Patents by Inventor Vikram Mullick

Vikram Mullick 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: 8545527
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided for cutting bone and other tissue. The instrument includes a housing. A plurality of sensors is located in the housing in a spaced apart orientation from each other. A collar is moveably mounted to the housing into a plurality of different collar orientations on the housing. A lever comprising an actuator is moveably coupled to the collar and, with the collar located in any one of the plurality of different collar orientations, the lever is operable to move the actuator relative to one of the plurality of sensors in order to vary a signal produced by that sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis M. Shadeck, Vikram Mullick, Manfred Luedi
  • Publication number: 20120221028
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided for cutting bone and other tissue. The instrument includes a housing. A plurality of sensors is located in the housing in a spaced apart orientation from each other. A collar is moveably mounted to the housing into a plurality of different collar orientations on the housing. A lever comprising an actuator is moveably coupled to the collar and, with the collar located in any one of the plurality of different collar orientations, the lever is operable to move the actuator relative to one of the plurality of sensors in order to vary a signal produced by that sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronix Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis M. Shadeck, Vikram Mullick, Manfred Luedi
  • Patent number: 8197501
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided for cutting bone and other tissue. The instrument includes a housing. A plurality of sensors are located in the housing in a spaced apart orientation from each other. A collar is moveably mounted to the housing into a plurality of different collar orientations on the housing. A lever comprising an actuator is moveably coupled to the collar and, with the collar located in any one of the plurality of different collar orientations, the lever is operable to move the actuator relative to one of the plurality of sensors in order to vary a signal produced by that sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis M. Shadeck, Vikram Mullick, Manfred Luedi
  • Publication number: 20090240272
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided for cutting bone and other tissue. The instrument includes a housing. A plurality of sensors are located in the housing in a spaced apart orientation from each other. A collar is moveably mounted to the housing into a plurality of different collar orientations on the housing. A lever comprising an actuator is moveably coupled to the collar and, with the collar located in any one of the plurality of different collar orientations, the lever is operable to move the actuator relative to one of the plurality of sensors in order to vary a signal produced by that sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis M. Shadeck, Vikram Mullick, Manfred Luedi