Patents by Inventor Dany JUNIO

Dany JUNIO 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: 20250186152
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for defining a path for a robotic arm are provided. One or more no-fly zones may be generated. The one or more no-fly zones correspond to a section of a work volume defined as inaccessible to a robotic arm and the work volume is defined as accessible to the robotic arm. A pose of an object may be determined and an obstacles map based on the determined pose and known dimensions of the object may be generated. A path for the robotic arm may be defined that avoids collision with the object identified in the obstacles map and avoiding the one or more no-fly zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • Publication number: 20250152262
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for planning a path are provided. A work volume and one or more no-fly zones may be mapped. The work volume may define a volume in which a robot may access and each of the one or more no-fly zones may define at least one volume in which a robot is restricted from accessing. Information may be received about a position of at least one instrument and a void volume may be calculated based on the position of the at least one instrument. The work volume may be updated to include the void volume to yield an updated work volume. A path may be calculated for a robotic arm of a robot from outside a patient anatomy to within the patient anatomy that is within the updated work volume and avoids the one or more no-fly zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Moshe Shoham
  • Patent number: 12295762
    Abstract: A low radiation, intra-operative method using two-dimensional imaging to register the positions of surgical implants relative to their pre-operative planned positions. Intraoperatively, a pair of two-dimensional fluoroscope images in different planes or a single three-dimensional image is acquired and compared to a set of three-dimensional preoperative images, to allow registration of the implant region anatomy. A second set of intraoperative fluoroscope images is acquired of the surgical area with implants in place. The second set of images is compared with the first set of intraoperative images to ascertain alignment of the implants. Registration between first and second intraoperative image sets is accomplished using the implants themselves as fiducial markers, and the process repeated until an acceptable configuration of the implants is obtained. The method is particularly advantageous for spinal surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Eli Zehavi
  • Publication number: 20250143816
    Abstract: A method of aligning an imaging device in connection with robotic surgery includes causing a robot to position a reference target over a body of a patient; receiving image data from an imaging device; identifying, with an image processing algorithm, at least a first portion of an anatomical element in the image data; identifying, with a target detection algorithm, at least a first portion of a reference target in the image data; comparing a determined location of the imaging device, the reference target, and the anatomical element to yield a location determination and causing at least one of the robot to re-position the reference target or the imaging device to re-position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • Publication number: 20250135157
    Abstract: A system for navigation of a luminal network including a catheter with a distal portion configured for articulation and a handle, a cradle configured to receive and support the handle, a first motor connected to the catheter, wherein the motor is operable to articulate the distal portion of the catheter, a second motor connected to the catheter, wherein the motor is operable to rotate the catheter about its longitudinal axis, and a user interface including at least one input, wherein signals generated by manipulation of the input are delivered to the first motor to articulate the catheter and to the second motor to rotate the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Orth, Dany Junio, Julie A. Benton, Robert H. White, Jonathan Scott Thomson
  • Publication number: 20250098937
    Abstract: A system for performing a surgical procedure includes an extended working channel (EWC) having a drive mechanism, a catheter having a camera and an electromagnetic sensor, and a workstation including a memory storing instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to determine a location and an orientation of a distal end of the EWC, receive real-time images of the patient's anatomy from the camera, identify a centerpoint of a lumen within the received real-time images, articulate the distal end of the EWC using the drive mechanism to align the distal end of the EWC with the identified centerpoint, and instruct the drive mechanism to reduce tension on the distal end of the EWC to permit the distal end of the EWC to deflect when contacting walls of the lumen if a diameter of the lumen approximates an outer diameter of the EWC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Paul M. Loschak, Ofer Barasofsky, Ariel Birenbaum, Guy Alexandroni, Nathan J. Knutson, Dany Junio, John W. Komp
  • Publication number: 20250095160
    Abstract: A method according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes receiving a computed tomography (CT) image of a patient; segmenting a first set of anatomical elements from the CT image; receiving a plurality of fluoroscopy images of the patient; segmenting a second set of anatomical elements from the plurality of fluoroscopy images; and creating a registration between the CT image and the plurality of fluoroscopy images based on the segmented first set of anatomical elements and the segmented second set of anatomical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • 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: 12220195
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for defining a path for a robotic arm are provided. One or more no-fly zones may be generated. The one or more no-fly zones correspond to a section of a work volume defined as inaccessible to a robotic arm and the work volume is defined as accessible to the robotic arm. A pose of an object may be determined and an obstacles map based on the determined pose and known dimensions of the object may be generated. A path for the robotic arm may be defined that avoids collision with the object identified in the obstacles map and avoiding the one or more no-fly zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • Patent number: 12213744
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for planning a path are provided. A work volume and one or more no-fly zones may be mapped. The work volume may define a volume in which a robot may access and each of the one or more no-fly zones may define at least one volume in which a robot is restricted from accessing. Information may be received about a position of at least one instrument and a void volume may be calculated based on the position of the at least one instrument. The work volume may be updated to include the void volume to yield an updated work volume. A path may be calculated for a robotic arm of a robot from outside a patient anatomy to within the patient anatomy that is within the updated work volume and avoids the one or more no-fly zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Moshe Shoham
  • Publication number: 20250032750
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting control parameters for a catheter including receiving sensor data from a sensor on a distal portion of a catheter, detecting a location of the distal portion of the catheter within a luminal network of a patient, determining a shape of the catheter within the luminal network of the patient, modifying control parameters of a drive motor operably coupled to the catheter based on the detected location of the distal portion of the catheter and the determined shape of the catheter within the luminal network of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Dany Junio, Paul M. Loschak, Matthew C. Blanco, John M. Staton
  • Patent number: 12193768
    Abstract: A method of aligning an imaging device in connection with robotic surgery includes causing a robot to position a reference target over a body of a patient; receiving image data from an imaging device; identifying, with an image processing algorithm, at least a first portion of an anatomical element in the image data; identifying, with a target detection algorithm, at least a first portion of a reference target in the image data; comparing a determined location of the imaging device, the reference target, and the anatomical element to yield a location determination and causing at least one of the robot to re-position the reference target or the imaging device to re-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD.
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • Publication number: 20250009464
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a corrected image is provided. A plurality of poses for an imaging device may be calculated based on information about an object within a patient's anatomy. An image may be received from the imaging device at each pose of the plurality of poses to yield an image set. Each image may depict at least a portion of an anatomical element of the patient and an object. A set of saturated areas in which the object has caused saturated attenuation, and a set of unsaturated areas in which the object has not caused saturated attenuation may be identified in the images of the image set. A corrected image may be generated by combining data from the set of unsaturated areas, the corrected image depicting the anatomical feature with fewer than all of the saturated areas in the set of saturated areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • 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: 12190526
    Abstract: A method according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes receiving a computed tomography (CT) image of a patient; segmenting a first set of anatomical elements from the CT image; receiving a plurality of fluoroscopy images of the patient; segmenting a second set of anatomical elements from the plurality of fluoroscopy images; and creating a registration between the CT image and the plurality of fluoroscopy images based on the segmented first set of anatomical elements and the segmented second set of anatomical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • 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: 20240407741
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system includes a navigation catheter and a computing device. The computing device is configured to register data detected by a sensor in a luminal network to CT data of the luminal network, and detect when the catheter is located at a node of the luminal network. The computing device is further configured to determine coordinates of the detected node, determine a difference between the determined coordinates of the node and expected coordinates of the node, and determine if the difference between the determined coordinates and the expected coordinates is greater than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Dany JUNIO, Steven J. LEVINE, Jing ZHAO
  • Patent number: 12156705
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating multiple registrations is provided. An image depicting a portion of a patient's anatomy and a tracking device affixed to an accurate robot may be received. A first registration of a patient coordinate space to a robotic coordinate space may be generated based on the image. A second registration of the patient coordinate space to a navigation coordinate space based at least in part on a position of second markers on the tracking device detected by a navigation system may be generated. The first registration and the second registration may be independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Mazor Robotics Ltd.
    Inventor: Dany Junio
  • Publication number: 20240358342
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for analyzing image data of a subject and/or operating and moving an imaging system to obtain image data. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. An automatic system and method may define or identify positions for image data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Rasika A. PARKAR, Xavier Tomas FERNANDEZ, Xiaodong TAO, Nikita PANDEY, Patrick A. HELM, Dany JUNIO
  • Publication number: 20240358343
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for analyzing image data of a subject and/or operating and moving an imaging system to obtain image data. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. An automatic system and method may define or identify positions for image data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Rasika A. PARKAR, Xavier Tomas FERNANDEZ, Xiaodong TAO, Nikita PANDEY, Patrick A. HELM, Dany JUNIO