Patents Assigned to CUREXO, INC.
  • Patent number: 11849959
    Abstract: A medical screw surgical device includes: a surgical device main body shaped like a bar and internally formed with an insertion passage; an extension member provided in a lower portion of the surgical device main body and internally formed with a guide hole; a guide member movably provided in the guide hole of the extension member; and a firing member provided in the insertion passage of the surgical device main body and controlling the guide member to move up and down. A surgical robot having a robot arm with the medical screw surgical device includes: a support arm provided in the robot arm; a surgical device holding member provided in the support arm; and the medical screw surgical device provided in the surgical device holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: CUREXO, INC., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yong Yeob Cha, Hong Ho Kim, Seong Yi
  • Patent number: 11806091
    Abstract: Proposed are a method of verifying matching of a surgical target, an apparatus therefor, and a system including the same, the method including: preparing a three-dimensional (3D) model including shape information about the surgical target; acquiring information about positions and postures of the surgical target and a target marker attached to the surgical target through a tracker; performing matching with the 3D model by deriving a correlation in position and posture between the surgical target and the target marker; tracking change in the position and posture of a probe tip moving along a surface of the surgical target; and generating and displaying matching verification information including a 3D graphic icon, which represents a relative positional relationship between the probe tip and the 3D model, corresponding to change in at least one of the position and posture of the probe tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Guk Do, Geun Young Kim, Heung Soon Lim
  • Patent number: 11701189
    Abstract: A device for providing joint replacement robotic surgery information comprises: a memory unit configured to store surgery plan information set before surgery including a cutting path of a surgical target bone; a target acquisition unit configured to acquire positions of a plurality of cutting target points forming the cutting path based on the surgery plan information; a robot position calculation unit configured to calculate a current cutting position of the surgical robot among the cutting target points based on surgery progress of the surgical robot; a graphic user interface (GUI) providing unit configured to generate graphics that represent surgery progress information including a current cutting position of the surgical robot and positions of the cutting target points on a virtual bone model corresponding to the surgical target bone; and a display unit configured to display the virtual bone model and the surgery progress information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Bong Oh Kim, Dae Guk Do, Soo Jong Kim
  • Patent number: 11666390
    Abstract: A system for planning pedicle screw fixation includes: a C-arm configured to capture a spinal image of a patient; an insertion path provider configured to provide an entry point and an insertion endpoint of a pedicle screw on a C-arm image; a registrator configured to calculate spatial coordinates of the entry point and the insertion endpoint based on a reference coordinate system; a guider configured to determine an insertion position of the pedicle screw based on the spatial coordinates of the entry point and the insertion endpoint, and guide a probe to be inserted toward the entry point according to the insertion positions; and a screw determiner configured to determine a length condition of the pedicle screw by obtaining coordinates of a start point at which the probe is inserted and becomes in contact with a bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hyeok Choi, Dong Gi Woo, Sung Teac Hwang, Seong Yi
  • Patent number: 11666392
    Abstract: Proposed are a device for guiding the position of a robot, a method thereof, and a system including the same, the device including a surgical target matcher configured to derive a correlation of a position and a posture between a surgical target and a target marker attached to the surgical target, a robot matcher configured to derive a correlation of a position and a posture between a robot maker and a surgical robot based on an image including the robot marker mounted to the surgical robot and derive a correlation of a position and a posture between the robot marker and a preset work space, and a work space identifier configured to derive a correlation of a position and a posture between the surgical target and the work space based on information about the positions and postures of the target marker and the robot marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Bong Oh Kim, Soo Jong Kim, Geun Young Kim, Yong Hee Han, Heung Soon Lim
  • Patent number: 11666458
    Abstract: Proposed are an apparatus and method for spinal surgery planning, the spinal surgery planning method including: acquiring a two-dimensional (2D) spinal image of a patient through a medical imaging apparatus; calculating a registration relationship between coordinates in an image space and coordinates in a surgical space by registering the image space for the spinal image and the surgical space where spinal surgery is performed on the patient; generating a virtual three-dimensional (3D) figure in the surgical space; projecting the 3D figure onto the spinal image based on the registration relationship; adjusting the 3D figure so that the 3D figure can correspond to a predetermined landmark on the spinal image; and setting an insertion position and insertion path of a spinal prosthesis based on the spinal image and the 3D figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Ho Kim, Sung Teac Hwang
  • Patent number: 11426869
    Abstract: An end effector of a surgical robot, including a force/torque sensor module mounted to a robot arm, an end effector frame to which the force/torque sensor module is coupled, a clamping unit installed in the end effector frame, and a tool mounting unit detachably coupled to the end effector frame by the clamping unit and supporting a surgical tool. The end effector can help to rapidly and conveniently perform a surgical operation by the robot, thereby not only safely carrying out a surgical process but also easily and accurately gripping a surgical tool during the surgical operation and setting and keeping a location of the surgical tool and a surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Yeob Cha, Seung Jae Ryu, Hong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11351082
    Abstract: Proposed is a seating-type gait rehabilitation robot improved in entry characteristics, and more particularly to a seating-type gait rehabilitation robot improved in entry characteristics, of which a structure is concise and simple, and in which a footrest on which a trainee can put his/her foot has the minimum height to allow the trainee to easily enter and readily use the robot without any separate entry means for entry of the trainee and is placed at an entry side for the trainee to raise a gait training effect and reduce a collision risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kim, Hyung Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 11337763
    Abstract: Proposed is a medical imaging system including: a C-arm including an X-ray source and a detector; a first plate installed on an X-ray path between the X-ray source and the detector, and including a first transmissive surface provided with a plurality of first ball markers blocking an X-ray, and a first optical marker; a second plate installed on the X-ray path between the X-ray source and the detector, and including a second transmissive surface provided with a plurality of second ball markers blocking the X-ray, and a second optical marker; a reference optical marker configured to provide a 3D reference coordinate system; an optical tracking device configured to recognize locations of the first and second optical markers and the reference optical marker; and a matcher configured to calculate a matching relationship between coordinates on a 3D reference coordinate system and locations on first and second captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventor: Jin Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 11331126
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a handle device for a surgical tool, and more particularly to a handle device for a surgical tool, which is freely controllable and usable in a surgical operation because the surgical tool is supported while steadily maintaining a position of a marker. The handle device for the surgical tool according to the disclosure includes a handle body formed with a tool insertion hole for inserting the surgical tool therein; a grip member detachably installed in the handle body; and a marker member installed in the handle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventor: Yong Yeob Cha
  • Patent number: 11202685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for identifying position of marker for orthopedic surgery, wherein the system comprises a main sensor and an auxiliary sensor having different sensing schemes, so that during orthopedic surgery, it is possible to flexibly handle a situation where a single sensor fails or a sensing signal cannot be received, thereby accurately identifying the position and posture of a marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yonghee Han, Donggi Woo, Junwoo Park
  • Patent number: 11197724
    Abstract: Provided is a medical probe comprising a handle part to be held in hand, a position transmission part to be coupled to the hand part and to reflect or transmit a position signal to an optical tracking system (OTS), a main body to be coupled to one side of the handle part and to be positioned at an affected area of a patient, and a hook part to be coupled to the other side of the main body and to touch the affected area, wherein the hook part is coupled to the main body so as to have one angle of an acute angle, a right angle and an obtuse angle with respect to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Hee Han, Jin Woong Kim, Ji Sung Ko, Jun Woo Park
  • Patent number: 10893916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an end effector having a line laser mounted therein, comprising: a main body forming the body of an end effector; a support part installed in the main body and supporting needle guide apparatuses for guiding a needle; a line laser part installed on one side and the other side of the support part, and emitting line laser beams so as to mark a needle insertion point for inserting the needle into a lesion of a patient; and a guide part for guiding the line laser beams emitted from the line laser part so as to cross the line laser beams, wherein the line laser part emits the line laser beams via the guide part such that the needle insertion point is marked at a predetermined distance away from the needle guide apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Yeob Cha, Heung Soon Lim, Dong Gi Woo, Han Cheol Choi, Hong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10894182
    Abstract: Provided is a walking training apparatus which includes: a main body to be ridden by a walking trainee; a footrest part coupled to the main body rotatably to support feet of the walking trainee; and an upper body support part coupled to the main body at a position spaced apart from the footrest part to support an upper body of the walking trainee and thus disperse load supported by the footrest part, wherein the upper body support part supports an armpit and a forearm of the walking trainee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Keun Yoon, Suk Hoon Park, Jeong Woo Han
  • Patent number: 10881575
    Abstract: A walk rehabilitation robot includes a weight supporting part having an elevating and lowering part which is connected to a vertical supporting part and moves up and down, and a seating part which is connected to the elevating and lowering part for supporting a trainee who sits on the seating part; and a walk actuating part which is connected to the weight supporting part and is installed on the ground, with weight supporting links which are connected to footrests to train the walking of the trainee and which are separately mounted side by side on both side thereof. The walk actuating part includes a first actuating part for forward and backward movements according to the walk tracking of each footrest, a second actuating part for upward and downward movements of the footrests caused by rotation of the weight supporting links, and a third actuating part for rotation of the footrests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeongwoo Han, Younghwan Kim, Dongmyung Min, Jeonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10881911
    Abstract: The gait rehabilitation control system according to the present invention comprises an operation device unit for setting gait training mode of a patient and displaying gait state information of the patient; a gait device unit worn on the patient's feet so as to move along with the gait motion of the patient; and a control unit for driving the gait device unit according to the gait training mode set by the operation device unit, wherein the control unit comprises a gait pattern analysis unit for measuring reaction force between the patient's feet and the gait device unit, and analyzing the gait pattern of the patient with the data of the reaction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Suncheol Kwon, Dongmyung Min, Younghwan Kim
  • Patent number: D950734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Curexo, Inc.
    Inventors: Gyu Il Cho, Heung Soon Lim, Seung Hyun Seo
  • Patent number: D970015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Yeob Cha, Yong Su Park
  • Patent number: D982746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Dong Gi Woo, Hong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: D998802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CUREXO, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Yeob Cha, Seung Jae Ryu