Patents by Inventor Christopher Edward HARM

Christopher Edward HARM 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).

  • MASTER CONTROLLER DEVICE FOR MEDICAL OR SURGICAL TELEOPERATION
    Publication number: 20240350214
    Abstract: A master controller device includes a control gripper to control at least the open/close degree of freedom of a slave surgical instrument. The control gripper has a first interface portion and a second interface portion for the fingers of a user, wherein the first interface portion is opposite to the second interface portion. Each interface portion includes a cavity thereof formed by a respective conically-developing surface. The controller device can further include a handle which forms the handle of the master controller device, wherein the handle has a body which forms at least one seat with a surface thereof to rest on the back of a user's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Federico MONTAGNANI, Nicola PINESCHI, Massimiliano SIMI, Alexander Richard JOSEPH, Andrew Duncan PIDGEON, Samuel John DOYLE, Benjamin David HOPKINS, Niven CURTIS-WOODCOCK, Christopher Edward HARM, Alexander John MARET