Patents by Inventor Hildebert C.M. Meenink

Hildebert C.M. Meenink 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).

  • Surgical robot, instrument manipulator, combination of an operating table and a surgical robot, and master-slave operating system
    Patent number: 9060795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical robot for performing surgery of the minimally invasive type, comprising an instrument manipulator having a manipulator front end which is provided with an instrument receiver for receiving therein one of a number of surgical instruments, and manipulating means for, at least in use, manipulating the manipulator front end with respect to a patient body. The manipulator front end further comprises a container having a number of container holders for receiving therein the number of surgical instruments, and switching means for switching the instrument present in the instrument receiver by an instrument present in a container holder. The invention further relates to an instrument manipulator, a combination of an operating table and a surgical robot, and a master-slave operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
    Inventor: Hildebert C. M. Meenink
  • Surgical Robot, Instrument Manipulator, Combination of an Operating Table and a Surgical Robot, and Master-Slave Operating System
    Publication number: 20120245596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical robot for performing surgery of the minimally invasive type, comprising an instrument manipulator having a manipulator front end which is provided with a holder for receiving therein one of a number of surgical instruments, and manipulating means for, at least in use, manipulating the manipulator front end with respect to a patient body. The manipulator front end further comprises a container having a number of container holders for receiving therein the number of surgical instruments, and switching means for switching the instrument present in the holder by an instrument present in a container holder. The invention further relates to an instrument manipulator, a combination of an operating table and a surgical robot, and a master-slave operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Hildebert C.M. Meenink