Patents by Inventor Alexander Krull

Alexander Krull 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).

  • Publication number: 20240138927
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Krull, Thomas Calloway, Rand Kmiec, Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Gary Pinard
  • Publication number: 20240074819
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of a medical image or images to a three-dimensional tracking space that includes a first ring having at least one tracking marker, a second ring coupled to the first ring having at least one tracking marker and wherein the first ring and the second ring are spaced apart from one another and further include optical markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Wes Weber, Alexander Krull
  • Patent number: 11918304
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc
    Inventors: Alexander Krull, Thomas Calloway, Rand Kmiec, Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Gary Pinard
  • Patent number: 11911115
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Krull, Thomas Calloway, Rand Kmiec, Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Gary Pinard
  • Patent number: 11801097
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of a medical image or images to a three-dimensional tracking space that includes a first ring having at least one tracking marker, a second ring coupled to the first ring having at least one tracking marker and wherein the first ring and the second ring are spaced apart from one another and further include optical markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Wes Weber, Alexander Krull
  • Publication number: 20230190220
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Krull, Thomas Calloway, Rand Kmiec, Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Gary Pinard
  • Publication number: 20230190383
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Krull, Thomas Calloway, Rand Kmiec, Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Gary Pinard
  • Publication number: 20210022809
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of a medical image or images to a three-dimensional tracking space that includes a first ring having at least one tracking marker, a second ring coupled to the first ring having at least one tracking marker and wherein the first ring and the second ring are spaced apart from one another and further include optical markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Wes Weber, Alexander Krull
  • Patent number: 10799298
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of a medical image or images to a three-dimensional tracking space that includes a first ring having at least one tracking marker, a second ring coupled to the first ring having at least one tracking marker and wherein the first ring and the second ring are spaced apart from one another and further include optical markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Wes Weber, Alexander Krull
  • Publication number: 20170007334
    Abstract: A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of a medical image or images to a three-dimensional tracking space that includes a first ring having at least one tracking marker, a second ring coupled to the first ring having at least one tracking marker and wherein the first ring and the second ring are spaced apart from one another and further include optical markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Crawford, Norbert Johnson, Wes Weber, Alexander Krull