Patents by Inventor Trevor Bruns

Trevor Bruns 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
    Publication number: 20220296225
    Abstract: A system for performing minimally invasive surgery includes a holding arm, a holding arm interface, an actuation unit detachably disposed on the holding arm interface, and an endoscopic sheath assembly disposed on the holding arm interface opposite the actuation unit. The actuation unit includes a component bay configured to receive a camera, lens and first and second removable and disposable cartridges. Each cartridge includes a concentric tube array extending therefrom, each array including at least one guide tube and a surgical tool disposed inside the guide tube. Numerous safety and communication features are disposed on the various components of the system to ensure failsafe operation and to prevent damage to equipment or harm to patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Hendrick, Evan Blum, Neal Dillon, Trevor Bruns, Stephanie Amack, Lauren Branscombe
  • SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEPLOYMENT OF ROBOTIC CONCENTRIC TUBE MANIPULATORS FOR PERFORMING SURGERY
    Publication number: 20190175288
    Abstract: An apparatus (20) for performing endoscopic surgery on a patient (12) includes at least two concentric tube manipulators (150) adapted to carry devices (152, 154) for performing a surgical operation. A transmission (200) operates the concentric tube manipulators (150). An endoscope tube (106) has a proximal end portion fixed to the transmission (200). The concentric tube manipulators (150) extend from the transmission (200) through an inner lumen (102) of the endoscope tube (106) and are operable to extend from a distal end (104) of the endoscope tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster, Trevor Bruns, Philip J. Swaney, Richard Hendrick
  • System and method for endoscopic deployment of robotic concentric tube manipulators for performing surgery
    Patent number: 10238457
    Abstract: An apparatus (20) for performing endoscopic surgery on a patient (12) includes at least two concentric tube manipulators (150) adapted to carry devices (152, 154) for performing a surgical operation. A transmission (200) operates the concentric tube manipulators (150). An endoscope tube (106) has a proximal end portion fixed to the transmission (200). The concentric tube manipulators (150) extend from the transmission (200) through an inner lumen (102) of the endoscope tube (106) and are operable to extend from a distal end (104) of the endoscope tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster, III, Trevor Bruns, Philip J. Swaney, Richard Hendrick
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEPLOYMENT OF ROBOTIC CONCENTRIC TUBE MANIPULATORS FOR PERFORMING SURGERY
    Publication number: 20150080907
    Abstract: An apparatus (20) for performing endoscopic surgery on a patient (12) includes at least two concentric tube manipulators (150) adapted to carry devices (152, 154) for performing a surgical operation. A transmission (200) operates the concentric tube manipulators (150). An endoscope tube (106) has a proximal end portion fixed to the transmission (200). The concentric tube manipulators (150) extend from the transmission (200) through an inner lumen (102) of the endoscope tube (106) and are operable to extend from a distal end (104) of the endoscope tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster, III, Trevor Bruns, Philip J. Swaney, Richard Hendrick