Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Rose-Innes

Douglas J. Rose-Innes 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).

  • Patent number: 8241320
    Abstract: An articulated surgical instrument includes a handle, an actuating assembly associated with the handle, and a shaft including a proximal end coupled to the handle, a deflectable portion and an end effector. Distal portions of deflection wires are connected to the shaft. Proximal portions of the wires are connected to the actuating assembly. Movement of the actuating assembly moves the deflection wires to cause a deflection of the deflectable portion. The actuating assembly includes one or more actuators and one or more slider members associated with the actuators and connected to the deflection wires. The slider members are movable linearly between first and second positions, the proximal portions of the deflection wires being connected to the slider members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Gyrus Medical Limited
    Inventors: Edwin Lyons, Douglas J. Rose-Innes, Robert J. Brewer
  • Publication number: 20090187185
    Abstract: An articulated surgical instrument includes a handle, an actuating assembly associated with the handle, and a shaft including a proximal end coupled to the handle, a deflectable portion and an end effector. Distal portions of deflection wires are connected to the shaft. Proximal portions of the wires are connected to the actuating assembly. Movement of the actuating assembly moves the deflection wires to cause a deflection of the deflectable portion. The actuating assembly includes one or more actuators and one or more slider members associated with the actuators and connected to the deflection wires. The slider members are movable linearly between first and second positions, the proximal portions of the deflection wires being connected to the slider members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Gyrus Medical Limited
    Inventors: Edwin Lyons, Douglas J. Rose-Innes, Robert J. Brewer