Patents by Inventor Joshua F. DeFonzo

Joshua F. DeFonzo 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).

  • Publication number: 20240138934
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua F. DEFONZO, Alexander Tarek HASSAN, Frederic H. MOLL, David Stephen MINTZ, David M. SCHUMMERS, Paxton H. MAEDER-YORK, Andrew F. O'ROURKE
  • Patent number: 11937779
    Abstract: Methods and systems for administering directed fluidics during a medical procedure for removing an object are disclosed. A method includes inserting first and second medical instruments into a treatment site, providing irrigation and aspiration of the treatment site through the first and second medical instruments, determining a characteristic of one of the irrigation and the aspiration, and selecting a characteristic of the other of the irrigation and aspiration based on the determined characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Joseph Hsu, Ka Chun Wong, Rachel Leigh Chok, Joshua F. DeFonzo, Binh T. Nguyen, Vivian Thalia Nguyen, Rishi Nikhil Purohit, Joseph A. Urban, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11903661
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Alexander Tarek Hassan, Frederic H. Moll, David Stephen Mintz, David M. Schummers, Paxton H. Maeder-York, Andrew F. O'Rourke
  • Publication number: 20220096178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua F. DEFONZO, Alexander Tarek HASSAN, Frederic H. MOLL, David Stephen MINTZ, David M. SCHUMMERS, Paxton H. MAEDER-YORK, Andrew F. O'ROURKE
  • Patent number: 11197728
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Alexander Tarek Hassan, Frederic H. Moll, David Stephen Mintz, David M. Schummers, Paxton H. Maeder-York, Andrew F. O'Rourke
  • Publication number: 20210178032
    Abstract: Methods and systems for administering directed fluidics during a medical procedure for removing an object are disclosed. A method includes inserting first and second medical instruments into a treatment site, providing irrigation and aspiration of the treatment site through the first and second medical instruments, determining a characteristic of one of the irrigation and the aspiration, and selecting a characteristic of the other of the irrigation and aspiration based on the determined characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Joseph Hsu, Ka Chun Wong, Rachel Leigh Chok, Joshua F. DeFonzo, Binh T. Nguyen, Vivian Thalia Nguyen, Rishi Nikhil Purohit, Joseph A. Urban, JR.
  • Patent number: 10850013
    Abstract: Methods and systems for administering directed fluidics during a medical procedure for removing an object are disclosed. A method includes inserting first and second medical instruments into a treatment site, providing irrigation and aspiration of the treatment site through the first and second medical instruments, determining a characteristic of one of the irrigation and the aspiration, and selecting a characteristic of the other of the irrigation and aspiration based on the determined characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Joseph Hsu, Ka Chun Wong, Rachel Leigh Chok, Joshua F. DeFonzo, Binh T. Nguyen, Vivian Thalia Nguyen, Rishi Nikhil Purohit, Joseph A. Urban, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200237458
    Abstract: Provided are systems and techniques for providing multiple perspectives during medical procedures. In one aspect, a method includes positioning a plurality of cannulas in a plurality of anatomical quadrants of a patient, inserting first and second surgical tools coupled to corresponding robotic arms into the respective cannulas. The method may include inserting an articulatable camera coupled to another robotic arm into another of the cannulas, where the articulatable camera is capable of showing a first view including the first surgical tool in a first anatomical quadrant and articulating to show a second view including the second surgical tool in a second anatomical quadrant. The method may further involve performing a surgical procedure in at least one of the first anatomical quadrant or the second anatomical quadrant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Andrew F. O'Rourke, Travis Michael Schuh, Yanan Huang, Jason Tomas Wilson
  • Patent number: 10667875
    Abstract: Provided are systems and techniques for providing multiple perspectives during medical procedures. In one aspect, a method includes positioning a plurality of cannulas in a plurality of anatomical quadrants of a patient, inserting first and second surgical tools coupled to corresponding robotic arms into the respective cannulas. The method may include inserting an articulatable camera coupled to another robotic arm into another of the cannulas, where the articulatable camera is capable of showing a first view including the first surgical tool in a first anatomical quadrant and articulating to show a second view including the second surgical tool in a second anatomical quadrant. The method may further involve performing a surgical procedure in at least one of the first anatomical quadrant or the second anatomical quadrant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Andrew F. O'Rourke, Travis Michael Schuh, Yanan Huang, Jason Tomas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200085516
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Alexander Tarek Hassan, Frederic H. Moll, David Stephen Mintz, David M. Schummers, Paxton H. Maeder-York, Andrew F. O'Rourke
  • Publication number: 20200000530
    Abstract: Provided are systems and techniques for providing multiple perspectives during medical procedures. In one aspect, a method includes positioning a plurality of cannulas in a plurality of anatomical quadrants of a patient, inserting first and second surgical tools coupled to corresponding robotic arms into the respective cannulas. The method may include inserting an articulatable camera coupled to another robotic arm into another of the cannulas, where the articulatable camera is capable of showing a first view including the first surgical tool in a first anatomical quadrant and articulating to show a second view including the second surgical tool in a second anatomical quadrant. The method may further involve performing a surgical procedure in at least one of the first anatomical quadrant or the second anatomical quadrant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua F. DeFonzo, Andrew F. O'Rourke, Travis Michael Schuh, Yanan Huang, Jason Tomas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20190175799
    Abstract: Methods and systems for administering directed fluidics during a medical procedure for removing an object are disclosed. A method includes inserting first and second medical instruments into a treatment site, providing irrigation and aspiration of the treatment site through the first and second medical instruments, determining a characteristic of one of the irrigation and the aspiration, and selecting a characteristic of the other of the irrigation and aspiration based on the determined characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Joseph Hsu, Ka Chun Wong, Rachel Leigh Chok, Joshua F. DeFonzo, Binh T. Nguyen, Vivian Thalia Nguyen, Rishi Nikhil Purohit, Joseph A. Urban, JR.