Patents by Inventor Paul FLOYD

Paul FLOYD 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 instrument shears
    Patent number: 12622722
    Abstract: A medical device includes a blade support, a blade supported by the blade support, and a pin. The blade support includes a bore with an inner portion oriented toward the blade and an outer portion oriented away from the blade. A discontinuity is located at a boundary between the inner and outer portions of the bore. The pin includes a longitudinal axis and a yaw plane is defined perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A rotational yaw degree of freedom is defined about the longitudinal axis of the pin. The blade support is operable to rotate about the pin in the yaw degree of freedom, contact the pin at the discontinuity of the bore, and tilts away from the yaw plane at the discontinuity of the bore in response to a force applied in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Floyd, Erik Nelson, Matthew Wixey
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SHEARS
    Publication number: 20240341799
    Abstract: A medical device includes a blade support, a blade supported by the blade support, and a pin. The blade support includes a bore with an inner portion oriented toward the blade and an outer portion oriented away from the blade. A discontinuity is located at a boundary between the inner and outer portions of the bore. The pin includes a longitudinal axis and a yaw plane is defined perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A rotational yaw degree of freedom is defined about the longitudinal axis of the pin. The blade support is operable to rotate about the pin in the yaw degree of freedom, contact the pin at the discontinuity of the bore, and tilts away from the yaw plane at the discontinuity of the bore in response to a force applied in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul FLOYD, Erik NELSON, Matthew WIXEY