Patents by Inventor Eric Branch

Eric Branch 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: 20190201155
    Abstract: A system for intra-operatively registering a pelvis comprising an acetabulum with a computer model of the pelvis in a coordinate system. The system may include: a) a surgical navigation system including a tracking device; and b) at least one computing device in communication with the surgical navigation system. The at least one computing device: i) receiving first data points from first intra-operatively collected points on an articular surface of the acetabulum, the first data points collected with the tracking device; ii) receiving a second data point from a second intra-operatively collected point on the pelvis, the second data point collected with the tracking device, the second data point corresponding in location to a second virtual data point on the computer model; and iii) determining an intra-operative center of rotation of the femur relative to the pelvis from the first data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Sunil Gupta, Ta-Cheng Chang, Zenan Zhang, Kevin Bechtold, Matt Thompson, Eric Branch, Varun Chandra, Zhu Wu
  • Publication number: 20170181690
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Alexander Sattler, JR., Eric Branch
  • Patent number: 8753294
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Alexander Sattler, Jr., Eric Branch
  • Publication number: 20100249666
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Alexander Sattler, JR., Eric Branch
  • Patent number: 7753862
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas P. Branch, Alexander Sattler, Jr., Eric Branch
  • Publication number: 20070055176
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Branch, Alexander Sattler, Eric Branch