Patents by Inventor Andrew Lajoie

Andrew Lajoie 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).

  • Method for registering a physical space to image space
    Patent number: 8548563
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin E. Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • Method for Registering a Physical Space to Image Space
    Publication number: 20120179026
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • Apparatus for registering a physical space to image space
    Patent number: 8150494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING A PHYSICAL SPACE TO IMAGE SPACE
    Publication number: 20080242978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel