Patents by Inventor Samuel John DOYLE

Samuel John DOYLE 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).

  • Master controller device comprising a wearable portion for robotic surgical and microsurgical teleoperation, and related system
    Patent number: 12629226
    Abstract: An unconstrained master controller device for a robotic system for medical or surgical teleoperation includes at least one wearable portion having a pair of wearable elements for the fingers of a surgeon and a control gripper for controlling at least one degree of freedom of a slave surgical instrument associable with the master controller device. The master controller device includes at least one internal degree of freedom of orientation which allows reorienting at least one wearable element of the pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Federico Montagnani, Nicola Pineschi, Emanuele Ruffaldi, Andrea Pratesi, Massimiliano Simi, Alexander Richard Joseph, Andrew Duncan Pidgeon, Samuel John Doyle, Benjamin David Hopkins, Niven Curtis-Woodcock, Shadi Bavar
  • MASTER CONTROLLER DEVICE FOR MEDICAL OR SURGICAL TELEOPERATION
    Publication number: 20240350214
    Abstract: A master controller device includes a control gripper to control at least the open/close degree of freedom of a slave surgical instrument. The control gripper has a first interface portion and a second interface portion for the fingers of a user, wherein the first interface portion is opposite to the second interface portion. Each interface portion includes a cavity thereof formed by a respective conically-developing surface. The controller device can further include a handle which forms the handle of the master controller device, wherein the handle has a body which forms at least one seat with a surface thereof to rest on the back of a user's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Federico MONTAGNANI, Nicola PINESCHI, Massimiliano SIMI, Alexander Richard JOSEPH, Andrew Duncan PIDGEON, Samuel John DOYLE, Benjamin David HOPKINS, Niven CURTIS-WOODCOCK, Christopher Edward HARM, Alexander John MARET
  • MASTER CONTROLLER DEVICE COMPRISING A WEARABLE PORTION FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL AND MICROSURGICAL TELEOPERATION, AND RELATED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240277439
    Abstract: An unconstrained master controller device for a robotic system for medical or surgical teleoperation includes at least one wearable portion having a pair of wearable elements for the fingers of a surgeon and a control gripper for controlling at least one degree of freedom of a slave surgical instrument associable with the master controller device. The master controller device includes at least one internal degree of freedom of orientation which allows reorienting at least one wearable element of the pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Federico MONTAGNANI, Nicola PINESCHI, Emanuele RUFFALDI, Andrea PRATESI, Massimiliano SIMI, Alexander Richard JOSEPH, Andrew Duncan PIDGEON, Samuel John DOYLE, Benjamin David HOPKINS, Niven CURTIS-WOODCOCK, Shadi BAVAR