Patents by Inventor Joseph Karcsmar

Joseph Karcsmar 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).

  • ORAL RETRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200315598
    Abstract: An oral retraction device comprises a tongue depressor blade, an articulation assembly constructed and arranged to articulate the tongue depressor blade with at least three degrees of freedom, and a support element constructed and arranged to provide a stabilizing force to the articulation assembly during articulation of the tongue depressor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Oral retraction devices and methods
    Patent number: 10492769
    Abstract: An oral retraction device comprises a tongue depressor blade, an articulation assembly constructed and arranged to articulate the tongue depressor blade with at least three degrees of freedom, and a support element constructed and arranged to provide a stabilizing force to the articulation assembly during articulation of the tongue depressor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Medrobotics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • ARTICULATING ROBOTIC PROBES
    Publication number: 20180250095
    Abstract: An articulated probe assembly comprises a base, an outer support rod extending through the base, an articulating control portion at a proximal end of the outer support rod, and a steerable portion comprising a plurality of outer links coupled to a distal end of the outer support rod. The steerable portion is manipulated in response to the articulating control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Medrobotics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Salvatore Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Articulating robotic probes
    Patent number: 10004568
    Abstract: An articulated probe assembly comprises a base, an outer support rod extending through the base, an articulating control portion at a proximal end of the outer support rod, and a steerable portion comprising a plurality of outer links coupled to a distal end of the outer support rod. The steerable portion is manipulated in response to the articulating control portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: MEDROBOTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Salvatore Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • ORAL RETRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160287224
    Abstract: An oral retraction device comprises a tongue depressor blade, an articulation assembly constructed and arranged to articulate the tongue depressor blade with at least three degrees of freedom, and a support element constructed and arranged to provide a stabilizing force to the articulation assembly during articulation of the tongue depressor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael CASTRO, Joseph KARCSMAR, R. Maxwell FLAHERTY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
  • ARTICULATING ROBOTIC PROBES
    Publication number: 20160256226
    Abstract: An articulated probe assembly comprises a base, an outer support rod extending through the base, an articulating control portion at a proximal end of the outer support rod, and a steerable portion comprising a plurality of outer links coupled to a distal end of the outer support rod. The steerable portion is manipulated in response to the articulating control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Medrobotics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Salvatore Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty