Patents by Inventor Aviv ELLMAN

Aviv ELLMAN 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: 12274525
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting, monitoring, and accounting for anatomical motion is provided. An initial contact between a first robotic arm and an anatomical element of a patient is detected based on information received from at least one internal sensor of the first robotic arm. A position of the anatomical element is determined based on the information. The determined position is compared to an expected position of the anatomical element. A tool trajectory of a second robotic arm is updated when the determined position is offset from the expected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Aviv Ellman, Moshe Shoham
  • Publication number: 20250082373
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a plurality of anchors and at least one bridge. Each anchor includes a clamp configured to engage an anatomical element, the clamp movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position; a locking screw configured to selectively prevent the clamp from being moved into the fully open position; and a bridge interface. The at least one bridge is a rigid member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the first end and the second end having an anchor interface. The bridge interface is configured to receive the anchor interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Eli Zehavi, Yonatan Ushpizin, Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Elad Ratzabi, Yair Schwartz, Yuval Chen
  • Patent number: 12186914
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a robotic arm guide used as a depth stop. For example, a system for positioning a surgical tool includes a surgical robotic system having a robot arm with a guide sleeve, the guide sleeve defining axial and lateral directions. The system is further configured to (i) receive a surgical plan associated with a subject, the surgical plan including three-dimensional preoperative data related to the subject, (ii) determine, based on the surgical plan, a desired trajectory of a distal end of the surgical tool as the surgical tool is inserted into the guide sleeve, and (iii) transmit one or more control signals to the surgical robotic system, causing the surgical robotic system to orient and position the guide sleeve such that the distal end of the surgical tool follows the desired trajectory when the surgical tool is inserted in the guide sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MAZOR ROBOTICS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark C. Dace, Adam D. Glaser, Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Elad Ratzabi, Gillan M. Grimberg
  • Patent number: 12171470
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a plurality of anchors and at least one bridge. Each anchor includes a clamp configured to engage an anatomical element, the clamp movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position; a locking screw configured to selectively prevent the clamp from being moved into the fully open position; and a bridge interface. The at least one bridge is a rigid member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the first end and the second end having an anchor interface. The bridge interface is configured to receive the anchor interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Eli Zehavi, Yonatan Ushpizin, Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Elad Ratzabi, Yair Schwartz, Yuval Chen
  • Publication number: 20240341876
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a safety mechanism for a robotically controlled surgical tool. Embodiments of the methods use sensors to detect parameters that vary by the tissue traversed by a surgical tool. The sensors detect signals arising from the interaction of the surgical tool with the tissue and provide this information to a robotic controller. For example, during drilling, the sensors may measure power, vibration, sound frequency, mechanical load, electrical impedance, and distance traversed according to preoperative measurements on a three-dimensional image set used for planning the tool trajectory. By comparing the detected output with that expected for the tool position based on the planned trajectory, identified discrepancies in output would indicate that the tool has veered from the planned trajectory. The robotic controller may then alter the tool trajectory, change the speed of the tool, or discontinue power to the tool, thereby preventing damage to underlying tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Aviv Ellman, Eli Zehavi, Moshe Shoham, Yonatan Ushpizin, Ido Zucker, Elad Ratzabi, Gillan Grimberg, Nir Ofer, Yair Schwartz, Nimrod Dori
  • Patent number: 12048497
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a safety mechanism for a robotically controlled surgical tool. Embodiments of the methods use sensors to detect parameters that vary by the tissue traversed by a surgical tool. The sensors detect signals arising from the interaction of the surgical tool with the tissue and provide this information to a robotic controller. For example, during drilling, the sensors may measure power, vibration, sound frequency, mechanical load, electrical impedance, and distance traversed according to preoperative measurements on a three-dimensional image set used for planning the tool trajectory. By comparing the detected output with that expected for the tool position based on the planned trajectory, identified discrepancies in output would indicate that the tool has veered from the planned trajectory. The robotic controller may then alter the tool trajectory, change the speed of the tool, or discontinue power to the tool, thereby preventing damage to underlying tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Aviv Ellman, Eli Zehavi, Moshe Shoham, Yonatan Ushpizin, Ido Zucker, Elad Ratzabi, Gillan Grimberg, Nir Ofer, Yair Schwartz, Nimrod Dori
  • Publication number: 20240164848
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Victor D. SNYDER, Matthew F. DICORLETO, Joseph MOCTEZUMA, David E. MACHT, Jeremiah R. BEERS, Katherine M. PUCKETT, Katharine Elizabeth DARLING, Leonid KLEYMAN, Dany JUNIO, Dana GAZIT-ANKORI, Eliyahu ZEHAVI, Elad RATZABI, Aviv ELLMAN, Timothy M. CONKIN
  • Patent number: 11918297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Victor D. Snyder, Matthew F. Dicorleto, Joseph Moctezuma, David E. Macht, Jeremiah R. Beers, Katherine M. Puckett, Katharine E. Darling, Leonid Kleyman, Dany Junio, Dana Gazit-Ankori, Eliyahu Zehavi, Elad Ratzabi, Aviv Ellman, Timothy M. Conkin
  • Patent number: 11896317
    Abstract: A surgical positioning system includes an emitter secured to a medical implant; at least three microphones; at least one processor; and a memory. The emitter has a speaker and a power source. The memory stores instructions for execution by the processor that, when executed, cause the processor to receive, from each of the at least three microphones, information about a detected sound; and calculate, based on position information corresponding to each of the at least three microphones and the received information, a position of the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Nir Ofer, Ziv Seemann, Dor Kopito, Yair Schwartz, Ofir Dahan, Gal Eshed, Dvir Kadshai, Amir Keret, Maor Sviri, Adi Talmor, Ron Visbrot, Arie Shneiderman, Aviv Ellman, Gal Barazani
  • Patent number: 11759272
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor D. Snyder, Matthew F. Dicorleto, Joseph Moctezuma, David E. Macht, Jeremiah R. Beers, Katherine M. Puckett, Katharine E. Darling, Leonid Kleyman, Dany Junio, Dana Gazit-Ankori, Eliyahu Zehavi, Elad Ratzabi, Aviv Ellman, Timothy M. Conkin
  • Publication number: 20230255699
    Abstract: A robotic navigation system includes a robot base (140); a robotic arm (144) comprising a proximal portion secured to the robot base, a distal portion movable relative to the proximal portion, and a tracking marker (156) secured to the robotic arm proximate the distal portion; at least one processor; a navigation system including a tracking marker sensor configured to identify positions of the tracking marker in a first coordinate space; and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the at least one processor to: cause the robotic arm (144) to move to a plurality of different poses; receive information relating to a position of the tracking marker (156) in a second coordinate space when the robotic arm is in each of the plurality of different poses; and compare the positions of the tracking marker in the first coordinate space to the positions of the tracking marker in the second coordinate space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Katherine M. Puckett
  • Publication number: 20230241775
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a robotic arm guide used as a depth stop. For example, a system for positioning a surgical tool includes a surgical robotic system having a robot arm with a guide sleeve, the guide sleeve defining axial and lateral directions. The system is further configured to (i) receive a surgical plan associated with a subject, the surgical plan including three-dimensional preoperative data related to the subject, (ii) determine, based on the surgical plan, a desired trajectory of a distal end of the surgical tool as the surgical tool is inserted into the guide sleeve, and (iii) transmit one or more control signals to the surgical robotic system, causing the surgical robotic system to orient and position the guide sleeve such that the distal end of the surgical tool follows the desired trajectory when the surgical tool is inserted in the guide sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: MAZOR ROBOTICS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark C. Dace, Adam D. Glaser, Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Elad Ratzabi, Gillan M. Grimberg
  • Patent number: 11638614
    Abstract: A method for verifying surgical tool placement includes attaching a guide sleeve to a surgical robot, the guide sleeve defining a guide sleeve axis; aligning the surgical robot such that the guide sleeve axis is directed at a predetermined target location; and attaching an aiming rod to the guide sleeve such that the aiming rod can rotate around the guide sleeve axis, the aiming rod having apertures along its length. The aiming rod is attached to the guide sleeve at an angle and position such that when the surgical robot is adjusted to align the guide sleeve axis with the predetermined target location, a center of each aperture of the apertures of the aiming rod and a center of the predetermined target location are collinear, independent of a rotational position of the aiming rod around the guide sleeve axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Aviv Ellman, Eli Zehavi
  • Publication number: 20220280240
    Abstract: A device comprises at least one processor and memory including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to: generate, based on at least one image of a spine within a body, a set of possible screw poses for implanting at least one screw into the spine during a surgical procedure; evaluate each possible screw pose based on at least one consideration associated with the surgical procedure; select, based on the evaluation, at least one screw pose from the set of possible screw poses; and output an indication of the selected at least one screw pose to a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Dor Artzi, Yizhaq Shmayahu, Diego Merkier, Or Riven, Dany Junio, Aviv Ellman, Leon Kleyman
  • Publication number: 20220218421
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a safety mechanism for a robotically controlled surgical tool. Embodiments of the methods use sensors to detect parameters that vary by the tissue traversed by a surgical tool. The sensors detect signals arising from the interaction of the surgical tool with the tissue and provide this information to a robotic controller. For example, during drilling, the sensors may measure power, vibration, sound frequency, mechanical load, electrical impedance, and distance traversed according to preoperative measurements on a three-dimensional image set used for planning the tool trajectory. By comparing the detected output with that expected for the tool position based on the planned trajectory, identified discrepancies in output would indicate that the tool has veered from the planned trajectory. The robotic controller may then alter the tool trajectory, change the speed of the tool, or discontinue power to the tool, thereby preventing damage to underlying tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Aviv Ellman, Eli Zehavi, Moshe Shoham, Yonatan Ushpizin, Ido Zucker, Elad Ratzabi, Gillan Grimberg, Nir Ofer, Yair Schwartz, Nimrod Dori
  • Publication number: 20220096188
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting, monitoring, and accounting for anatomical motion is provided. An initial contact between a first robotic arm and an anatomical element of a patient may be detected based on information received from at least one internal sensor of the first robotic arm. A position of the anatomical element may be determined based on the information. The determined position may be compared to an expected position of the anatomical element. A tool trajectory of a second robotic arm may be updated when the determined position is offset from the expected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Aviv Ellman, Moshe Shoham
  • Publication number: 20220039871
    Abstract: A surgical positioning system includes an emitter secured to a medical implant; at least three microphones; at least one processor; and a memory. The emitter has a speaker and a power source. The memory stores instructions for execution by the processor that, when executed, cause the processor to receive, from each of the at least three microphones, information about a detected sound; and calculate, based on position information corresponding to each of the at least three microphones and the received information, a position of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Nir Ofer, Ziv Seemann, Dor Kopito, Yair Schwartz, Ofir Dahan, Gal Eshed, Dvir Kadshai, Amir Keret, Maor Sviri, Adi Talmor, Ron Visbrot, Arie Shneiderman, Aviv Ellman, Gal Barazani
  • Publication number: 20220031370
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization system includes a plurality of anchors and at least one bridge. Each anchor includes a clamp configured to engage an anatomical element, the clamp movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position; a locking screw configured to selectively prevent the clamp from being moved into the fully open position; and a bridge interface. The at least one bridge is a rigid member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the first end and the second end having an anchor interface. The bridge interface is configured to receive the anchor interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Eli Zehavi, Yonatan Ushpizin, Aviv Ellman, Dany Junio, Elad Ratzabi, Yair Schwartz, Yuval Chen
  • Publication number: 20220022979
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Victor D. SNYDER, Matthew F. DICORLETO, Joseph MOCTEZUMA, David E. MACHT, Jeremiah R. BEERS, Katherine M. PUCKETT, Katharine E. DARLING, Leonid KLEYMAN, Dany JUNIO, Dana GAZIT-ANKORI, Eliyahu ZEHAVI, Elad RATZABI, Aviv ELLMAN, Timothy M. CONKIN
  • Patent number: 11135025
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members, such as robotic systems, and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor D. Snyder, Matthew F. Dicorleto, Joseph Moctezuma, David E. Macht, Jeremiah R. Beers, Katherine M. Puckett, Katharine E. Darling, Leonid Kleyman, Dany Junio, Dana Gazit-Ankori, Eliyahu Zehavi, Elad Ratzabi, Aviv Ellman, Timothy M. Conkin