Patents by Inventor Stephen Cicchini
Stephen Cicchini 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).
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Patent number: 11944325Abstract: A system for robotic surgery makes use of an end-effector which has been configured so that a drill connected thereto is guided in its trajectory and limited in its advancement into an associated anatomical feature by a drill guide. The drill guide may be adjusted manually to engage a corresponding surface of the drill after its advancement by a pre-selected amount. The drill guide likewise includes features to guide the drill during trajectories having oblique angles relative to the surface of the anatomical feature associated with the medical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Hayden Cameron, Spiros Mantzavinos, Neil R. Crawford, Sanjay Joshi, Norbert Johnson, James Cascarano, Justin Larson, Stephen Cicchini, Ross Morris, Christopher Angelucci
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Patent number: 11896446Abstract: Devices, Systems, and Methods for detecting a 3-dimensional position of an object, and surgical automation involving the same. The surgical robot system may include a robot having a robot base, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and an end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The end-effector, surgical instruments, the patient, and/or other objects to be tracked include active and/or passive tracking markers. Cameras, such as stereophotogrammetric infrared cameras, are able to detect the tracking markers, and the robot determines a 3-dimensional position of the object from the tracking markers.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Globus Medical, IncInventors: Neil R. Crawford, Stephen Cicchini, Norbert Johnson
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Patent number: 11877807Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for computer-assisted navigation and/or robot-assisted surgery. Navigable instrumentation, which are capable of being navigated by a surgeon using the surgical robot system, allow for the navigated movement of instruments or other surgical devices. The instruments may be suitable for procedures involving navigated and/or robotic total knee arthroplasty, for example.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Globus Medical, IncInventors: Hayden Cameron, Olivier Chappuis, Szymon Kostrzewski, Benoit Brot, Peter Eckert, Stephen Cicchini, Neil R. Crawford, Jason Zappacosta, Drew Mike, David Stumpo, Timothy Blackwell
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Publication number: 20230248470Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector and instruments may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Christopher Major, Michael Bartelme, Norbert Johnson, Stephen Cicchini
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Publication number: 20230218359Abstract: A drill guide fixture may be configured to prepare a skull for attachment of a cranial insertion fixture. The drill guide fixture may include a central drill guide and a bone anchor guide at a base of the drill guide fixture. The central drill guide may define a central drill guide hole therethrough, wherein the central drill guide hole has a first opening at a base of the drill guide fixture and a second opening spaced apart from the base of the drill guide fixture. The bone anchor drill guide may define a bone anchor drill guide hole therethrough, and the bone anchor drill guide hole may be offset from the central drill guide hole in a direction that is perpendicular with respect to a direction of the central drill guide hole. Related cranial insertion fixtures, robotic systems, and methods are also discussed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Hayden Cameron, Stephen Cicchini, Danielle Reinhard, Spiros Mantzavinos, James Cascarano, Neil Crawford, Raul Wirz, Francisco Ponce, Patrick Senatus, Arnold Vardiman, Norbert Johnson
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Publication number: 20230133876Abstract: A retractor mounting assembly including an end-effector having a body extending between first and second faces. The first face is configured for attachment to an interface plate on the robotic arm of a surgical robot. The second face defines an arm mount. An arm extending between first and second ends with the first end configured for attachment to the end-effector arm mount and the second end providing a retractor mount configured for supportive attachment of a retractor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 1, 2023Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Paden Troxell, Andrew Berkowitz, James Cascarano, Stephen Cicchini
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Patent number: 11628023Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a robot-assisted surgery. Navigable instrumentation, which are capable of being navigated by a surgeon using the surgical robot system, and navigation software allow for the navigated placement of interbody fusion devices or other surgical devices. The interbody implant navigation may involve navigation of access instruments (e.g., dilators, retractors, ports), disc preparation instruments, trials, and inserters.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Paden Troxell, Kyle Van Leer, Stephen Cicchini, Neil R. Crawford, Andrew Berkowitz, Norbert Johnson, Jeffrey Forsyth, Ryan Decker, Eric Studley, James Cascarano, Dana Wisniewski, Hayden Cameron, Mir Hussain, Sanjay M. Joshi
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Patent number: 11628039Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector and instruments may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Chris Major, Michael Bartelme, Nobert Johnson, Stephen Cicchini
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Patent number: 11602402Abstract: A drill guide fixture may be configured to prepare a skull for attachment of a cranial insertion fixture. The drill guide fixture may include a central drill guide and a bone anchor guide at a base of the drill guide fixture. The central drill guide may define a central drill guide hole therethrough, wherein the central drill guide hole has a first opening at a base of the drill guide fixture and a second opening spaced apart from the base of the drill guide fixture. The bone anchor drill guide may define a bone anchor drill guide hole therethrough, and the bone anchor drill guide hole may be offset from the central drill guide hole in a direction that is perpendicular with respect to a direction of the central drill guide hole. Related cranial insertion fixtures, robotic systems, and methods are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Hayden Cameron, Stephen Cicchini, Danielle Reinhard, Spiros Mantzavinos, James Cascarano, Neil Crawford, Raul Wirz, Francisco Ponce, Patrick Senatus, Arnold Vardiman, Norbert Johnson
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Patent number: 11540820Abstract: A retractor mounting assembly including an end-effector having a body extending between first and second faces. The first face is configured for attachment to an interface plate on the robotic arm of a surgical robot. The second face defines an arm mount. An arm extending between first and second ends with the first end configured for attachment to the end-effector arm mount and the second end providing a retractor mount configured for supportive attachment of a retractor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Paden Troxell, Andrew Berkowitz, James Cascarano, Stephen Cicchini
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Publication number: 20220331022Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a robot-assisted surgery. Navigable instrumentation, which are capable of being navigated by a surgeon using the surgical robot system, and navigation software allow for the navigated placement of interbody fusion devices or other surgical devices. The interbody implant navigation may involve navigation of access instruments (e.g., dilators, retractors, ports), disc preparation instruments, trials, and inserters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Paden Troxell, Kyle Van Leer, Stephen Cicchini, Neil R. Crawford, Andrew Berkowitz, Norbert Johnson, Jeffrey Forsyth, Ryan Decker, Eric Studley, James Cascarano, Dana Wisniewski, Hayden Cameron, Mir Hussain, Sanjay M. Joshi
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Publication number: 20220330954Abstract: A system for robotic surgery makes use of an end-effector which has been configured so that a drill connected thereto is guided in its trajectory and limited in its advancement into an associated anatomical feature by a drill guide. The drill guide may be adjusted manually to engage a corresponding surface of the drill after its advancement by a pre-selected amount. The drill guide likewise includes features to guide the drill during trajectories having oblique angles relative to the surface of the anatomical feature associated with the medical procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Hayden Cameron, Spiros Mantzavinos, Neil R. Crawford, Sanjay Joshi, Norbert Johnson, James Cascarano, Justin Larson, Stephen Cicchini, Ross Morris, Christopher Angelucci
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Patent number: 11426178Abstract: Systems and methods for resecting a knee joint using a navigated pin guide driver system. The navigated pin guide driver system communicates with a navigation system to aid a user in placing cut block pins into the knee joint. The navigated pin guide driver system may include a handle, a reference element that electronically communicates with the navigation system, one or more pin guide tubes that may correspond to one or more cut blocks, and a distal tip that is configured to attach to the bone.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.Inventors: Olivier Chappuis, Szymon Kostrzewski, Timothy Blackwell, Hayden Cameron, Stephen Cicchini, Peter Eckert, Keerthighaan Kanagasegar, Jason Zappacosta, Khiem Pham
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Publication number: 20220257263Abstract: Systems and methods for resecting a knee joint using a navigated pin guide driver system. The navigated pin guide driver system communicates with a navigation system to aid a user in placing cut block pins into the knee joint. The navigated pin guide driver system may include a handle, a reference element that electronically communicates with the navigation system, one or more pin guide tubes that may correspond to one or more cut blocks, and a distal tip that is configured to attach to the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Olivier Chappuis, Szymon Kostrzewski, Timothy Blackwell, Hayden Cameron, Stephen Cicchini, Peter Eckert, Keerthighaan Kanagasegar, Jason Zappacosta, Khiem Pham
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Publication number: 20220008136Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for computer-assisted navigation and/or robot-assisted surgery. Navigable instrumentation, which are capable of being navigated by a surgeon using the surgical robot system, allow for the navigated movement of instruments or other surgical devices. The instruments may be suitable for procedures involving navigated and/or robotic total knee arthroplasty, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Hayden Cameron, Olivier Chappuis, Szymon Kostrzewski, Benoit Brot, Peter Eckert, Stephen Cicchini, Neil R. Crawford, Jason Zappacosta, Drew Mike, David Stumpo, Timothy Blackwell
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Publication number: 20210369290Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to preventing overpenetration of a drill bit during surgery. A system comprises a drill guide comprising a housing; a tubular member extending from the housing; a depth-stop movably disposable within the housing; and a ratchet adjacent to the depth-stop, the ratchet configured to retract or extend the depth-stop relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Thomas Palazzolo, Stephen Cicchini, Hayden Cameron, Dana Wisniewski
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Publication number: 20210321997Abstract: A retractor mounting assembly including an end-effector having a body extending between first and second faces. The first face is configured for attachment to an interface plate on the robotic arm of a surgical robot. The second face defines an arm mount. An arm extending between first and second ends with the first end configured for attachment to the end-effector arm mount and the second end providing a retractor mount configured for supportive attachment of a retractor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Paden Troxell, Andrew Berkowitz, James Cascarano, Stephen Cicchini
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Publication number: 20210315590Abstract: Systems and methods for resecting a knee joint using a navigated pin guide driver system. The navigated pin guide driver system communicates with a navigation system to aid a user in placing cut block pins into the knee joint. The navigated pin guide driver system may include a handle, a reference element that electronically communicates with the navigation system, one or more pin guide tubes that may correspond to one or more cut blocks, and a distal tip that is configured to attach to the bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Olivier Chappuis, Szymon Kostrzewski, Timothy Blackwell, Hayden Cameron, Stephen Cicchini, Peter Eckert, Keerthighaan Kanagasegar, Jason Zappacosta, Khiem Pham
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Publication number: 20210282874Abstract: Devices, Systems, and Methods for detecting a 3-dimensional position of an object, and surgical automation involving the same. The surgical robot system may include a robot having a robot base, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and an end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The end-effector, surgical instruments, the patient, and/or other objects to be tracked include active and/or passive tracking markers. Cameras, such as stereophotogrammetric infrared cameras, are able to detect the tracking markers, and the robot determines a 3-dimensional position of the object from the tracking markers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Mir Hussain, Stephen Cicchini, Norbert Johnson, Neil R. Crawford, Nicholas Marcouiller
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Patent number: 11045179Abstract: A retractor mounting assembly including an end-effector having a body extending between first and second faces. The first face is configured for attachment to an interface plate on the robotic arm of a surgical robot. The second face defines an arm mount. An arm extending between first and second ends with the first end configured for attachment to the end-effector arm mount and the second end providing a retractor mount configured for supportive attachment of a retractor.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Global Medical IncInventors: Paden Troxell, Andrew Berkowitz, James Cascarano, Stephen Cicchini