Patents by Inventor Alexander Schaal

Alexander Schaal 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).

  • Patent number: 10383693
    Abstract: The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Rainer Schmoll, Sven Flossmann, Alexander Schaal, Axel Besinger, Johannes Manus
  • Publication number: 20180368923
    Abstract: The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Schmoll, Sven Flossmann, Alexander Schaal, Axel Besinger, Johannes Manus
  • Patent number: 10092364
    Abstract: The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Rainer Schmoll, Sven Flossman, Alexander Schaal, Axel Besinger, Johannes Manus
  • Patent number: 10064693
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a surgical navigation system. A detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user is associated with a surgical navigation system, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and user gestures are used as said control inputs. A gesture or a initiating user gesture defines a virtual volume surrounding the initiating gesture's limits, and further predetermined gestures made in the virtual volume are recognized as a control input. Also provided is a control system for a surgical navigation system. The navigation system is associated with a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and the detection unit includes a gesture detection system for detecting user gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Rainer Birkenbach, Alexander Urban, Alexander Druse, Axel Besinger, Alexander Schaal, Till Gerken, Georg Christian, Christian Lechner
  • Publication number: 20170071686
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a surgical navigation system. A detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user is associated with a surgical navigation system, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and user gestures are used as said control inputs. A gesture or a initiating user gesture defines a virtual volume surrounding the initiating gesture's limits, and further predetermined gestures made in the virtual volume are recognized as a control input. Also provided is a control system for a surgical navigation system. The navigation system is associated with a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and the detection unit includes a gesture detection system for detecting user gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer Birkenbach, Alexander Urban, Alexander Druse, Axel Besinger, Alexander Schaal, Till Gerken, Georg Christian, Christian Lechner
  • Patent number: 9542001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for a surgical navigation system, wherein the navigation system is associated with a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user, and wherein the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs and the detection unit comprises a gesture detection for detecting user gestures. The invention also relates to a method for controlling a surgical navigation system, wherein a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user is associated with the surgical navigation system, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and user gestures are used as said control inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Rainer Birkenbach, Alexander Urban, Alexander Druse, Georg Christian, Christian Lechner, Axel Besinger, Alexander Schaal, Till Gerken
  • Publication number: 20130006270
    Abstract: The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Rainer Schmoll, Sven Flossman, Alexander Schaal, Axel Besinger, Johannes Manus
  • Publication number: 20120323364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for a surgical navigation system, wherein the navigation system is associated with a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user, and wherein the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs and the detection unit comprises a gesture detection for detecting user gestures. The invention also relates to a method for controlling a surgical navigation system, wherein a detection unit for detecting system control inputs made by a user is associated with the surgical navigation system, the navigation system is controlled in accordance with the control inputs, and user gestures are used as said control inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Rainer Birkenbach, Alexander Urban, Alexander Druse, Georg Christian, Christian Lechner, Axel Besinger, Alexander Schaal, Till Gerken