Patents by Inventor Robert Jason Simms

Robert Jason Simms 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).

  • Patent number: 12616468
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes an articulation subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft, a distal channel retainer coupled to an end effector that is pivotable about an articulation pivot point, an articulation bushing slidable between a proximal position and a distal position, an articulation rod extending distally from the articulation bushing and coupled at a distal end to the distal channel retainer; and a rack movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft. Movement of the rack with respect to the longitudinal axis imparts an axial force onto the articulation bushing moving the articulation bushing between the proximal position and the distal position. Movement of the articulation bushing between the distal position and the proximal position actuates the articulation rod causing the distal channel retainer to pivot about the articulation pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Christopher Batty, Robert Jason Simms, Jonathan Von Stein, Maria Lupp, Jason Bryant
  • Patent number: 12616467
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for articulating an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes an articulation subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Christopher Batty, Raffaele Definis, Robert Jason Simms, Jonathan Von Stein
  • Publication number: 20250025169
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem, an articulation subsystem, a roll subsystem, and a transection subsystem that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, MARIA LUPP, JASON BRYANT
  • Publication number: 20250025159
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes an articulation subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft, a distal channel retainer coupled to an end effector that is pivotable about an articulation pivot point, an articulation bushing slidable between a proximal position and a distal position, an articulation rod extending distally from the articulation bushing and coupled at a distal end to the distal channel retainer; and a rack movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft. Movement of the rack with respect to the longitudinal axis imparts an axial force onto the articulation bushing moving the articulation bushing between the proximal position and the distal position. Movement of the articulation bushing between the distal position and the proximal position actuates the articulation rod causing the distal channel retainer to pivot about the articulation pivot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, MARIA LUPP, JASON BRYANT
  • Publication number: 20250025162
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The disclosed technology includes a housing for a surgical instrument configured to engage with a robotic arm. The housing comprises a first opening positioned to be engaged with at least a portion of a robotic arm, a second opening positioned proximate a rod extending from within the housing; and a fluid management system positioned within the housing proximate one of the first opening or the second opening, the fluid management system being configured to hold or divert fluid within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: OLIVIA AHRENS, CHRISTOPHER BATTY, HEATHER DICKSON, DISHA ESTERA, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, RYNE D. RADERMACHER, DENIZ S. GIFFORD, JEREMY HEMINGWAY
  • Publication number: 20250025157
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for articulating an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes an articulation subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER BATTY, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN
  • Publication number: 20090171379
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for regulating a restriction system. In one exemplary embodiment, a restriction system is provided having a restriction device configured to receive fluid and to form a restriction in a pathway corresponding to an amount of fluid contained therein, at least one fluid reservoir, and a fluid logic system coupled between the restriction device and the at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid logic system is configured to regulate an amount of fluid in the restriction device in response to a fluid pressure acting thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Coe, Kyle P. Moore, Andrew M. Zwolinski, Thomas E. Adams, Robert Jason Simms, JoAnn M. Stegeman, Christopher W. Widenhouse, Juan S. Ezolino, Mark D. Overmyer