Patents by Inventor Craig Keith Tsuji

Craig Keith Tsuji 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).

  • COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEOPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240189055
    Abstract: A joint mechanism includes a first end joint member; a middle joint member; a second end joint member; a first linkage member comprising a first annular band, the first linkage member pivotably coupled with the first end joint member and pivotably coupled with the middle joint member; and a second linkage member comprising a second annular band, the second linkage member pivotably coupled with the middle joint member and pivotably coupled with the second end joint member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Keith Tsuji, Edward Paul Donlon
  • Computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems and methods
    Patent number: 11896334
    Abstract: Systems and methods for minimally invasive computer-assisted telesurgery are described. For example, this disclosure describes computer-assisted teleoperated surgery instruments with cable-actuated joint mechanisms Some such joint mechanisms include linkages that maintain the joints in operable configurations without relying on cable tension to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Keith Tsuji, Edward Paul Donlon
  • COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEOPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210022818
    Abstract: Systems and methods for minimally invasive computer-assisted telesurgery are described. For example, this disclosure describes computer-assisted teleoperated surgery instruments with cable-actuated joint mechanisms Some such joint mechanisms include linkages that maintain the joints in operable configurations without relying on cable tension to do so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Craig Keith Tsuji, Edward Paul Donlon