Covidien LP

Nse Products, Inc.

Bedford Systems LLC

Morningside Venture Investments Limited

Chrono Therapeutics Inc.

S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Charles Frazer Kilby

Simon Roderick Grover

Daniel Leonard Fuller

Gary Stacey

Alistair Ward

Matthew James Herd

Dale G Kern

Jennifer Darmour

Alexander David Norman

Alan Joel Levy

Miles William Noel Hember

Congyi Huang

Timothy Charles Frearson

Zita S Netzel

David Evans Roth

Ling-Kang Tong

Patrick H Ruane

Kevin W Gelston

Ronald A Overbeck

Jenny E Hapgood

Paul Gordon Wilkins

Peter David Cauwood

Thomas Bates Jackson

Ross Jones

Cormac O'Prey

Keith Paul Thompson

Wai Ting Chan

Scott James Grubb

Peter Rae Peterson

Thomas J Novak

Ross Packard

Shawn Gulla

Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson

Fabien Yannick Schmitt

Niall Allan Mottram

Neil Lester Campbell

Nicholas David Rollings

Christopher Paul Richardson

Chris Covey

Barry Dobson

Chris Roach

Nicolas Alejandro Martinez

Camilla Schmitt

Mark Joseph Cohen

Richard M Estabrook

Marc Angotti

James Hewitt

Ray Carroll

Kevin Hartley

Frank Consoli

Evan A Sparks

Jeffrey L Harwig

Samuel Luke Johnstone

Peter Peterson

Robert J Kopanic

Lawrence Jon Fenske

Prasad Weerakoon

Pamela J Taylor

Richard R Best

Daniel G Lee

Jaime R Allen

Nial Allan Mottram

Jim Hewitt

Mark Cohen

Scott Grubb

Paul Wilkins

Miles William Hember

Cormac O'prey

A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.

Drug delivery methods and systems

A surgical instrument is configured for coupling with an instrument drive unit that drives an actuation of the surgical instrument and operatively supports the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongate body extending distally from the housing, an end effector extending distally from the elongate body, and a plurality of driven members rotatably disposed within the housing. The plurality of driven members is nested with one another. Each driven member of the plurality of driven members is coupled to a respective cable that is attached to the end effector. The plurality of driven members is configured for engagement with an instrument drive unit.

Surgical instruments, instrument drive units, and surgical assemblies thereof

A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an instrument drive unit and a surgical instrument detachably coupled to the instrument drive unit. The instrument drive unit includes a first actuator, a linkage member having opposing first and second portions, and a drive member. The first portion of the linkage member is operatively coupled to the first actuator such that actuation of the first actuator moves the first portion in a first direction and the second portion in a second direction opposite of the first direction. The drive member is operatively coupled to the second portion of the linkage member. The surgical instrument includes a driven member operatively associated with the drive member of the instrument drive unit and an end effector operatively coupled with the driven member, wherein translation of the driven member effects a first function of the end effector.

Offset instrument drive unit

A surgical instrument is configured for coupling with an instrument drive unit that drives an actuation of the surgical instrument and operatively supports the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongate body extending distally from the housing, an end effector extending distally from the elongate body, and a plurality of driven members rotatably fixed and longitudinally moveable relative to the elongate body. The plurality of driven members are longitudinal moveable relative to one another. Each driven member of the plurality of drive members is coupled to a respective cable that is attached to the end effector. The plurality of driven members is configured for engagement with an instrument drive unit.

Drive unit and rack drape for robotic surgical instruments

A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an instrument drive unit, an instrument support platform coupled to the instrument drive unit, an instrument carriage coupled to the instrument support platform, and a surgical instrument releasably coupled to the instrument carriage. The surgical instrument includes an end effector controllable to perform surgery in response to telemanipulation of actuators in the instrument drive unit.

Robotically controlling surgical assemblies

A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an instrument drive unit and a surgical instrument detachably coupled to the instrument drive unit. The instrument drive unit includes first and second actuators and a first translatable member operatively coupled with the first actuator. The surgical instrument includes an adapter portion, an elongate member extending distally from the adapter portion, and an end effector mounted on a distal end of the elongate member. The adapter portion has a first rotatable member operatively associated with the first translatable member. The first rotatable member is rotatable in response to translation of the first translatable member. The end effector is operatively coupled with the first rotatable member, wherein rotation of the first rotatable member effects a first function of the end effector.

Instrument drive unit including lead screw rails

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.

Method and apparatus for cartridge-based carbonation of beverages

A cleansing device for mammalian skin includes a cleansing head having a plurality of elastomeric cleansing features extending away from a first surface of the cleansing head. The cleansing head is attached to a handle. The cleansing device includes an actuator coupled to a rotating drive shaft and adapted to apply oscillating movement to one or more cleansing head sections of the cleansing head at a frequency of about 5 Hz to 30 Hz.

Device and method for cleansing and treating skin

An instrument control unit for use with a surgical instrument, is provided. The instrument control unit comprises first and second plates, first and second lead screws, first and second yokes, and first and second motors. The first and second plates define a sleeve therebetween. Each of the first and second lead screws is disposed between the first and second plates. Each of the first and second yokes is threadedly engaged with its respective lead screw. The motors are disposed in mechanical cooperation with respective lead screws. Actuation of the motors causes rotation of its respective lead screw, which results in movement of its respective yoke along the longitudinal axis, and which is configured to effect a first function of a surgical instrument engaged with the instrument control unit.

Robotic surgical systems and instrument drive units

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Charles Frazer Kilby