHRISTOPHER DENZINGER, DAVID KEILHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20250025161
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment including a roll subsystem. The roll subsystem comprises a rotatable shaft having a longitudinal axis, a roll input puck engageable with a roll robotic output, a worm gear coupled to and rotatable by the roll input puck, and a worm follower coupled to the rotatable shaft. Rotation of the roll input puck causes the worm gear to rotate the worm follower and thereby roll the rotatable shaft about its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, BENJAMIN BERTRAM, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, CHRISTOPHER DENZINGER, MARTIN DOLGIEJ, Disha Estera, Rockford A. Linville
  • Publication number: 20250025164
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for using a robotic instrument are disclosed. The method includes engaging a first closure input puck with a first closure robotic output. The method includes rotating the first closure robotic output to cause the first closure input puck to rotate. The method includes rotating a cam gear via the rotation of the first closure input puck. Rotation of the cam gear causes a yoke pin to track through a cam track in the cam gear, and the yoke pin is coupled to a closure tube. Tracking of the yoke pin through the cam track causes the yoke pin to translate from a first position to a second position, thereby translating the closure tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, CHRISTOPHER DENZINGER, DAVID KEILHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20250025159
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes an articulation subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft, a distal channel retainer coupled to an end effector that is pivotable about an articulation pivot point, an articulation bushing slidable between a proximal position and a distal position, an articulation rod extending distally from the articulation bushing and coupled at a distal end to the distal channel retainer; and a rack movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft. Movement of the rack with respect to the longitudinal axis imparts an axial force onto the articulation bushing moving the articulation bushing between the proximal position and the distal position. Movement of the articulation bushing between the distal position and the proximal position actuates the articulation rod causing the distal channel retainer to pivot about the articulation pivot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, MARIA LUPP, JASON BRYANT
  • Publication number: 20250025162
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The disclosed technology includes a housing for a surgical instrument configured to engage with a robotic arm. The housing comprises a first opening positioned to be engaged with at least a portion of a robotic arm, a second opening positioned proximate a rod extending from within the housing; and a fluid management system positioned within the housing proximate one of the first opening or the second opening, the fluid management system being configured to hold or divert fluid within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: OLIVIA AHRENS, CHRISTOPHER BATTY, HEATHER DICKSON, DISHA ESTERA, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, RYNE D. RADERMACHER, DENIZ S. GIFFORD, JEREMY HEMINGWAY
  • Publication number: 20250025157
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for articulating an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes an articulation subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN