Patents by Inventor David Q. Lakin

David Q. Lakin 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).

  • SIDE LOOKING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140206936
    Abstract: Two surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. The surgical instruments exit at an intermediate position of the guide tube and are oriented to be substantially parallel to the guide tube's longitudinal axis as they exit. A stereoscopic image capture component is on the guide tube between the intermediate position and the guide tube's distal end. The image capture component's field of view is generally perpendicular to the guide tube's longitudinal axis. The surgical instruments and the guide tube are telemanipulatively controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Cooper, David J. Rosa, David Q. Lakin, Matthew R. Williams, Eugene F. Duval