Patents Assigned to Magvation, LLC
  • Systems and methods for surgical field item detection
    Patent number: 12616548
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting device for an operating room. An example system includes a collecting enclosure and a counting apparatus having a sensor configured for determining when a needle is dropped into the collecting enclosure. The counting apparatus is configured to maintain a count of needles introduced into a surgical field associated with the operating room and a count of needles accounted for in the counting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Magvation, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Howe
  • System and methods for providing inductive sensing of sharps and other medical instruments
    Patent number: 12357411
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a surgical needle counting system for an operating room. A system includes counting apparatus and a removable collecting enclosure positioned at an exit of the counting apparatus. The counting apparatus includes a sensor for sensing a surgical needle when it is dropped into the counting apparatus, and the counting apparatus is configured for storing a number of counted surgical needles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Magvation, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Koclanes, Bill Brown, Lakmal Wijesekara, Jason Howe, Niren Angle, Jon Robinson, Paul Gallese