Patents by Inventor Larry Bronisz

Larry Bronisz 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).

  • Surgical manipulator
    Patent number: 7625383
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact design as a result of the use of high force to mass ratio actuators. The manipulator includes a mounting fixture which permits the manipulator to be fixed relative to a portion of a body of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve T Charles, J. Michael Stuart, Larry Bronisz
  • Surgical manipulator
    Publication number: 20040162564
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact design as a result of the use of high force to mass ratio actuators. The manipulator includes a mounting fixture which permits the manipulator to be fixied relative to a portion of a body of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve T. Charles, J. Michael Stuart, Larry Bronisz
  • Surgical manipulator
    Patent number: 6723106
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator (10) can manipulate a medical tool (12) with one or more degrees of freedom. In preferred embodiments, the manipulator (10) is a parallel mechanism including a plurality of arms (21, 22) pivotally supporting a medical tool (12), with the orientation of the medical tool (12) being adjusted by varying the position of joints (23, 24) mounted on the arms (21, 22). The motions of the joints (23, 24) can be controlled such that the tool (12) is pivoted about a virtual pivot point located within the body wall of a patient (30). The manipulator (10) can enhance the dexterity of an operator and enable the operator to perform medical procedures more easily than by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve T. Charles, Robert Stoughton, J. Michael Stuart, Larry Bronisz
  • Surgical manipulator
    Patent number: 6676669
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact design as a result of the use of high force to mass ratio actuators. The manipulator includes a mounting fixture which permits the manipulator to be fixed relative to a portion of a body of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve T. Charles, J. Michael Stuart, Larry Bronisz
  • Surgical manipulator
    Publication number: 20020133174
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact design as a result of the use of high force to mass ratio actuators. The manipulator includes a mounting fixture which permits the manipulator to be fixed relative to a portion of a body of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve T. Charles, J. Michael Stuart, Larry Bronisz