Patents by Inventor Milan Ikits
Milan Ikits 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).
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Publication number: 20240081913Abstract: A surgical system includes a tracking system configured to intraoperatively track relative positions of bones of a joint, a user interface configured to obtain a user input indicating a post-operative value for the joint, and a computer programmed to generate, based on the relative positions of the bones and the post-operative value, a planned orientation for an implant to be implanted in the joint, and to generate a surgical plan based on the planned orientation for the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Patent number: 11864836Abstract: A method includes obtaining a planned position of a first prosthetic component for implantation in a joint, obtaining positional data indicative of relative positions of bones of the joint, calculating, based on the positional data and the planned position of the first prosthetic component, a planned separation distance for the joint, facilitating adjustment of the planned position based on a desired separation distance by updating the planned separation distance in response to an adjusted planned position of the first prosthetic component, and guiding installation of the first prosthetic component in the joint in the adjusted planned position.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Publication number: 20230190380Abstract: A method for providing surgical navigation includes tracking poses of a surgical tool as the surgical tool modifies a bone and performing a constructive solid geometry (CSG) operation using a model of the bone and an accumulation of the tracked poses of the surgical tool. An intersection of the accumulation of the tracked poses with the model of the bone corresponds to a modification of the bone by the surgical tool. The method also includes displaying an image based on a result of the CSG operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Kristóf Ralovich, Oliver Kutter, Milán Ikits
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Patent number: 11622810Abstract: A system for surgical navigation includes a surgical tool, a tracking device configured to track poses of the surgical tool relative to an anatomical object, and a computer. The computer is programmed to perform a constructive sold geometry (CSG) operation using a model of the anatomical object and an accumulation of the tracked poses of the surgical tool relative to the anatomical object and generate a 2D image based on a result of the CSG operation and a viewpoint of a virtual camera by shading fragments of the 2D image based on the result of the CSG operation and the viewpoint of the virtual camera. The CSG operation is independent of the viewpoint of the virtual camera.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Kristóf Ralovich, Oliver Kutter, Milán Ikits
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Publication number: 20220183757Abstract: A method for controlling a robotic system to facilitate a joint arthroplasty procedure includes generating a graphical user interface comprising a visualization of an implant plan and an indication of a user-defined value for an implant planning parameter, and comparing the user-defined value for the implant planning parameter to the range. The method includes providing a marking at the indication of the user-defined value on the graphical user interface and receiving an update to the implant plan, wherein the update to the implant plan causes a change in the user-defined value. The method further includes determining that the change in the user-defined value moved the user-defined value to within the selected preferred range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Lizeth Joann Caldera, Jason Otto, Morgan Fitzgerald, Milan Ikits, Ajeet Singh Yadav, Arun Shreedhar, Kevin Froster, Christine Perrone, Ta-Cheng Chang
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Publication number: 20220104881Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Milan Ikits, Daniel Perez, Shang Mu, Xiping Li, Ta-Cheng Chang
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Patent number: 11229485Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Milan Ikits, Daniel Perez, Shang Mu, Xiping Li, Ta-Cheng Chang
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Publication number: 20210106388Abstract: A method includes obtaining a planned position of a first prosthetic component for implantation in a joint, obtaining positional data indicative of relative positions of bones of the joint, calculating, based on the positional data and the planned position of the first prosthetic component, a planned separation distance for the joint, facilitating adjustment of the planned position based on a desired separation distance by updating the planned separation distance in response to an adjusted planned position of the first prosthetic component, and guiding installation of the first prosthetic component in the joint in the adjusted planned position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Publication number: 20210077193Abstract: A system for surgical navigation includes a surgical tool, a tracking device configured to track poses of the surgical tool relative to an anatomical object, and a computer. The computer is programmed to perform a constructive sold geometry (CSG) operation using a model of the anatomical object and an accumulation of the tracked poses of the surgical tool relative to the anatomical object and generate a 2D image based on a result of the CSG operation and a viewpoint of a virtual camera by shading fragments of the 2D image based on the result of the CSG operation and the viewpoint of the virtual camera. The CSG operation is independent of the viewpoint of the virtual camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Kristóf Ralovich, Oliver Kutter, Milán Ikits
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Patent number: 10898270Abstract: A method for guiding implantation of a first prosthetic component includes determining, using a virtual model of a joint including first and second bones, a planned orientation of the first prosthetic component in the joint, applying a valgus/varus moment to the joint at a plurality of flexion positions of the joint, and recording positional data indicative of relative positions of the first bone and the second bone at the plurality of flexion positions of the joint. The method also includes calculating estimated separation distances between the first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component, adjusting the planned orientation of the first prosthetic component in the joint in response to an error between the estimated separation distances and one or more desired separation distances, and guiding implantation of the first prosthetic component on the first bone in accordance with the adjusted planned orientation of the first prosthetic component.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Patent number: 10835321Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a visual representation of material removal from an object by a cutting tool during a cut procedure is described. The method may comprise tracking consecutive cuts a cut trajectory of the cutting tool during the cut procedure, shape sweeping the consecutive poses of the cutting tool, and, for example, accumulating a union of the cut trajectory in a voxelized constructive solid geometry (CSG) grid to produce an object space representation of the union of the cut trajectory. The computer-implemented method may further comprise performing a CSG operation on object space representation of the union of the cut trajectory and a model of the object, and displaying a result of the CSG operation at a display screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Kristóf Ralovich, Oliver Kutter, Milán Ikits
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Publication number: 20200268450Abstract: A method for guiding implantation of a first prosthetic component includes determining, using a virtual model of a joint including first and second bones, a planned orientation of the first prosthetic component in the joint, applying a valgus/varus moment to the joint at a plurality of flexion positions of the joint, and recording positional data indicative of relative positions of the first bone and the second bone at the plurality of flexion positions of the joint. The method also includes calculating estimated separation distances between the first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component, adjusting the planned orientation of the first prosthetic component in the joint in response to an error between the estimated separation distances and one or more desired separation distances, and guiding implantation of the first prosthetic component on the first bone in accordance with the adjusted planned orientation of the first prosthetic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Patent number: 10646278Abstract: A computer-implemented method determines an orientation parameter value of a prosthetic component. The method includes receiving a first desired separation distance between a first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component at a first flexion position of a flexion joint and estimating a first estimated separation distance between the first prosthetic component and the second prosthetic component at the first flexion position of the joint for at least one potential orientation of the first prosthetic component. The method also includes determining a first orientation parameter value of the first prosthetic component by comparing the first estimated separation distance to the first desired separation distance and outputting the first orientation parameter value via a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Publication number: 20190321105Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Milan Ikits, Daniel Perez, Shang Mu, Xiping Li, Ta-Cheng Chang
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Publication number: 20190282303Abstract: A computer-implemented method determines an orientation parameter value of a prosthetic component. The method includes receiving a first desired separation distance between a first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component at a first flexion position of a flexion joint and estimating a first estimated separation distance between the first prosthetic component and the second prosthetic component at the first flexion position of the joint for at least one potential orientation of the first prosthetic component. The method also includes determining a first orientation parameter value of the first prosthetic component by comparing the first estimated separation distance to the first desired separation distance and outputting the first orientation parameter value via a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Patent number: 10357315Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Milan Ikits, Daniel Perez, Shang Mu, Xiping Li, Ta-Cheng Chang
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Publication number: 20190183580Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a visual representation of material removal from an object by a cutting tool during a cut procedure is described. The method may comprise tracking consecutive cuts a cut trajectory of the cutting tool during the cut procedure, shape sweeping the consecutive poses of the cutting tool, and, for example, accumulating a union of the cut trajectory in a voxelized constructive solid geometry (CSG) grid to produce an object space representation of the union of the cut trajectory. The computer-implemented method may further comprise performing a CSG operation on object space representation of the union of the cut trajectory and a model of the object, and displaying a result of the CSG operation at a display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Kristóf Ralovich, Oliver Kutter, Milán Ikits
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Patent number: 10314653Abstract: A computer-implemented method determines an orientation parameter value of a prosthetic component. The method includes receiving a first desired separation distance between a tibial prosthetic component and a femoral prosthetic component at a first flexion position of a knee joint and estimating a first estimated separation distance between the tibial prosthetic component and the femoral prosthetic component at the first flexion position of the knee joint for at least one potential orientation of the femoral prosthetic component. The method also includes determining a first orientation parameter value of the femoral prosthetic component by comparing the first estimated separation distance to the first desired separation distance and outputting the first orientation parameter value via a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Milan Ikits, Jason Karl Otto, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Ali Zafar Abbasi
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Patent number: 9915864Abstract: A method of creating an image including retrieving three-dimensional image data of an anatomy, retrieving a model of a portion of the anatomy, associating the model with the three-dimensional image data such that the model defines a bounded volume within the three-dimensional image data corresponding to the portion of the anatomy, and creating a virtual radiograph of the portion of the anatomy. Creating the virtual radiograph includes casting a plurality of rays from an origin point through the bounded volume, sampling, for each ray, the bounded volume at a plurality of sampling steps along the ray, the sampling steps separated by a sampling distance, and calculating, for each ray, an accumulated attenuation value of the bounded volume along the ray based on the samples.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventor: Milan Ikits
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Publication number: 20170340389Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may involve a method of generating resection plane data for use in planning an arthroplasty procedure on a patient bone. The method may include: obtaining patient data associated with at least a portion of the patient bone, the patient data captured using a medical imaging machine; generating a three-dimensional patient bone model from the patient data, the patient bone model including a polygonal surface mesh; identifying a location of a posterior point on the polygonal surface mesh; creating a three-dimensional shape centered at or near the location; identifying a most posterior vertex of all vertices of the polygonal surface mesh that may be enclosed by the three-dimensional shape; using the most posterior vertex as a factor for determining a posterior resection depth; and generating resection data using the posterior resection depth, the resection data configured to be utilized by a navigation system during the arthroplasty procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Milan Ikits, Daniel Perez, Shang Mu, Xiping Li, Ta-Cheng Chang