Patents by Inventor Trevor Hackman

Trevor Hackman 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).

  • Transoral robotic simulator
    Patent number: 12784617
    Abstract: A transoral robotic surgery (TORS) simulator system includes a three-dimensional human head model having an oral cavity made of a synthetic material. The oral cavity has a mandible structure and a simulated human tongue and/or a simulated human tonsil. The simulated human tongue and/or the simulated human tonsil are made from a silicone material. The simulator system also includes artificial tissue(s) attached within the oral cavity, the artificial tissue being formed to mimic a biological tissue, whether cancerous (e.g., a tumor) or otherwise. The simulator system also includes a marker material present on and/or within the artificial tissue; the marker material allows a user of the simulator system to visually differentiate between the artificial tissue and synthetic material of the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Trevor Hackman, Alex Murr, Richard Harry Feins
  • TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20240242632
    Abstract: A transoral robotic surgery (TORS) simulator system includes a three-dimensional human head model having an oral cavity made of a synthetic material. The oral cavity has a mandible structure and a simulated human tongue and/or a simulated human tonsil. The simulated human tongue and/or the simulated human tonsil are made from a silicone material. The simulator system also includes artificial tissue(s) attached within the oral cavity, the artificial tissue being formed to mimic a biological tissue, whether cancerous (e.g., a tumor) or otherwise. The simulator system also includes a marker material present on and/or within the artificial tissue; the marker material allows a user of the simulator system to visually differentiate between the artificial tissue and synthetic material of the oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor Hackman, Alex Murr, Richard Harry Feins