Patents by Inventor Nicole R. Fallacaro

Nicole R. Fallacaro 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).

  • Tool Assembly, Systems, and Methods for Manipulating Tissue
    Publication number: 20220409299
    Abstract: Tool assemblies, system, and methods for manipulating tissue and methods for performing a surgical procedure on a vertebral body adjacent soft tissue. A manipulator moves an end effector, and a screw is coupled to the end effector. A sleeve is disposed coaxially around the screw, and the screw and the sleeve are releasably engaged to one another. A navigation system is configured to track the vertebral body, and one or more controllers control the end effector to advance the screw relative to the sleeve along an insertion trajectory defined with respect to a surgical plan. The screw disengages the sleeve during advancement, and the screw is secured to the vertebral body. A distal working portion of the screw may be freely slidable through a distal end of the sleeve when disengaged. The screw may be a tap marker removably couplable with a tracking device of the navigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Charles L. Bush, JR., Lori Dombrowski, Nicole R. Fallacaro, Shawn Stad, Paul Rochette, Peter L. Ebbitt
  • Tool assembly, systems, and methods for manipulating tissue
    Patent number: 11464577
    Abstract: Tool assemblies, system, and methods for manipulating tissue and methods for performing a surgical procedure on a vertebral body adjacent soft tissue. A manipulator moves an end effector, and a screw is coupled to the end effector. A sleeve is disposed coaxially around the screw, and the screw and the sleeve are releasably engaged to one another. A navigation system is configured to track the vertebral body, and one or more controllers control the end effector to advance the screw relative to the sleeve along an insertion trajectory defined with respect to a surgical plan. The screw disengages the sleeve during advancement, and the screw is secured to the vertebral body. A distal working portion of the screw may be freely slidable through a distal end of the sleeve when disengaged. The screw may be a tap marker removably couplable with a tracking device of the navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Charles L. Bush, Jr., Lori Dombrowski, Nicole R. Fallacaro, Shawn Stad, Paul Rochette, Peter L. Ebbitt
  • Tool Assembly, Systems, and Methods For Manipulating Tissue
    Publication number: 20190269469
    Abstract: Tool assemblies, system, and methods for manipulating tissue and methods for performing a surgical procedure on a vertebral body adjacent soft tissue. A manipulator moves an end effector, and a screw is coupled to the end effector. A sleeve is disposed coaxially around the screw, and the screw and the sleeve are releasably engaged to one another. A navigation system is configured to track the vertebral body, and one or more controllers control the end effector to advance the screw relative to the sleeve along an insertion trajectory defined with respect to a surgical plan. The screw disengages the sleeve during advancement, and the screw is secured to the vertebral body. A distal working portion of the screw may be freely slidable through a distal end of the sleeve when disengaged. The screw may be a tap marker removably couplable with a tracking device of the navigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Charles L. Bush, JR., Lori Dombrowski, Nicole R. Fallacaro, Shawn Stad, Paul Rochette, Peter L. Ebbitt, Juan Reyes