Patents Assigned to KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
  • Patent number: 12138412
    Abstract: A micro-robot operating system using an ultrasonic transducer according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a micro-robot moving in an inspection object; and a micro-robot operating device for controlling the location of the micro-robot. A micro-robot operating device using an ultrasonic transducer may comprise: an ultrasonic transducer unit including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers; and a control unit for controlling the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the plurality of ultrasonic transducers are arranged to form a curved surface toward a particular location in a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Chang-Sei Kim, Jongoh Park, Eunpyo Choi, Byungjeon Kang, Hansol Lee
  • Patent number: 12133891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a microbubble-extracellular vesicle complex, a production method therefor, and a system for driving the same. In one aspect, preferred microbubble-extracellular vesicle complexes may comprise an ultrasound contrast agent-based microbubble, an extracellular cell derived from a natural killer cell (NK cell), a human glial cell, or a human mesenchymal stem cell, and a coupling medium and can be derive in a 3D mode using ultrasonic waves and deliver a drug loaded in the extracellular vesicle to a target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS, Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Eun Pyo Choi, Jong Oh Park, Chang Sei Kim, You Hee Choi, Byung Jeon Kang, Ho Yong Kim, Hyeong Woo Song, Dae Won Jung, Han Sol Lee, Deok Ho Kim, Min Jae Do
  • Patent number: 12029391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro robot driving apparatus which can increase the intensity of magnetic field generation in a driving area of a micro robot by attaching a magnetic shield unit to an electromagnetic drive coil unit for driving the micro robot, or locally focus a magnetic field through the combination of two electromagnets, and a system using the same. According to the present invention, there is an effect that driving the micro robot injected into the body may be controlled by increasing a magnetic field generation intensity in the region of interest or focusing the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Chang-Sei Kim, Jongoh Park, Eunpyo Choi, Byungjeon Kang, Jayoung Kim, Gwangjun Go, Kim Tien Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12027310
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dual hybrid electromagnet module for controlling a microrobot. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic field system in which a dual hybrid electromagnet module including a permanent magnet and an electromagnet is used for controlling a microrobot so that it is possible to reduce the number of used electromagnets so as to reduce power consumption and the amount of heat generated from the electromagnet module. The electromagnetic field system is capable of being used for various medical procedures and surgeries using a microrobot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Jong Oh Park, Ja Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11998175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a capsule-type endoscope assembly which can be assembled or disassembled in a digestive organ of an examinee, and a capsule-type endoscope system using the same. A capsule-type endoscope of the present invention can be actively operated by the application of an external magnetic field. In addition, according to the present invention, after an examinee has separately swallowed various diagnosis and treatment devices modularized according to a purpose of diagnosis and treatment, the diagnosis and treatment devices can be assembled in a digestive organ of the examinee. Therefore, a function of a capsule-type endoscope can be extended to various diagnosis and treatment areas conventionally covered by a conventional general endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Eunpyo Choi, Jongoh Park, Chang-Sei Kim, Byungjeon Kang
  • Patent number: 12002620
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bed-integrated electromagnetic field apparatus for controlling movement of a microrobot, and a method for driving a microrobot by using the same. A bed-integrated electromagnetic field apparatus according to the present disclosure can accurately control the movement of a medical device that can be inserted into a human body, such as a microrobot, and enables reduction of the size of the apparatus so as to be used in a medical procedure for diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Jayoung Kim, Jong Oh Park
  • Publication number: 20240058626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound-based microparticle trapping and stimulation device. A transducer array system, according to the present invention, focuses high-intensity ultrasonic waves in a focal region, and at the same time, has an outstandingly excellent effect of being capable of capturing microparticles by means of low pressure inside a pressure field, and thus may be used in various medical fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Byung Jeon KANG, Jong Oh PARK, Chang Sei KIM, Eun Pyo CHOI, Do Yeon BANG, Han Sol LEE
  • Patent number: 11601732
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display system including a capsule image view, a 3D mini-map, and a 3D panoramic view, and a method of generating a 3D panoramic view. Specifically, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to infer the shape of an organ using a 3D mini-map and to simultaneously identify whether or not the capsule endoscope captures the images, and information on the position and posture of the capsule endoscope at primary captured points by visualizing the actual movement path of the capsule endoscope, thereby improving the accuracy of examination, and since multiple 2D images captured by a single capsule endoscope are able to be viewed as a single 3D panoramic image without changing the structure of the capsule endoscope, it is economical and the viewing angle of the image is able to be increased, thereby reducing the examination time and fatigue of the examiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Jong Oh Park, Chang-Sei Kim, Ayoung Hong, Eun Pyo Choi, Hyun Seok Lee, Hong Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20220015612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro robot driving apparatus which can increase the intensity of magnetic field generation in a driving area of a micro robot by attaching a magnetic shield unit to an electromagnetic drive coil unit for driving the micro robot, or locally focus a magnetic field through the combination of two electromagnets, and a system using the same. According to the present invention, there is an effect that driving the micro robot injected into the body may be controlled by increasing a magnetic field generation intensity in the region of interest or focusing the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS
    Inventors: Chang-Sei KIM, Jongoh PARK, Eunpyo CHOI, Byungjeon KANG, Jayoung KIM, Gwangjun GO, Kim Tien NGUYEN