Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Coooper

Thomas G. Coooper 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).

  • Offset remote center manipulator for robotic surgery
    Patent number: 10449011
    Abstract: Medical, surgical, and/or robotic devices and systems often including offset remote center parallelogram manipulator linkage assemblies which constrains a position of a surgical instrument during minimally invasive robotic surgery are disclosed. The improved remote center manipulator linkage assembly advantageously enhances the range of instrument motion while at the same time reduces the overall complexity, size, and physical weight of the robotic surgical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Coooper, Todd R. Solomon