Patents by Inventor Akos Dombay

Akos Dombay 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).

  • Device and method for navigation
    Patent number: 6772002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object in a navigation system of co-ordinates, wherein: reference points and/or markers (4) are connected in a defined positional relationship to the object; the position of the object is detected in relation to a detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points (4) is detected in relation to the detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points is detected in relation to a navigation system of co-ordinates; and the position of the object is determined in the navigation system of co-ordinates, from the position of the at least one reference point (4) in the detection system of co-ordinates; as well as to a device for determining the position of an object in a navigation system of co-ordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: BrainLAB AG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Akos Dombay, Andreas Hartlep
  • Intraoperative navigation updating
    Patent number: 6609022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting the treatment of a patient, of which a patient data record was made available by an image-generating method, by means of a navigation system, the navigation system detecting and tracking the positions of the patient, of his/her parts of the body, and particularly of the target of the treatment and the treatment devices, wherein, either automatically or on demand, either one or several further current patient data records are created by means of an image-generating method, and wherein each current data record is integrated into the navigation system in a computer-aided manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: BrainLAB AG
    Inventors: Stefan Vilsmeier, Akos Dombay
  • Device and method for navigation
    Publication number: 20020087062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object in a navigation system of co-ordinates, wherein: reference points and/or markers (4) are connected in a defined positional relationship to the object; the position of the object is detected in relation to a detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points (4) is detected in relation to the detection system of co-ordinates; the position of the reference points is detected in relation to a navigation system of co-ordinates; and the position of the object is determined in the navigation system of co-ordinates, from the position of the at least one reference point (4) in the detection system of co-ordinates; as well as to a device for determining the position of an object in a navigation system of co-ordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Akos Dombay, Andreas Hartlep