Patents by Inventor Manfred K. Lüedi

Manfred K. Lüedi 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: 20240380270
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Publication number: 20240325004
    Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L. Fair, Michael S. Ferrell, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, II, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
  • Publication number: 20240260972
    Abstract: Surgical instruments with ultrasonic cutting and sensing capabilities, as well as related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including a housing; an ultrasonic transducer contained in the housing and capable of acting as an ultrasonic receiver; an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the ultrasonic transducer; a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven by the ultrasonic transducer; and a controller operable to initiate and stop the ultrasonic transducer according to an alternating duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Publication number: 20240260971
    Abstract: A surgical instrument employs a mass-spring system to drive the periodic reversal of the rotational direction of a bone dissection head. The instrument comprises a housing, a harmonic oscillator contained in the housing, an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the harmonic oscillator to reversibly rotate about a longitudinal axis in alternating directions, a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven in alternating rotational directions by the output member to remove material from a target bone, and a controller operable to initiate and stop the harmonic oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Patent number: 12046970
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Patent number: 12011148
    Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC
    Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L Fair, Michael S. Ferrell, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, II, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 11986192
    Abstract: Surgical instruments with ultrasonic cutting and sensing capabilities, as well as related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including a housing; an ultrasonic transducer contained in the housing and capable of acting as an ultrasonic receiver; an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the ultrasonic transducer; a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven by the ultrasonic transducer; and a controller operable to initiate and stop the ultrasonic transducer according to an alternating duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Patent number: 11957361
    Abstract: A surgical instrument employs a mass-spring system to drive the periodic reversal of the rotational direction of a bone dissection head. The instrument comprises a housing, a harmonic oscillator contained in the housing, an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the harmonic oscillator to reversibly rotate about a longitudinal axis in alternating directions, a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven in alternating rotational directions by the output member to remove material from a target bone, and a controller operable to initiate and stop the harmonic oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Publication number: 20230353001
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Patent number: 11728704
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Publication number: 20230248893
    Abstract: A fluid management cassette includes a cassette body configured for insertion into a cassette bay of a control console, the cassette body including a face plate having at least one fluid input port and at least first and second fluid output ports defined therethrough. A pump is disposed within the cassette body as is a valve manifold, first and second pinch valves, or at least one pressure sensitive valve. First and second fluid flow paths extending through the cassette body have shared connections to the pump and separate connections to the respective first and second fluid output ports. The valve manifold, first and second pinch valves, or at least one pressure sensitive valve is selectively actuatable to at least four different configurations to permit fluid flow along either, neither, or both of the first and second fluid flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Clint N.M. Lahey, Thoai D. Nguyen, Dale E. Slenker, Alexander J. Morley, Kathleen J. Bates, Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Keith W. Malang, Paul Hrenchir, Jonathan V. Hernandez, Manfred K. Luedi
  • Patent number: 11571191
    Abstract: A powered surgical handpiece including a housing, a printed circuit board, a sensor, and an actuator assembly. The housing has a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end of the housing. The printed circuit board has a first face and a second opposing face. The first and second faces extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The sensor is coupled to the first face of the printed circuit board. The sensor is centered along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The actuator assembly includes a lever and an actuator. The lever is pivotally coupled to the housing. The lever maintains a magnet slidably positionable along the lever. The magnet is positionable to be proximal to the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Vikram Garadi, Manfred K. Luedi, Larry Dale Estes
  • Publication number: 20220167996
    Abstract: A surgical instrument employs a mass-spring system to drive the periodic reversal of the rotational direction of a bone dissection head. The instrument comprises a housing, a harmonic oscillator contained in the housing, an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the harmonic oscillator to reversibly rotate about a longitudinal axis in alternating directions, a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven in alternating rotational directions by the output member to remove material from a target bone, and a controller operable to initiate and stop the harmonic oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Publication number: 20220160373
    Abstract: Surgical instruments with ultrasonic cutting and sensing capabilities, as well as related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including a housing; an ultrasonic transducer contained in the housing and capable of acting as an ultrasonic receiver; an output member at least partially received in the housing and configured to be driven by the ultrasonic transducer; a dissection head having an attachment portion configured to be selectively driven by the ultrasonic transducer; and a controller operable to initiate and stop the ultrasonic transducer according to an alternating duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred K. Luedi
  • Publication number: 20220151597
    Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC
    Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L. Fair, Michael S. Ferrell, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, II, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 11272909
    Abstract: A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Koltz, Christopher L. Fair, Michael S. Ferrell, Andrzej Klimaszewski, David J. Little, II, Manfred K. Luedi, Gerould Norman, Robert K. Vaccaro
  • Publication number: 20210167655
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Patent number: 10923977
    Abstract: A motor for a surgical instrument includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet. The stator includes (i) a cavity in which the rotor is disposed, and (ii) a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple phase sets. The phase sets include multiple sets of wires. Each of the phase sets includes multiple coils and corresponds to a respective one of the sets of wires. The coils in each of the phase sets are at respective positions about the rotor. One of the sets of wires includes at least three wires. The stator causes the rotor to axially rotate a surgical tool of the surgical instrument based on current received at the sets of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred K. Luedi, Vikram A. Garadi, Thierry A. Bieler, Christian R. Koechli
  • Publication number: 20200046331
    Abstract: A powered surgical handpiece including a housing, a printed circuit board, a sensor, and an actuator assembly. The housing has a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end of the housing. The printed circuit board has a first face and a second opposing face. The first and second faces extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The sensor is coupled to the first face of the printed circuit board. The sensor is centered along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The actuator assembly includes a lever and an actuator. The lever is pivotally coupled to the housing. The lever maintains a magnet slidably positionable along the lever. The magnet is positionable to be proximal to the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Vikram Garadi, Manfred K. Luedi, Larry Dale Estes
  • Patent number: 10548576
    Abstract: A powered surgical handpiece including a housing, a printed circuit board, a sensor, and an actuator assembly. The housing has a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end of the housing. The printed circuit board has a first face and a second opposing face. The first and second faces extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The sensor is coupled to the first face of the printed circuit board. The sensor is centered along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The actuator assembly includes a lever and an actuator. The lever is pivotally coupled to the housing. The lever maintains a magnet slidably positionable along the lever. The magnet is positionable to be proximal to the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Garadi, Manfred K. Luedi, Larry Dale Estes