Patents by Inventor Michael Blom

Michael Blom 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).

  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20260033706
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a manipulator flexible portion extending in a longitudinal direction; and two arms arranged at a distal end of the manipulator flexible portion, and each of the two arms includes a first bending portion, the first bending portion has an artificial muscle that drives the first bending portion to bend, and a bending tube, and the artificial muscle and the bending tube extend along the longitudinal direction and are arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250331703
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes an outer sheath, a channel tube that passes through the outer sheath, a bendable bending portion disposed at the distal end of the outer sheath, and a bending wire that bends the bending portion, and the bending portion includes a plurality of ring members through which the bending wire passes, and the ring members are spaced apart along the longitudinal direction of the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250331705
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes: a manipulator; and a camera unit provided at a distal end of the manipulator so as to be movable back and forth in a longitudinal direction, and the camera unit includes a support portion, and a camera provided at a distal end side of the support portion, and the camera unit includes a first state in which the camera unit advances relative to the manipulator, a second state in which the camera unit retracts relative to the manipulator, and a third state in which the camera unit bends downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250331941
    Abstract: A medical manipulator system includes: an insertion manipulator extending in a longitudinal direction and having a lumen; a treatment manipulator capable of passing through the lumen; a first drive unit that drives the insertion manipulator, and a second drive unit that drives the treatment manipulator, and the first drive unit is disposed at a distal end side of the second drive unit and is provided so as to be movable forward and backward in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250281030
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a flexible body; an arm that includes a first bending portion and a second bending portion and that is disposed at a distal end of the flexible body; an artificial muscle that bendably drives the first bending portion; and a wire that bendably drives the second bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • MEDICAL SYSTEM AND SUTURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250281172
    Abstract: A medical system includes a suture device. The suture device includes: an arm; a first jaw and a second jaw that are attached to a distal end of the arm; and a needle configured to attach a thread. At least one of the first jaw and the second jaw configured to be opened and closed to deliver the needle therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR
    Publication number: 20250281255
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a manipulator flexible portion extending in a longitudinal direction; and two arms arranged at a distal end of the manipulator flexible portion, and the two arms are arranged in a left-right direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, each of the two arms includes a second bending portion, and distal ends of second bending portions of the two arms are spaced apart in the left-right direction by bending the second bending portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Ka Chung LEE, Wayne GIMBLETT, Imantha SAMARANAYAKE, Simon THORNE, Charles KILBY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA, Yuji SAKAI, Ryoji HYODO, Masahiro FUJII, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Masato NARISAWA
  • MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250281254
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes an outer sheath and a channel tube that is inserted into the outer sheath. At least a part of the channel tube includes a coil sheath forming a lumen into which a treatment manipulator or a treatment tool is inserted and a blade tube disposed outside of the coil sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael BLOM, Alex NORMAN, Mark RIDLEY, Andrew FORBES, Merissa LIM, Antonia SMITH, Gary STACEY, Shintaro INOUE, Ryohei OGAWA
  • Automated patient management system
    Publication number: 20060111941
    Abstract: A system for making the process of registering at and receiving treatment in a healthcare facility more efficient and safe has been developed. The system utilizes computer communications network-based systems, software, various input and output stations, and a patient identification card (e.g., Loyalty Card) that work together to allow (a) providers to direct, track, and optimize the efficiency of patient activity and (b) patients to have ready access to their status and, in some cases, control of the healthcare process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Blom