Patents by Inventor Emanuel DeMaio

Emanuel DeMaio 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: 12292564
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel Demaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy E. Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20240280800
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen TULLY, John OBERLIN, Emanuel DEMAIO, Liam O'SHEA, Vasiliy E. BUHARIN, Thomas CALEF
  • Publication number: 20240249408
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and methods for time of flight imaging, comprising: (a) an imaging sensor configured to receive a plurality of light signals reflected from a surgical scene, wherein the imaging module comprises a first imaging unit configured for time of flight (TOF) imaging; a second imaging unit configured for at least one of laser speckle imaging and fluorescence imaging; and an optical element configured to (i) direct a first set of light signals to the first imaging unit and (ii) direct a second set of light signals to the second imaging unit; and (b) an image processing module operatively coupled to the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit, wherein the image processing module is configured to generate one or more images of the surgical scene based on the first set of light signals and the second set of light signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bogdan MITREA, Nitish JAIN, Adrian PARK, Roman STOLYAROV, Vasiliy BUHARIN, Michael VAL, Charlie BEURSKENS, Emanuel DEMAIO, Thomas CALEF, Suraj SRINIVASAN, Peter KIM
  • Patent number: 11857153
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-modal sensing of three-dimensional position information of the surface of an object are disclosed. In particular, multiple visualization modalities are each used to collect distinctive positional information of a surface of an object. Each of the computed positional information is combined using weighting factors to compute a final, weighted three-dimensional position. In various embodiments, a first depth may be recorded using fiducial markers, a second depth may be recorded using a structured light pattern, and a third depth may be recorded using a light-field camera. Weighting factors may be applied to each of the recorded depths and a final, weighted depth may be computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Calef, Tina P. Chen, Emanuel Demaio, Tony Chen, Vasiliy Evgenyevich Buharin, Michael G. Ruehlman
  • Patent number: 11754828
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20230000565
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for enabling autonomous or semi-autonomous surgical operations. The system comprises: one or more processors that are individually or collectively configured to: process an image data stream comprising one or more images of a surgical site; fit a parametric model to a tissue surface identified in the one or more images; determine a direction for aligning a tool based in part on the parametric model; determine an optimal path for automatically moving the tool to perform a surgical procedure at the surgical site; and generate one or more control signals for controlling i) a movement of the tool based on the optimal path and ii) a tension force applied to the tissue by the tool during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Michael C. Pickett, Tina P. Chen, Hossein Dehghani, Vasiliy E. Buharin, Emanuel DeMaio, Tony Chen, John Oberlin, Liam O'Shea, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20220378280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20220287553
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise a plurality of illumination sources. The plurality of illumination sources may comprise at least two of (i) a white light source configured to generate a white light beam and (ii) one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser light sources configured to generate one or more laser light beams. The system may further comprise a movable plate comprising one or more cut-outs. The movable plate may be (i) optically aligned with one or more of the plurality of illumination sources and (ii) configured to move so as to (a) control an exposure of the one or more illumination sources through the one or more cut-outs, relative to a pre-determined frame capture rate, and (b) generate one or more light pulses based on the controlled exposure of the one or more illumination sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen TULLY, John OBERLIN, Emanuel DEMAIO, Liam O'SHEA, Thomas CALEF
  • Patent number: 11389051
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20220192521
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing laser speckle signals. The method may comprise obtaining a laser speckle signal from a laser speckle pattern generated using at least one laser light source that is directed towards a tissue region of a subject and a reference signal corresponding to a movement of a biological material of or within the subject's body. The method may comprise computing one or more measurements using a first function corresponding to at least the laser speckle signal and a second function corresponding to the reference signal. The method may comprise generating an output signal in part based on the one or more measurements for the function space and using the output signal to aid a surgical procedure on or near the tissue region of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: John OBERLIN, Emanuel DEMAIO
  • Publication number: 20220117689
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-modal sensing of three-dimensional position information of the surface of an object are disclosed. In particular, multiple visualization modalities are each used to collect distinctive positional information of a surface of an object. Each of the computed positional information is combined using weighting factors to compute a final, weighted three-dimensional position. In various embodiments, a first depth may be recorded using fiducial markers, a second depth may be recorded using a structured light pattern, and a third depth may be recorded using a light-field camera. Weighting factors may be applied to each of the recorded depths and a final, weighted depth may be computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas J. Calef, Tina P. Chen, Emanuel Demaio, Tony Chen, Vasiliy Evgenyevich Buharin, Michael G. Ruehlman
  • Patent number: 11206991
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing laser speckle signals. The method may comprise obtaining a laser speckle signal from a laser speckle pattern generated using at least one laser light source that is directed towards a tissue region of a subject and a reference signal corresponding to a movement of a biological material of or within the subject's body. The method may comprise computing one or more measurements using a first function corresponding to at least the laser speckle signal and a second function corresponding to the reference signal. The method may comprise generating an output signal in part based on the one or more measurements for the function space and using the output signal to aid a surgical procedure on or near the tissue region of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ACTIV SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Oberlin, Emanuel Demaio
  • Patent number: 11179218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-modal sensing of three-dimensional position information of the surface of an object are disclosed. In particular, multiple visualization modalities are each used to collect distinctive positional information of a surface of an object. Each of the computed positional information is combined using weighting factors to compute a final, weighted three-dimensional position. In various embodiments, a first depth may be recorded using fiducial markers, a second depth may be recorded using a structured light pattern, and a third depth may be recorded using a light-field camera. Weighting factors may be applied to each of the recorded depths and a final, weighted depth may be computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ACTIV SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Calef, Tina P. Chen, Emanuel Demaio, Tony Chen, Vasiliy Evgenyevich Buharin, Michael G. Ruehlman
  • Publication number: 20210354285
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mechanical coupling and calibration of two fixed-base robotic arms are disclosed. In particular, a first robotic arm is affixed to a first base at a proximal end and has a first coupling at a distal end and a second robotic arm is affixed to a second base at a proximal end and has a second coupling at a distal end. The first coupling is releasably coupled to a second coupling via a locking mechanism to prevent relative motion between the first and second couplings. Three-dimensional positional data is collected for the distal ends of the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm in one or more positions. A calibration value is determined from the three-dimensional positional data. The calibration value may be a calibration matrix determined by a least mean squares method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Vasiliy Evgenyevich Buharin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Jessica Hanley
  • Publication number: 20210338060
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20210251502
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing laser speckle signals. The method may comprise obtaining a laser speckle signal from a laser speckle pattern generated using at least one laser light source that is directed towards a tissue region of a subject and a reference signal corresponding to a movement of a biological material of or within the subject's body. The method may comprise computing one or more measurements using a first function corresponding to at least the laser speckle signal and a second function corresponding to the reference signal. The method may comprise generating an output signal in part based on the one or more measurements for the function space and using the output signal to aid a surgical procedure on or near the tissue region of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: John OBERLIN, Emanuel DEMAIO
  • Publication number: 20210236226
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-modal sensing of three-dimensional position information of the surface of an object are disclosed. In particular, multiple visualization modalities are each used to collect distinctive positional information of a surface of an object. Each of the computed positional information is combined using weighting factors to compute a final, weighted three-dimensional position. In various embodiments, a first depth may be recorded using fiducial markers, a second depth may be recorded using a structured light pattern, and a third depth may be recorded using a light-field camera. Weighting factors may be applied to each of the recorded depths and a final, weighted depth may be computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas J. Calef, Tina P. Chen, Emanuel Demaio, Tony Chen, Vasiliy Evgenyevich Buharin, Michael G. Ruehlman
  • Patent number: 10925465
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Activ Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O'Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef
  • Publication number: 20200315432
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for medical imaging. The system may comprise an optical adapter. The optical adapter may comprise a housing that comprises (1) a first end configured to releasably couple to a scope and (2) a second end configured to releasably couple to a camera. The optical adapter may comprise an image sensor coupled to the housing. The optical adapter may comprise an optics assembly disposed in the housing. The optics assembly may be configured to (1) receive light signals that are reflected from a target site within a subject's body and transmitted through the scope, and (2) reflect a first portion of the light signals onto the image sensor while permitting a second portion of the light signals to pass through to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Tully, John Oberlin, Emanuel DeMaio, Liam O?Shea, Vasiliy Buharin, Thomas Calef