Patents by Inventor Dale Bergman

Dale Bergman 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).

  • ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE
    Publication number: 20130035537
    Abstract: A method of manipulating an elongate member in at least two degrees of freedom includes holding an elongate member between two rotary members that define respective rotational axes, the elongate member having a flexible proximal portion, a distal rigid needle attached to the proximal portion, and an operative element for delivering energy, the needle having a distal port, actuating at least one of the rotary members in a rotational direction about its rotational axis to generate a corresponding linear motion of the elongate member along a longitudinal axis of the elongate member, and actuating at least one of the rotary members in a linear direction along its rotational axis to generate a corresponding rotational motion of the elongate member about the longitudinal axis of the elongate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel T. Wallace, Dale Bergman, Ruchi Choksi, Aaron Grogan