Patents by Inventor Garth Abraham Elias

Garth Abraham Elias 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).

  • ADJUSTABLE RETAINING ARM SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220346908
    Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Vipperman, Christopher Michael Dumm, Garth Abraham Elias, Tyler Michael Ferris, Mark Scaife, Peter David Allen
  • Adjustable retaining arm system
    Patent number: 11382716
    Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Vipperman, Christopher Michael Dumm, Garth Abraham Elias, Tyler Michael Ferris, Mark Scaife, Peter David Allen
  • ADJUSTABLE RETAINING ARM SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210128269
    Abstract: Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Vipperman, Christopher Michael Dumm, Garth Abraham Elias, Tyler Michael Ferris, Mark Scaife, Peter David Allen