Patents by Inventor Susan M.L. LIM

Susan M.L. LIM 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).

  • Patent number: 11529205
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, a surgical robot includes a robot arm having an end effector, the end effector comprising a needle assembly. The surgical robot further includes a robot control system operatively connected to the robot arm, and an end effector control system operatively connected to the end effector. The robot control system provides control signals for operation of the robot arm to move the end effector to selected positions relative to a subject. The end effector control system is configured to provide signals for operation of the end effector to at least one of inject material through the needle assembly to a selected location within the subject's body or extract material through the needle assembly from the selected location within the subject's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Stephen McKinley, Animesh Garg, Sachin Patil, Susan M. L. Lim, Ken Goldberg
  • Publication number: 20180177558
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, a surgical robot includes a robot arm having an end effector, the end effector comprising a needle assembly. The surgical robot further includes a robot control system operatively connected to the robot arm, and an end effector control system operatively connected to the end effector. The robot control system provides control signals for operation of the robot arm to move the end effector to selected positions relative to a subject. The end effector control system is configured to provide signals for operation of the end effector to at least one of inject material through the needle assembly to a selected location within the subject's body or extract material through the needle assembly from the selected location within the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Stephen McKinley, Animesh Garg, Sachin Patil, Susan M. L. Lim, Ken Goldberg
  • Patent number: 8932338
    Abstract: A noninvasive method of reducing fat from targeted regions of a patient's body by applying low-level laser energy externally through the skin of the patient to the targeted areas. Sufficient laser energy is applied to release at least a portion of intracellular fat into the interstitial space. The released intracellular fat is removed from the body through the body's natural functions. The preferred embodiment uses laser energy at about 635 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Erchonia Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. L. Lim, Steven C. Shanks, Rodrigo Neira
  • Publication number: 20100196497
    Abstract: This invention is a method of treating a patient's injured tissue by applying platelet-rich plasma and laser energy to the injured tissue. The applied energy is low-level, and the patient feels no sensation of the low-level laser energy being applied. The laser energy can be applied before, after, or during the platelet-rich plasma application, or any combination thereof. Additional laser therapy may be applied over the entire extremity containing the injury, any non-injured adjacent tissue, as well as to the patient's entire body for stimulation of other body systems. Additionally, laser energy can be applied to the platelet-rich plasma before the platelet-rich plasma is applied to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: THERAPY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Susan M.L. LIM, Steven C. SHANKS, Ryan MALONEY