Patents by Inventor Rodney VANCE

Rodney VANCE 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).

  • Publication number: 20210251701
    Abstract: A method of estimating a pose of a surgical table comprises reading one or more fiducial markers on a base of the surgical table with a camera mounted to a manipulator assembly adjacent the surgical table. The surgical table includes a substrate and a support structure supporting the substrate. The substrate has a support surface. The support structure is movable such that the support surface of the substrate is positionable along one or more degrees of freedom (DOF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick O'Grady, Christopher R. Burns, Simon P. DiMaio, Jason Hemphill, Brian D. Hoffman, Rodney Vance, Tao Zhao
  • Patent number: 11007017
    Abstract: Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include reading a fiducial marker on the surgical table with a sensor associated with the manipulator assembly and localizing the manipulator assembly and surgical table with respect to a common reference frame. Methods may further include translating a 3D configuration of the surgical table to a 2D frame of reference so as to estimate a 3D pose of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly for use in coordinating movements therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick O'Grady, Tao Zhao, Christopher R. Burns, Jason Hemphill, Brian D. Hoffman, Simon P. Dimaio, Rodney Vance
  • Publication number: 20190192233
    Abstract: Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include reading a fiducial marker on the surgical table with a sensor associated with the manipulator assembly and localizing the manipulator assembly and surgical table with respect to a common reference frame. Methods may further include translating a 3D configuration of the surgical table to a 2D frame of reference so as to estimate a 3D pose of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly for use in coordinating movements therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick O'Grady, Tao Zhao, Christopher R. Burns, Jason Hemphill, Brian D. Hoffman, Simon P. Dimaio, Rodney Vance
  • Patent number: 10258414
    Abstract: Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include reading a fiducial marker on the surgical table with a sensor associated with the manipulator assembly and localizing the manipulator assembly and surgical table with respect to a common reference frame. Methods may further include translating a 3D configuration of the surgical table to a 2D frame of reference so as to estimate a 3D pose of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly for use in coordinating movements therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick O'Grady, Tao Zhao, Christopher R. Burns, Jason Hemphill, Brian D. Hoffman, Simon P. Dimaio, Rodney Vance
  • Publication number: 20170079722
    Abstract: Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include reading a fiducial marker on the surgical table with a sensor associated with the manipulator assembly and localizing the manipulator assembly and surgical table with respect to a common reference frame. Methods may further include translating a 3D configuration of the surgical table to a 2D frame of reference so as to estimate a 3D pose of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly for use in coordinating movements therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick O'GRADY, Tao ZHAO, Christopher R. BURNS, Jason HEMPHILL, Brian D. HOFFMAN, Simon P. DIMAIO, Rodney VANCE