Patents by Inventor Hubert STEIN
Hubert STEIN 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: 11439472Abstract: A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Hubert Stein, Paul Millman, David W. Bailey, William C. Nowlin, Gregory K. Toth, Thomas R. Nixon
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Publication number: 20220183779Abstract: A medical device includes a clevis, a first blade, a second blade, and a tension member. The first and second blades are rotatably coupled to the clevis. The first blade includes a first coupling portion. The tension member is coupled to the first blade and applies a torque to the first blade to rotate the first blade about the clevis between a first, second, and third orientation. The second blade includes a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion such that A) the second blade remains in a fixed position relative to the clevis when the first blade is between the first and second orientation, and B) rotation of the first retractor blade between the second and third orientation transfers at least a portion of the torque to the second retractor blade causing rotation of the second blade about the clevis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christina J. SHUH, Ralph WADENSWEILER, Kyle R. MILLER, Jeffrey A. SMITH, Glenn C. STANTE, Markus RHEINWALD, Hubert STEIN
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Patent number: 11291514Abstract: A medical device includes a clevis, a first blade, a second blade, and a tension member. The first and second blades are rotatably coupled to the clevis. The first blade includes a first coupling portion. The tension member is coupled to the first blade and applies a torque to the first blade to rotate the first blade about the clevis between a first, second, and third orientation. The second blade includes a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion such that A) the second blade remains in a fixed position relative to the clevis when the first blade is between the first and second orientation, and B) rotation of the first retractor blade between the second and third orientation transfers at least a portion of the torque to the second retractor blade causing rotation of the second blade about the clevis.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christina J. Shuh, Ralph Wadensweiler, Kyle R. Miller, Jeffrey A. Smith, Glenn C. Stante, Markus Rheinwald, Hubert Stein
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Patent number: 10820949Abstract: A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Giuseppe Prisco, Hubert Stein, Paul Millman, David Bailey, William Nowlin, Michael Ikeda, Thomas Nixon
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Publication number: 20200237456Abstract: A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Hubert Stein, Paul Millman, David W. Bailey, William C. Nowlin, Gregory K. Toth, Thomas R. Nixon
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Publication number: 20200155253Abstract: A medical device includes a clevis, a first blade, a second blade, and a tension member. The first and second blades are rotatably coupled to the clevis. The first blade includes a first coupling portion. The tension member is coupled to the first blade and applies a torque to the first blade to rotate the first blade about the clevis between a first, second, and third orientation. The second blade includes a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion such that A) the second blade remains in a fixed position relative to the clevis when the first blade is between the first and second orientation, and B) rotation of the first retractor blade between the second and third orientation transfers at least a portion of the torque to the second retractor blade causing rotation of the second blade about the clevis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christina J. SHUH, Ralph WADENSWEILER, Kyle R. MILLER, Jeffrey A. SMITH, Glenn C. STANTE, Markus RHEINWALD, Hubert STEIN
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Patent number: 10327837Abstract: A vessel sealer has a stepped jaw that allows the jaw to have an overall shape and a width that provides desired strength, shape, and functionality while permitting a smaller raised portion to apply the sealing pressure. The smaller area applying the sealing pressure allows an actuating mechanism to apply a clinically desired sealing pressure without exceeding the force or torque limitations of the actuating mechanism and can limit thermal spread during a sealing procedure.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Orban, III, Amy E. Kerdok, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20170265948Abstract: A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Hubert Stein, Paul Millman, David W. Bailey, William C. Nowlin, Thomas R. Nixon, Gregory K. Toth
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Patent number: 9554790Abstract: Minimaily invasive surgical retractors and methods of using the retractors are provided. This retractor may be introduced through a sealed port, controlled by a robotic system, have full articulation, and need not require assembly within the patient's body. As a result, fully endoscopic mitral valve surgery may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: David W. Bailey, Michael H. Ikeda, Margaret M. Nixon, Hubert Stein
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Patent number: 9492240Abstract: Robotic and/or measurement devices, systems, and methods for telesurgical and other applications employ input devices operatively coupled to tools so as to allow a system user to manipulate tissues and other structures being measured. The system may make use of three dimensional position information from stereoscopic images. Two or more discrete points can be designated in three dimensions so as to provide a cumulative length along a straight or curving structure, an area measurement, a volume measurement, or the like. The discrete points may be identified by a single surgical tool or by distances separating two or more surgical tools, with the user optionally measuring a structure longer than a field of view of the stereoscopic image capture device by walking a pair of tools “hand-over-hand” along the structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao, Simon Di Maio, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Myrian J. Curet, Catherine J. Mohr, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20160270773Abstract: Minimaily invasive surgical retractors and methods of using the retractors are provided. This retractor may be introduced through a sealed port, controlled by a robotic system, have full articulation, and need not require assembly within the patient's body. As a result, fully endoscopic mitral valve surgery may be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: David W. Bailey, Michael H. Ikeda, Margaret M. Nixon, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20160143688Abstract: A vessel sealer has a stepped jaw that allows the jaw to have an overall shape and a width that provides desired strength, shape, and functionality while permitting a smaller raised portion to apply the sealing pressure. The smaller area applying the sealing pressure allows an actuating mechanism to apply a clinically desired sealing pressure without exceeding the force or torque limitations of the actuating mechanism and can limit thermal spread during a sealing procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Orban III, Amy E. Kerdok, Hubert Stein
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Patent number: 9314153Abstract: Minimally invasive surgical retractors and methods of using the retractors are provided. This retractor may be introduced through a sealed port, controlled by a robotic system, have full articulation, and need not require assembly within the patient's body. As a result, fully endoscopic mitral valve surgery may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Hubert Stein, Margaret M. Nixon, David W. Bailey, Michael H. Ikeda
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Patent number: 9155592Abstract: Robotic and/or measurement devices, systems, and methods for telesurgical and other applications employ input devices operatively coupled to tools so as to allow a system user to manipulate tissues and other structures being measured. The system may make use of three dimensional position information from stereoscopic images. Two or more discrete points can be designated in three dimensions so as to provide a cumulative length along a straight or curving structure, an area measurement, a volume measurement, or the like. The discrete points may be identified by a single surgical tool or by distances separating two or more surgical tools, with the user optionally measuring a structure longer than a field of view of the stereoscopic image capture device by walking a pair of tools “hand-over-hand” along the structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Brandon D. Itkowitz, Tao Zhao, Simon Dimaio, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Myriam J. Curet, Catherine J. Mohr, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20140073856Abstract: Minimally invasive surgical retractors and methods of using the retractors are provided. This retractor may be introduced through a sealed port, controlled by a robotic system, have full articulation, and need not require assembly within the patient's body. As a result, fully endoscopic mitral valve surgery may be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Hubert Stein, Margaret M. Nixon, David W. Bailey, Michael H. Ikeda
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Patent number: 8597182Abstract: Minimally invasive surgical retractors and methods of using the retractors are provided. This retractor may be introduced through a sealed port, controlled by a robotic system, have full articulation, and need not require assembly within the patient's body. As a result, fully endoscopic mitral valve surgery may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Hubert Stein, Margaret M. Nixon, David W. Bailey, Michael H. Ikeda
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Publication number: 20100317965Abstract: Robotic and/or measurement devices, systems, and methods for telesurgical and other applications employ input devices operatively coupled to tools so as to allow a system user to manipulate tissues and other structures being measured. The system may make use of three dimensional position information from stereoscopic images. Two or more discrete points can be designated in three dimensions so as to provide a cumulative length along a straight or curving structure, an area measurement, a volume measurement, or the like. The discrete points may be identified by a single surgical tool or by distances separating two or more surgical tools, with the user optionally measuring a structure longer than a field of view of the stereoscopic image capture device by walking a pair of tools “hand-over-hand” along the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: BRANDON D. ITKOWITZ, Tao Zhao, Simon Dimaio, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Myrian J. Curet, Catherine J. Mohr, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20100318099Abstract: Robotic and/or measurement devices, systems, and methods for telesurgical and other applications employ input devices operatively coupled to tools so as to allow a system user to manipulate tissues and other structures being measured. The system may make use of three dimensional position information from stereoscopic images. Two or more discrete points can be designated in three dimensions so as to provide a cumulative length along a straight or curving structure, an area measurement, a volume measurement, or the like. The discrete points may be identified by a single surgical tool or by distances separating two or more surgical tools, with the user optionally measuring a structure longer than a field of view of the stereoscopic image capture device by walking a pair of tools “hand-over-hand” along the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Inventors: BRANDON D. ITKOWITZ, Tao Zhao, Simon Dimaio, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Myriam J. Curet, Catherine J. Mohr, Hubert Stein
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Publication number: 20090326530Abstract: A vessel sealer has a stepped jaw that allows the jaw to have an overall shape and a width that provides desired strength, shape, and functionality while permitting a smaller raised portion to apply the sealing pressure. The smaller area applying the sealing pressure allows an actuating mechanism to apply a clinically desired sealing pressure without exceeding the force or torque limitations of the actuating mechanism and can limit thermal spread during a sealing procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.Inventors: JOSEPH P. ORBAN, III, AMY E. KERDOK, Hubert STEIN
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Publication number: 20090062813Abstract: A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Intuitive Surgical INC.Inventors: Giuseppe Prisco, Hubert Stein, Paul Millman, David Bailey, William Nowlin, Michael Ikeda, Gregory K. Toth, Thomas Nixon