Patents by Inventor Julie L. BERRY

Julie L. BERRY 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: 20190192211
    Abstract: A method comprises simultaneously presenting on a display a plurality of graphical screen sections, each graphical screen section comprising adjustable control settings. The plurality of graphical screen sections respectively align with a plurality of connector ports, and each connector port is configured to be operably coupled with a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie L. BERRY, Paul W. MOHR
  • Patent number: 10166061
    Abstract: A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments may include a plurality of connectors and a user control interface. The plurality of connectors may be configured to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors. The user control interface may include a continuous display screen including a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may be arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie L. Berry, Paul W. Mohr
  • Publication number: 20180221100
    Abstract: A surgeon console for a teleoperated surgical system includes a user input mechanism configured to be actuated to command a flux supply unit to supply a flux to a surgical instrument operatively coupled to the surgeon console; and a user interface configured to display setting information of the flux supply unit, wherein the user interface comprises actuatable control features configured to change a control setting of the flux supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie L. BERRY, Joseph M. ARSANIOUS, Paul W. MOHR
  • Publication number: 20180168756
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is configured to be installed for use on a teleoperated surgical system. A surgeon or other medical person controls the surgical instrument by manipulating one or more control inputs. Computer-assisted teleoperated actuators of the teleoperated surgical system move one or more surgical instrument mechanical degrees of freedom in response to movements of the one or more control inputs. A teleoperated surgical system is provided to enable a surgeon or medical person to manually control one or more surgical instrument mechanical degrees of freedom, while the surgical instrument is installed for use is installed on the teleoperated surgical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: HSIEN-HSIN LIAO, Julie L. Berry, Pushkar Hingwe, Brandon D. Itkowitz
  • Publication number: 20180161052
    Abstract: A system and method of reducing blade exposures includes a surgical cutting. The surgical cutting instrument includes an end effector located at a distal end of the surgical cutting instrument, one or more drive units, a shaft coupled to the drive unit, an articulated wrist coupling the end effector to the shaft, and one or more drive mechanisms in the shaft for coupling force or torque from the drive units to the end effector and the articulated wrist. The end effector includes opposable gripping jaws and a cutting blade. To perform a cutting operation, the surgical cutting instrument measures a jaw angle between the gripping jaws, measures articulation of the articulated wrist, corrects the jaw angle based on the articulation of the articulated wrist, determines a restriction on the cutting operation based on the corrected jaw angle, and performs or prevents the cutting operation based on the restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Weir, Julie L. Berry, Melissa D. Lippiatt, Daniel P. Saraliev, Melody Wu
  • Publication number: 20170172674
    Abstract: A teleoperational medical system for performing a medical procedure in a surgical field includes a dynamic guided setup system having step-by-step setup instructions for setting up a teleoperational assembly having at least one motorized surgical arm configured to assist in a surgical procedure. It also includes a user interface configured to communicate the step-by-step setup instructions to a user. The dynamic guided setup system is configured to automatically recognize completion of a first setup step based on detected physical arrangement of at least one surgical arm on a teleoperational assembly and automatically display a prompt for a subsequent setup step after the recognizing completion of the first setup step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hanuschik, Julie L. Berry, Joseph Arsanious, Paul W. Mohr, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul G. Griffiths
  • Publication number: 20150257814
    Abstract: A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments may include a plurality of connectors and a user control interface. The plurality of connectors may be configured to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors. The user control interface may include a continuous display screen including a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may be arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie L. BERRY, Paul W. MOHR