Steven J Carusillo

6958071, Oct 25, 2005

Sep 21, 2002

10/251646

Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US
Bruce D. Henniges - Kalamazoo MI, US
Milton Barnes - Fort Worth TX, US

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

A61B017/32
A61B017/16

606180, 606170, 606 80

A surgical tool system comprising a handpiece and a cutting accessory that is releaseably secured to the handpiece. The handpiece has a gear assembly with two drive heads. The gear assembly turns the drive heads at different rotational speeds relative to each other. The cutting accessory is provided with one of two drive hubs. If the cutting accessory is provided with a first drive hub, the drive hub mates to a first one of the drive heads so as to turn of the speed of that head. If the cutting accessory is provided with a second drive hub, the drive hub mates to the second drive head so as to turn at the speed of that head. Thus, the speed at which the cutting accessory is actuated is a function of the associated drive head.

7497860, Mar 3, 2009

Jul 9, 2004

10/887642

Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US
Carlos E. Collazo - Old Greenwich CT, US

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 17/00

606 82, 606 79, 606 86, 301663

A surgical sagittal saw including a handpiece from which a planar guide bar extends. A saw blade is mounted to the distal end of the guide bar to move across the guide bar. Drive rods connect the saw blade to a drive assembly in the handpiece, which drive assembly reciprocates the drive rods. The drive rods oscillate the saw blade across the distal end of the guide bar. The saw is used with a cutting guide that is in a fixed position relative to the bone or hard tissue to be cut. A capture element is disposed adjacent the guide surface and holds the guide bar to the guide surface so the cut is made along the desired cut plane.

7959607, Jun 14, 2011

May 26, 2006

11/420557

Karen L. Smit - Kalamazoo MI, US
Steven J. Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US
David J. Gennrich - Madison WI, US
Douglas S. Rodenkirch - Sun Prairie WI, US
Michael Strickler - Richland MI, US

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

A61M 37/00

604154, 600594, 604920

A fluid delivery device is provided for delivering fluid to a target site such as an intervertebral disc during discography. The fluid delivery device includes pressure and volume sensors to determine the pressure and the volume of the fluid delivered to the intervertebral disc. The fluid delivery device is hand-held during use and includes a syringe assembly having a plunger with threads that enables controlled discharge of the fluid from the fluid delivery device by rotating the plunger in a housing of the fluid delivery device. The fluid delivery device may also include a communication module to wirelessly transfer data to an external device outside of a sterile field, while the fluid delivery device is in the sterile field. The fluid delivery device may also include a physiological sensor to monitor involuntary pain responses based on changing physiological parameters such as increases in body temperature or blood pressure.

8403932, Mar 26, 2013

May 6, 2011

13/102382

Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US
Gregory E. Plaskon - Clifton NJ, US
Carlos E. Collazo - Old Greenwich CT, US
Alessandro F. Canonaco - Caldwell NJ, US
Eric Rugo - Allentown NJ, US
David J. Neal - Oak Ridge NJ, US

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 17/00

606 82, 606 88

A surgical sagittal saw blade and a complementary cutting guide for use with the blade. The blade includes a bar shaped to be releasably secured in a static position to a complementary surgical sagittal saw. A blade head with teeth is mounted to the bar to pivot. One or more drive links connected to the saw extend to the blade head to pivot the blade head. The cutting guide and blade bar have complementary features for holding the blade bar to above a surface of the cutting guide. The features that hold the blade bar to the cutting guide allow the blade to move over the cutting guide surface while constrain the blade from moving out of the plane immediately above the cutting guide surface.

8043292, Oct 25, 2011

Dec 15, 2008

12/334886

Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US

Stryker Corporation - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 17/00

606 82, 606 79, 606 88

A surgical sagittal saw blade that including a guide bar shaped to be releasably secured in a static position to a complementary surgical sagittal saw. A blade is mounted to the guide bar to pivot around a pivot point. The blade has teeth located outside of the guide bar. Drive rods extend from the blade. The drive rods connect to a complementary driver integral with the saw. When the saw driver is actuated, the drive rods undergo reverse reciprocation. The reciprocation of the driver rods cause the blade to oscillate around a pivot point.

20040260271, Dec 23, 2004

Jun 17, 2004

10/870887

Richard Huyser - Kalamazoo MI, US
Jason Toman - Portage MI, US
Brian VanderWoude - Portage MI, US
Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US

A61M025/00

604/524000

A catheter for delivering medication from a fluid source to an anatomical site of a patient and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The catheter comprises an elongated tube extending between an open proximal end and a closed distal end. The elongated tube includes a catheter wall having an inner surface that bounds a lumen for conveying the fluid from the fluid source. A plurality of openings are defined in the catheter wall to discharge the fluid from the lumen to the anatomical site. A reinforcing coil is disposed within the lumen to improve fluid delivery and provide kink resistance to the catheter. The reinforcing coil has spaced convolutions in an unstretched state. An annular flow space is defined between the reinforcing coil and the inner surface of the catheter wall. As a result, fluid can travel both through an inner lumen of the reinforcing coil and between the spaced convolutions to the annular flow space or the fluid can travel directly through the annular flow space to reach the openings.

20090270899, Oct 29, 2009

May 11, 2009

12/463939

Steven Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US
Bruce D. Henniges - Kalamazoo MI, US
Milton Barnes - Fort Worth TX, US

A61B 17/32

606170

A surgical tool system comprising a handpiece and a cutting accessory that is releaseably secured to the handpiece. The handpiece has a gear assembly with two drive heads. The gear assembly turns the drive heads at different rotational speeds relative to each other. The cutting accessory is provided with one of two drive hubs. If the cutting accessory is provided with a first drive hub, the drive hub mates to a first one of the drive heads so as to turn of the speed of that head. If the cutting accessory is provided with a second drive hub, the drive hub mates to the second drive head so as to turn at the speed of that head. Thus, the speed at which the cutting accessory is actuated is a function of the associated drive head.

20100268250, Oct 21, 2010

Apr 17, 2009

12/425808

J. Michael STUART - Rio Rancho NM, US
Steven J. Carusillo - Kalamazoo MI, US

MicroDexterity Systems, Inc. - Albuquerque NM

A61B 19/00

606130

A surgical system for use in performing medical procedures on a body of a patient is provided. The system includes a manipulator having a tool mounting arrangement including a power transmitter. The manipulator is capable of moving the tool mounting arrangement with at least one degree of freedom. The system has a tool support including a power receiver. A sterile barrier is arranged between the robotic mechanism and the tool support to isolate the robotic mechanism from the sterile environment. The tool support is engageable with the tool mounting arrangement with the sterile barrier therebetween. The power transmitter and power receiver can wirelessly transmit power across the sterile barrier between the manipulator and the tool support when the tool support is engaged with the tool mounting arrangement.