Patents by Inventor Rob Ellins

Rob Ellins 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).

  • Automatic bone mill
    Patent number: 7131605
    Abstract: A bone mill for use in a surgical or otherwise sterile environment includes a particle reducer such as a pulverizing blade, a motor such as an electrical motor, and a coupling such as a rotary shaft for connecting the particle reducer to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron McPherson, Sreenivas Chowdiah, Scott A. Singer, Rob Ellins, Kevin Foley
  • Surgical apparatus with a manually actuatable assembly and a method of operating same
    Publication number: 20060020258
    Abstract: A surgical tool assembly and a method of operating same according to which a surgical tool is connected to a handpiece having an electrically operated motor; and a portable source of electrical energy is provided in a pedal assembly for controlling the tool. The source is electrically connected to the motor; and the pedal can be engaged for controlling the flow of the electrical energy from the source to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Strauss, Wade Farrow, Rob Ellins
  • Small hand-held medical drill
    Publication number: 20050116578
    Abstract: A surgical instrument having an electric motor is discussed. The motor includes a motor output member, a driven member and a driving member. The driven member is coupled to the motor output member. The driving member includes a winding and a magnetically conductive portion comprising a plurality of laminations. The winding can be a self-supporting winding. The driving member, or at least the magnetically conductive portion thereof, is disposed proximate the driven member such that energizing the driving member imparts motion to the driven member. At least a portion of the driven member includes a magnet material. The magnet material can have a remanence of greater than or equal to about 1 T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Fleury, Rob Ellins, Manfred Luedi, Thierry Bieler
  • Using thinner laminations to reduce operating temperature in a high speed hand-held surgical power tool
    Publication number: 20050096683
    Abstract: A surgical instrument having an electric motor is discussed. The motor includes a motor output member, a driven member and a driving member. The driven member is coupled to the motor output member. The driving member includes a winding and a magnetically conductive portion comprising a plurality of laminations having thicknesses of less than 0.25 mm. The driving member, or at least the magnetically conductive portion thereof, is disposed proximate the driven member such that energizing the driving member imparts motion to the driven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Rob Ellins, Christian Fleury
  • Automatic bone mill
    Publication number: 20040155132
    Abstract: A bone mill for use in a surgical or otherwise sterile environment includes a particle reducer such as a pulverizing blade, a motor such as an electrical motor, and a coupling such as a rotary shaft for connecting the particle reducer to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron McPherson, Sreenivas Chowdiah, Scott A. Singer, Rob Ellins, Kevin Foley
  • Surgical instrument and attachment
    Publication number: 20020165549
    Abstract: For use in a hospital or other medical facility, provided is a powered surgical instrument. The surgical instrument can be used by doctors and the like for the dissection of bone and tissue. The surgical instrument includes a disposable drive unit and a dissection tool. The drive unit is made of a moldable or non-machined material, such as plastic, which does not have to sustain repeated use and sterilization over an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Owusu-Akyaw, Rob Ellins, John K. Henderson, E. Paul Strauss, Keith Williams, Raymond Lyle Schenk,, Allen P. Hilton, Brian Highley, Michael John Busker, Steven John Lundeen, Mark A. Serre, Curtis Wayne Quiring, Bryan Michael Clem, Richard Dennis Wilson