Patents by Inventor Christopher Brock Stone

Christopher Brock Stone 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).

  • Cannula assembly
    Patent number: 11944347
    Abstract: A trocar assembly can include a cannula, a seal cartridge, and an obturator. The seal cartridge is configured to be releasably coupled to the cannula and to be disposed at least partially within the cannula in a coupled configuration of the seal cartridge. The obturator is configured to directly latch to the cannula and to extends through the cannula and the seal cartridge in a coupled configuration of the obturator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Joseph Mozloom, Jr., Christopher Brock Stone, Andrew S. Berkowitz, Steven G. Hall, Jeffrey P. Wiley, Richard Patrick Chesnes, Jeffery T. Kirk, Aren Calder Hill
  • CANNULA ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230329752
    Abstract: In examples, a method of operating a surgical device comprises disengaging an obturator from a funnel portion of a cannula; removing a shaft portion of the obturator from a cannula lumen of the cannula; disengaging a seal cartridge from the funnel portion of the cannula; and removing the seal cartridge from the funnel portion after removing the shaft portion of the obturator from the cannula lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph MOZLOOM, JR., Christopher Brock STONE, Andrew S. BERKOWITZ, Steven G. HALL, Jeffrey P. WILEY, Richard Patrick CHESNES, Jeffery T. KIRK, Aren Calder HILL
  • REMOTE CENTERS AND STABILITY SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230285097
    Abstract: A cannula includes a funnel portion and a tubular portion extending distally from the funnel portion. The tubular portion defines a longitudinal axis. An inner lumen extending through the tubular portion permits a medical instrument to be advanced or retracted through the tubular portion. A first visual indicator on the tubular portion is indicative of a first defined remote center of motion about which the tubular portion is pivotable by a robotic system, and a second visual indicator on the tubular portion and spaced apart axially from the first visual indicator is indicative of a second defined remote center of motion about which the tubular portion is pivotable by a robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Marissa Anne CROSETTI, Alexander Tarek HASSAN, Mary Margaret SCHEUNERT, Christopher Brock STONE, Joseph Thomas MOZLOOM, JR.
  • CANNULA ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210315608
    Abstract: A trocar assembly can include a cannula, a seal cartridge, and an obturator. The seal cartridge is configured to be releasably coupled to the cannula and to be disposed at least partially within the cannula in a coupled configuration of the seal cartridge. The obturator is configured to directly latch to the cannula and to extends through the cannula and the seal cartridge in a coupled configuration of the obturator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Mozloom, JR., Christopher Brock Stone, Andrew S. Berkowitz, Steven G. Hall, Jeffrey P. Wiley, Richard Patrick Chesnes, Jeffery T. Kirk, Aren Calder Hill