Russell Ray Taylor

US Patent:

20110125165, May 26, 2011

Filed:

May 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/992519

Inventors:

Nabil Simaan - New York NY, US
Russell H. Taylor - Severna Park MD, US
James T. Handa - Baltimore MD, US

Assignee:

The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD

International Classification:

A61B 19/00
B23P 11/00

US Classification:

606130, 29428

Abstract:

A system for operating within an interior region of the eye, or other organ, includes a delivery channel having a proximal portion located exterior to the eye and a distal portion positionable within the interior region of the eye, wherein the distal portion of the delivery channel defines an outer diameter that is smaller than or equal to about 18 gauge, and a micro-robot extendable from the distal portion of the delivery channel, wherein the micro-robot is remotely operable to change shape within the interior region of the eye.

US Patent:

54084091, Apr 18, 1995

Filed:

Dec 20, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/170540

Inventors:

Edward Glassman - New York NY
William A. Hanson - Mountain View CA
Peter Kazanzides - Davis CA
Brent D. Mittelstadt - Placerville CA
Bela L. Musits - Hopewell Junction NY
Howard A. Paul - Loomis CA
Russell H. Taylor - Ossining NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B23Q 1514
A61B 600

US Classification:

36441313

Abstract:

A robotic surgical system (10) includes a multiple degree of freedom manipulator arm (14) having a surgical tool (22). The arm is coupled to a controller (24) for controllably positioning the surgical tool within a three dimensional coordinate system. The system further includes a safety monitoring processor (38) for determining the position of the surgical tool in the three dimensional coordinate system relative to a volumetric model. The volumetric model may be represented as a constructive solid geometry (CSG) tree data structure. The system further includes an optical tracking camera system (28,32) disposed for imaging a region of space that includes at least a portion of the manipulator arm. An output of the camera system is coupled to the processor (38) that processes the volumetric model for determining if the surgical tool is positioned outside of the volumetric model. The system further includes a strain gage (40) for detecting slippage in three dimensions between an immobilized tissue, such as bone, and a reference point (44).

US Patent:

52992888, Mar 29, 1994

Filed:

Sep 18, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/761720

Inventors:

Edward Glassman - New York NY
William A. Hanson - Mountain View CA
Brent D. Mittelstadt - Placerville CA
Bela L. Musits - Hopewell Junction NY
Howard A. Paul - Loomis CA
Russell H. Taylor - Ossining NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
Regents of the University of California - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B23Q 1514
A61B 600
A61B 1700

US Classification:

395 80

Abstract:

A robotic surgical system includes a multiple degree of freedom manipulator arm having a surgical tool. The arm is coupled to a controller for controllably positioning the surgical tool within a three dimensional coordinate system. The system further includes a safety monitoring processor for determining the position of the surgical tool in the three dimensional coordinate system relative to a volumetric model. The volumetric model may be represented as a constructive solid geometry (CSG) tree data structure. The system further includes an optical tracking camera system disposed for imaging a region of space that includes at least a portion of the manipulator arm. An output of the camera system is coupled to the processor that processes the volumetric model for determining if the surgical tool is positioned outside of the volumetric model. The system further includes a strain gage for detecting slippage in three dimensions between an immobilized tissue, such as bone, and a reference point. The system also includes multiple and redundant safety features for suspending a motion of the surgical tool to prevent the tool from operating outside of the predetermined volume of space.

US Patent:

50864017, Feb 4, 1992

Filed:

May 11, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/523611

Inventors:

Edward Glassman - New York NY
William A. Hanson - Mountain View CA
Peter Kazanzides - Davis CA
Brent D. Mittelstadt - Placerville CA
Bela L. Musits - Hopewell Junction NY
Howard A. Paul - Loomis CA
Russell H. Taylor - Ossining NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

A61B 1756

US Classification:

395 94

Abstract:

A robotic surgical system (10) includes a multiple degree of freedom manipulator arm (14) having a surgical tool (22). The arm is coupled to a controller (24) for controllably positioning the surgical tool within a three dimensional coordinate system. The system further includes a safety monitoring processor (38) for determining the position of the surgical tool in the three dimensional coordinate system relative to a volumetric model. The volumetric model may be represented as a constructive solid geometry (CSG) tree data structure. The system further includes an optical tracking camera system (28, 32) disposed for imaging a region of space that includes at least a portion of the manipulator arm. An output of the camera system is coupled to the processor (38) that processes the volumetric model for determining if the surgical tool is positioned outside of the volumetric model. The system further includes a strain gage (40) for detecting slippage in three dimensions between an immobilized tissue, such as bone, and a reference point (44).