Patents by Inventor Jon Bodnar

Jon Bodnar 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).

  • Systems And Methods For Improving Control Responsiveness During Aspiration
    Publication number: 20230381397
    Abstract: An aspiration system to control vacuum pressure in an ultrasonic surgical handpiece to result in improved control responsiveness during aspiration. The system comprises a console including a vacuum pump. The system includes a cassette comprising a joint that divides a vacuum path into at least two flow paths. A first joint port couples to a first flow path. A second flow path is coupled to a second joint port, a third flow path is coupled to a third joint port, and a fourth flow path is coupled to a port on a surgical waste receiver. A first sensor senses pressure in the fourth flow path and provides a waste receiver pressure signal. A second sensor senses pressure in the third flow path and provides a tip pressure signal. The controller controls a position of a first vent valve and a second vent valve based on the waste receiver pressure signal and the tip pressure signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Darwin Downey, Brett Merkel, Michael Teasdale Smith, Robert Mitchell Baldwin, Benjamin Fineout, Jon Bodnar, Darryl D. Daniel, II, Anthony Gatica, Mark Friedman
  • Systems and methods for improving control responsiveness during aspiration
    Patent number: 11712505
    Abstract: An aspiration system to control vacuum pressure in an ultrasonic surgical handpiece to result in improved control responsiveness during aspiration. The system comprises a console including a vacuum pump. The system includes a cassette comprising a joint that divides a vacuum path into at least two flow paths. A first joint port couples to a first flow path. A second flow path is coupled to a second joint port, a third flow path is coupled to a third joint port, and a fourth flow path is coupled to a port on a surgical waste receiver. A first sensor senses pressure in the fourth flow path and provides a waste receiver pressure signal. A second sensor senses pressure in the third flow path and provides a tip pressure signal. The controller controls a position of a first vent valve and a second vent valve based on the waste receiver pressure signal and the tip pressure signal, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Darwin Downey, Brett Merkel, Michael Teasdale Smith, Robert Mitchell Baldwin, Benjamin Fineout, Jon Bodnar, Darryl D. Daniel, II, Anthony Gatica, Mark Friedman
  • Systems and Methods for Improving Control Responsiveness During Aspiration
    Publication number: 20220031930
    Abstract: An aspiration system to control vacuum pressure in an ultrasonic surgical handpiece to result in improved control responsiveness during aspiration. The system comprises a console including a vacuum pump. The system includes a cassette comprising a joint that divides a vacuum path into at least two flow paths. A first joint port couples to a first flow path. A second flow path is coupled to a second joint port, a third flow path is coupled to a third joint port, and a fourth flow path is coupled to a port on a surgical waste receiver. A first sensor senses pressure in the fourth flow path and provides a waste receiver pressure signal. A second sensor senses pressure in the third flow path and provides a tip pressure signal. The controller controls a position of a first vent valve and a second vent valve based on the waste receiver pressure signal and the tip pressure signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Darwin Downey, Brett Merkel, Michael Teasdale Smith, Robert Mitchell Baldwin, Benjamin Fineout, Jon Bodnar, Darryl D. Daniel, Anthony Gatica, Mark Friedman