Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanism

T Schuh, J Bogusky, M Williams, DS Mintz… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and
comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an …

Apparatus and method for a global coordinate system for use in robotic surgery

JB Alvarez, J Zhang, G Kintz - US Patent 10,383,765, 2019 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for establishing a global coordinate system to facilitate robotic
assisted surgery. The coordinate system may be established using a combination of the …

System for robotic-assisted endolumenal surgery and related methods

JB Alvarez, GJ Kintz, DS Mintz, E Romo… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
An endolumenal robotic system provides the surgeon with the ability to drive a robotically-
driven endoscopic device to a desired anatomical position in a patient without the need for …

Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanism

T Schuh, MR Williams, JD Bogusky, DS Mintz… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and
comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an …

Method, apparatus and system for a water jet

JB Alvarez, D Mintz - US Patent 10,980,669, 2021 - Google Patents
Awater jet instrument may be used for manually performing surgery. The water jet instrument
may be manually con trolled or controlled by a system with a robotic control. The water jet …

Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanism

T Schuh, J Bogusky, M Williams, DS Mintz, A Yu… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and
comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an …

Instrument-mounted tension sensing mechanism for robotically-driven medical instruments

T Schuh - US Patent 9,788,910, 2017 - Google Patents
A tension mechanism for a robotically-controlled medical device measures the tension
applied to an actuation tendon to provide feedback to a robotic controller. In one …

Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanism

T Schuh, MR Williams, JD Bogusky, DS Mintz… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and
comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an …

Method, apparatus and a system for robotic assisted surgery

JB Alvarez, J Zhang, A Seam - US Patent App. 13/868,769, 2014 - Google Patents
US20140142591A1 - Method, apparatus and a system for robotic assisted surgery - Google
Patents US20140142591A1 - Method, apparatus and a system for robotic assisted surgery …

Method, apparatus, and a system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment

E Romo, T Schuh - US Patent 10,080,576, 2018 - Google Patents
US10080576B2 - Method, apparatus, and a system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a
surgical or medical robotic environment - Google Patents US10080576B2 - Method, apparatus …