Patents by Inventor Robert Ian Noakes

Robert Ian Noakes 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).

  • ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH DEXTEROUS ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20240298883
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a drive assembly and a dexterous endoscope. The endoscope defines a longitudinal axis and is actuatable by the drive assembly. The endoscope includes a camera assembly and an articulation assembly. The articulation assembly supports the camera assembly and is actuatable to move the camera assembly relative to the longitudinal axis. The distal wrist assembly includes links that are movable relative to one another, and the proximal wrist assembly includes links that are movable relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Aki Hannu Einari Laakso, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Rupert Anthony Barton, Adam Richard Turner, Paul Smitheman, Antony R. Burness, Robert Ian Noakes, Marcus Joseph Wolf