Patents by Inventor Yu USUKI

Yu USUKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20200069385
    Abstract: An adaptor for detachably connecting a surgical instrument to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system according to an embodiment may include: a base body including a first surface to be attached to the robot arm and a second surface to which an attachment surface of the surgical instrument is mounted; and drive transmission members rotatably provided on the base body. The second surface of the base body includes first and second guide rails respectively corresponding to first and second guide grooves provided on the attachment surface of the surgical instrument. The first and second guide rails of the second surface are configured to be inserted respectively into the first and second guide grooves of the attachment surface, and guide the surgical instrument to be slid to a position where the drive transmission members respectively correspond to rotation members provided on the attachment surface of the surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji AGO, Kaoru TAKAHASHI, Yu USUKI, Shota BETSUGI, Tomoaki NODA, Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200069382
    Abstract: A surgical instrument to be detachably connected to a robot arm of the robotic surgical system according to an embodiment may include a base body, a treatment tool, an elongated shaft including a proximal end attached to the base body and a distal end to which the treatment tool is provided, a driven member provided at the base body to be rotatable about a rotational axis with respect to the base body, a bearing-integrated pulley, and an elongated element extending through the shaft to operate the treatment tool. The elongated element is led from the shaft to the driven member through the bearing-integrated pulley and wound around and fixed to the driven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO
  • Publication number: 20200069380
    Abstract: A robotic surgical instrument according to an embodiment may include: an end effector; a first support body that supports the end effector rotatably about a first shaft; a second support body that supports the first support body rotatably about a second shaft; an elongated element to rotate the first support body with respect to the second support body; and a shaft to which the second support body is connected. The elongated element includes a wire, an attachment fixed to the wire, and a protection tube fixed to the wire. The first support body includes a through-hole having a size in which the attachment and the protection tube are insertable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO
  • Publication number: 20200069386
    Abstract: An endoscope adaptor to be connected to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system through a drape adaptor according to an embodiment may include a base section, a holding section, a driven member, and a transmission mechanism. The base is to be detachably connected to the drape adaptor. The driven member is rotatably provided on the base section and configured to be rotated by a rotation drive section of the robot arm through the drape adaptor. The holding section holds an endoscope rotatably about a rotation axis, the endoscope including an insertion section including an image capturing section provided at a distal end of the insertion section and a body section connected to the insertion section, wherein the rotation axis extends in a direction in which the insertion section extends. The transmission mechanism is configured to transmit rotation of the driven member to the holding section holding the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota BETSUGI, Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO
  • Publication number: 20200069297
    Abstract: An adapter for detachably connecting a surgical instrument to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system according to an embodiment may include: a base including a first surface to be attached to an attachment portion of the robot arm, a second surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in the first surface; an engagement member disposed in the base and movable between an advanced position where the engagement member is advanced into the plurality of recesses and a retracted position where the engagement member is retracted from inside the plurality of recesses; a biasing member which biases the engagement member in a direction from the retracted position to the advanced position; and an operating member to be operated to move the engagement member to the retracted position against a biasing force of the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota BETSUGI, Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO
  • Publication number: 20200069381
    Abstract: A surgical instrument according to an embodiment may include: a base body including an attachment surface for the adaptor; a surgical tool; driven members rotatably provided on the base body; a housing covering the driven members; and first and second movable members movable with respect to the housing and the base body. The attachment surface of the base body includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove that slidably receive a first guide rail and a second guide rail provided on the adaptor respectively. The first and second guide grooves are defined by the base body and the first and second movable members such that groove widths of the first and second guide grooves are variable by moving the first and second movable members with respect to the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota BETSUGI, Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO
  • Publication number: 20190216557
    Abstract: A treatment tool unit according to one or more embodiments may be attachable to an actuation unit including an actuation-side shaft which accommodates rigid actuation-side elongate elements. The treatment tool unit may include: a distal end portion; flexible elongate elements coupled to the distal end portion to manipulate the distal end portion; rigid distal end-side elongate elements each including a first end coupled to a corresponding one of the flexible elongate elements and a second end capable of being coupled to a corresponding one of the actuation-side elongate elements; a distal end-side shaft which accommodates the rigid distal end-side elongate elements and is attachable to the actuation-side shaft; and a distal end-side movement restricting portion which restricts movements of the distal end-side elongate elements with respect to the distal end-side shaft toward the distal end portion in an axial direction of the distal end-side shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki ISHIHARA, Tetsuya NAKANISHI, Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yu USUKI
  • Publication number: 20180311003
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compact activation member for operating a medical treatment tool, an activation mechanism having the activation member, and a method for fabricating the activation mechanism. An activation member is directed to an activation member which is provided in a housing as to be rotatable about a rotational axis and around which an elongate element for operating a treatment tool is wound. The activation member includes: a plurality of rotation members which rotate about the rotational axis; and a pressing member which engages with at least one of the plurality of rotation members. Each of the plurality of rotation members includes a surface provided with ridges and grooves. The plurality of rotation members are attached to a base of the housing by being pressed by the pressing member in an extending direction of the rotational axis, with the surfaces of the plurality of rotation members engaged with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki ISHIHARA, Yu USUKI, Kenji AGO