Patents by Inventor Robert Householder

Robert Householder 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).

  • Biopsy imaging rod with an egress port, with a biopsy marker and with a biased pushrod
    Patent number: 11207059
    Abstract: A biopsy imaging rod (100) includes an elongated rod member (200) having a sharp distal end (210) and a channel extending from a proximal end to an egress port (220) near the distal end, and it also includes an onboard biopsy marker (400) positioned in the channel proximal to the egress port. The biopsy imaging rod also includes a pushrod (300) slideably positioned in the channel adjacent to the biopsy marker extending from the proximal end of the elongated rod member to the egress port, the pushrod biased to bend toward the biopsy marker. The biopsy imaging rod may additionally include an imageable portion between the distal end and the egress port. Methods for making and using the biopsy imaging rod are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nock, Robert Householder
  • Cable failure detection
    Patent number: 10835335
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring one or more cables of surgical tools are provided. The systems generally include a surgical tool with an end effector that has at least one function and a drive system that is operably coupled to the end effector and operably coupled to at least one motor. The drive system has at least one cable, and the drive system is configured to drive the at least one function on the end effector through actuation of the at least one cable. A control system is configured to actuate the at least one motor to drive the drive system and to preemptively detect failure of the at least one cable of the drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: David Perdue, Jain Hitesh, Robert Householder, Gregory Skinner, Joshua Dean Young
  • CABLE FAILURE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20190274769
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring one or more cables of surgical tools are provided. The systems generally include a surgical tool with an end effector that has at least one function and a drive system that is operably coupled to the end effector and operably coupled to at least one motor. The drive system has at least one cable, and the drive system is configured to drive the at least one function on the end effector through actuation of the at least one cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: David Perdue, Jain Hitesh, Robert Householder, Gregory Skinner, Joshua Dean Young
  • BIOPSY IMAGING ROD WITH AN EGRESS PORT, WITH A BIOPSY MARKER AND WITH A BIASED PUSHROD
    Publication number: 20180221000
    Abstract: A biopsy imaging rod (100) includes an elongated rod member (200) having a sharp distal end (210) and a channel extending from a proximal end to an egress port (220) near the distal end, and it also includes an onboard biopsy marker (400) positioned in the channel proximal to the egress port. The biopsy imaging rod also includes a pushrod (300) slideably positioned in the channel adjacent to the biopsy marker extending from the proximal end of the elongated rod member to the egress port, the pushrod biased to bend toward the biopsy marker. The biopsy imaging rod may additionally include an imageable portion between the distal end and the egress port. Methods for making and using the biopsy imaging rod are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Nock, Robert Householder