Patents by Inventor Eric Faulring
Eric Faulring 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).
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Patent number: 9840276Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system can include one or more wheels positioned to support the cart for wheeled motion on a ground surface, at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument, a steering interface having a grasping portion and comprising a sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted on the grasping portion to move the cart, wherein the sensor is in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart, and an additional sensor operatively coupled to the drive control system. The additional sensor may be positioned between the steering interface and the wheels on a side of the cart at which the steering interface is positioned, wherein in response to a force exerted on the additional sensor during backward motion of the cart in response to an aft force exerted on the grasping portion, the sensor sends a signal to the drive control system to stop motion of the cart.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Alan W. Petersen, David Robinson, Nitish Swarup, Mark W. Zimmer, Alexander Makhlin, Julio Santos-Munne, Eric Faulring, Thomas Moyer
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Publication number: 20170253270Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system can include one or more wheels positioned to support the cart for wheeled motion on a ground surface, at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument, a steering interface having a grasping portion and comprising a sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted on the grasping portion to move the cart, wherein the sensor is in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart, and an additional sensor operatively coupled to the drive control system. The additional sensor may be positioned between the steering interface and the wheels on a side of the cart at which the steering interface is positioned, wherein in response to a force exerted on the additional sensor during backward motion of the cart in response to an aft force exerted on the grasping portion, the sensor sends a signal to the drive control system to stop motion of the cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. GRIFFITHS, Paul W. MOHR, Alan W. PETERSEN, David ROBINSON, Nitish SWARUP, Mark W. ZIMMER, Alexander MAKHLIN, Julio SANTOS-MUNNE, Eric FAULRING, Thomas MOYER
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Patent number: 9623902Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system includes at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument and a steering interface. The steering interface may include at least one sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted by a user to move the cart. The steering interface may further include a coupling mechanism to removably couple the steering interface with the patient side cart. The at least one sensor may be placed in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart when the steering interface is in a coupled state with the patient side cart.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Alan W. Petersen, David Robinson, Nitish Swarup, Mark W. Zimmer, Alexander Makhlin, Julio Santos-Munne, Eric Faulring, Thomas Moyer
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Publication number: 20160199143Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system includes at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument and a steering interface. The steering interface may include at least one sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted by a user to move the cart. The steering interface may further include a coupling mechanism to removably couple the steering interface with the patient side cart. The at least one sensor may be placed in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart when the steering interface is in a coupled state with the patient side cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. GRIFFITHS, Paul W. MOHR, Alan W. PETERSEN, David ROBINSON, Nitish SWARUP, Mark W. ZIMMER, Alexander MAKHLIN, Julio SANTOS-MUNNE, Eric FAULRING, Thomas MOYER
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Patent number: 9308937Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system includes at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument and a steering interface. The steering interface may include at least one sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted by a user to move the cart. The steering interface may further include a coupling mechanism to removably couple the steering interface with the patient side cart. The at least one sensor may be placed in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart when the steering interface is in a coupled state with the patient side cart.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Alan W. Petersen, David Robinson, Nitish Swarup, Mark W. Zimmer, Alexander Makhlin, Julio Santos-Munne, Eric Faulring, Thomas Moyer
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Publication number: 20140316654Abstract: A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system includes at least one manipulator portion for holding a surgical instrument and a steering interface. The steering interface may include at least one sensor positioned to sense turning, fore, and aft forces exerted by a user to move the cart. The steering interface may further include a coupling mechanism to removably couple the steering interface with the patient side cart. The at least one sensor may be placed in signal communication with a drive control system of the patient side cart when the steering interface is in a coupled state with the patient side cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. GRIFFITHS, Paul W. MOHR, Alan W. PETERSEN, David ROBINSON, Nitish SWARUP, Mark W. ZIMMER, Alexander MAKHLIN, Julio SANTOS-MUNNE, Eric FAULRING, Thomas MOYER
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Publication number: 20080081728Abstract: A transmission or actuator offering multiple rotational outputs proportionate in speed to that of a common rotational input, each output according to its own ratio. The ratios are continuously variable between positive and negative values, including zero, and may be varied by electromechanical actuators under computer control. The transmission relates the output speeds one to another under computer control, and thus makes possible the establishment of virtual surfaces and other haptic effects in a multidimensional workspace to which the transmission outputs are kinematically linked. An example of such a workspace is that of a robotic or prosthetic hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Eric Faulring, Thomas Moyer, Julio Santos-Munne, Alexander Makhlin, J. Colgate, Michael Peshkin