Patents by Inventor Roger Leslie Gray

Roger Leslie Gray 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).

  • Method and apparatus for simulation of an endoscopy operation
    Patent number: 8696363
    Abstract: An apparatus for simulation of an endoscopy operation. A dummy endoscope (1) is inserted into a unit (2) which monitors the position of the dummy instrument and provides force feedback to the instrument in accordance with a stored software model. A virtual image simulating the view from the endoscope is displayed. Additional simulation is provided of an external condition to the patient body, for example patient orientation (8), external pressure applied to the body (9), (10) and trans-illumination (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited
    Inventors: Roger Leslie Gray, Ian Michael Ross, Stuart Malcolm Greengrass, Daniel Mark Wallaker
  • Method and apparatus for simulation of an endoscopy operation
    Publication number: 20040248072
    Abstract: An apparatus for simulation of an endoscopy operation. A dummy endoscope (1) is inserted into a unit (2) which monitors the position of the dummy instrument and provides force feedback to the instrument in accordance with a stored software model. A virtual image simulating the view from the endoscope is displayed. Additional simulation is provided of an external condition to the patient body, for example patient orientation (8), external pressure applied to the body (9), (10) and trans-illumination (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Roger Leslie Gray, Ian Michael Ross, Stuart Malcolm Greengrass, Daniel Mark Wallaker