Patents by Inventor Robert Stephen Maurer, JR.

Robert Stephen Maurer, JR. 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 handpiece with reverse flow priming
    Patent number: 10561529
    Abstract: A method and system provide a surgical handpiece including a housing and a horn. The housing has a retrograde channel and a chamber a therein. The retrograde channel connects an irrigation line and the chamber. The horn is held within the housing such that a portion of the horn resides within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: James Y. Chon, Robert Stephen Maurer, Jr., Satish Yalamanchili
  • SURGICAL HANDPIECE WITH REVERSE FLOW PRIMING
    Publication number: 20180200109
    Abstract: A method and system provide a surgical handpiece including a housing and a horn. The housing has a retrograde channel and a chamber a therein. The retrograde channel connects an irrigation line and the chamber. The horn is held within the housing such that a portion of the horn resides within the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: James Y. Chon, Robert Stephen Maurer, JR., Satish Yalamanchili
  • Surgical hand piece with integrated pressure sensor
    Patent number: 9549851
    Abstract: A surgical hand piece comprises a shell, a channel having an irrigation conduit, and a sensor housing. The channel is coupled to the shell such that the proximal end of the channel is located at the proximal end of the shell and the distal end of the channel is located near the distal end of the shell. The sensor housing has an irrigation path extending through it. The sensor housing has a seal interface on one end. The seal interface end of the sensor housing is coupled to the proximal end of the channel such that the irrigation conduit of the channel is fluidly coupled to the irrigation path of the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: James Yong Chon, Robert Stephen Maurer, Jr., Satish Yalamanchili
  • SURGICAL HAND PIECE WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20160213515
    Abstract: A surgical hand piece comprises a shell, a channel having an irrigation conduit, and a sensor housing. The channel is coupled to the shell such that the proximal end of the channel is located at the proximal end of the shell and the distal end of the channel is located near the distal end of the shell. The sensor housing has an irrigation path extending through it. The sensor housing has a seal interface on one end. The seal interface end of the sensor housing is coupled to the proximal end of the channel such that the irrigation conduit of the channel is fluidly coupled to the irrigation path of the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: James Yong Chon, Robert Stephen Maurer, JR., Satish Yalamanchili