Patents by Inventor Craig Richard Gerbi

Craig Richard Gerbi 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).

  • Resiliently deformable tool guide for use in minimally invasive telesurgical system
    Publication number: 20080255585
    Abstract: A tool guide for guiding an end effector of a robotically controlled surgical instrument from a position outside a patient body to a position in close proximity to an internal surgical site within the patient body is provided. The tool guide typically comprises a body, a seat formation on the body, the seat formation being arranged to seat in an aperture leading into the patient body so as to mount the tool guide on the patient body, and a sheath formation on the body. The sheath formation typically defines a longitudinally extending internal passage, an inlet leading into the passage and an outlet leading from the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Daniel T. Wallace
  • Tool guide and method for introducing an end effector to a surgical site in minimally invasive surgery
    Publication number: 20040054355
    Abstract: A tool guide for guiding an end effector of a robotically controlled surgical instrument from a position outside a patient body to a position in close proximity to an internal surgical site within the patient body is provided. The tool guide typically comprises a body, a seat formation on the body, the seat formation being arranged to seat in an aperture leading into the patient body so as to mount the tool guide on the patient body, and a sheath formation on the body. The sheath formation typically defines a longitudinally extending internal passage, an inlet leading into the passage and an outlet leading from the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Daniel T. Wallace
  • Method for introducing an end effector to a surgical site in minimally invasive surgery
    Patent number: 6620173
    Abstract: A tool guide for guiding an end effector of a robotically controlled surgical instrument from a position outside a patient body to a position in close proximity to an internal surgical site within the patient body is provided. The tool guide typically comprises a body, a seat formation on the body, the seat formation being arranged to seat in an aperture leading into the patient body so as to mount the tool guide on the patient body, and a sheath formation on the body. The sheath formation typically defines a longitudinally extending internal passage, an inlet leading into the passage and an outlet leading from the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Daniel T. Wallace
  • Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery
    Patent number: 6587750
    Abstract: An input device for robotic surgery mechanically transmits a grip signal across a first joint coupling a handle to a linkage supporting the handle. The handle is removable and replaceable, allows unlimited rotation about the joint, and may optionally include a touch sensor to inhibit movement of a surgical end effector when the hand of the surgeon is not in contact with the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Eugene F. Duval, Don Minami, Bob Hager, J. Kenneth Salisbury, Akhil Madhani, John Stern, Gary S. Guthart
  • Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery
    Publication number: 20030060927
    Abstract: An input device for robotic surgery mechanically transmits a grip signal across a first joint coupling a handle to a linkage supporting the handle. The handle is removable and replaceable, allows unlimited rotation about the joint, and may optionally include a touch sensor to inhibit movement of a surgical end effector when the hand of the surgeon is not in contact with the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Eugene F. Duval, Don Minami, Robert F. Hagen, J. Kenneth Salisbury, Akhil Madhani, John Stern, Gary S. Guthart
  • Tool guide and method for introducing an end effector to a surgical site in minimally invasive surgery
    Publication number: 20020045905
    Abstract: A tool guide for guiding an end effector of a robotically controlled surgical instrument from a position outside a patient body to a position in close proximity to an internal surgical site within the patient body is provided. The tool guide typically comprises a body, a seat formation on the body, the seat formation being arranged to seat in an aperture leading into the patient body so as to mount the tool guide on the patient body, and a sheath formation on the body. The sheath formation typically defines a longitudinally extending internal passage, an inlet leading into the passage and an outlet leading from the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Craig Richard Gerbi, Daniel T. Wallace