Patents by Inventor Ernest D. Gomez

Ernest D. Gomez 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).

  • Electrocautery tactile feedback systems and methods
    Patent number: 10292752
    Abstract: Surgery systems and methods for providing vibration feedback are disclosed. A surgery system includes an electrocautery tool, a current sensor, and an actuator. The current sensor is coupled to the electrocautery tool to sense a current through the electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool. The actuator is in communication with the current sensor and is configured to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action. A surgical method includes sensing a current through an electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool, and actuating an actuator to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventors: Anna Brzezinski, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Ernest D. Gomez, Nicole Blumenfeld, Brian H. Horwich, Zachary E. Shurden
  • Systems and methods for providing vibration feedback in robotic systems
    Patent number: 9990856
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training an operator of a robotic surgery system are disclosed. One such method includes enabling the operator to perform a test procedure, recording vibrations of a surgical tool of the robotic surgery system during the test procedure, and generating a score for the operator based at least in part on the recorded vibrations of the surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Will McMahan, Ernest D. Gomez, Karlin Bark
  • ELECTROCAUTERY TACTILE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160081738
    Abstract: Surgery systems and methods for providing vibration feedback are disclosed. A surgery system includes an electrocautery tool, a current sensor, and an actuator. The current sensor is coupled to the electrocautery tool to sense a current through the electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool. The actuator is in communication with the current sensor and is configured to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action. A surgical method includes sensing a current through an electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool, and actuating an actuator to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Anna Brzezinski, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Ernest D. Gomez, Nicole Blumenfeld, Brian H. Horwich, Zachary E. Shurden