Patents by Inventor Fred W. Bowman

Fred W. Bowman 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: 20230094903
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ascertaining a position of an orthopedic element in space comprising: capturing a first and second images of an orthopedic element in different reference frames using a radiographic imaging technique, detecting spatial data defining anatomical landmarks on or in the orthopedic element using a deep learning network, applying a mask to the orthopedic element defined by an anatomical landmark, projecting the spatial data from the first image and the second image to define volume data, applying the deep learning network to the volume data to generate a reconstructed three-dimensional model of the orthopedic element; and mapping the three-dimensional model of the orthopedic element to the spatial data to determine the position of the three-dimensional model of the orthopedic element in three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Harris, JR., Fred W. Bowman
  • Publication number: 20230027518
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating patient-specific surgical guides comprising: capturing a first and second images of an orthopedic element in different reference frames using a radiographic imaging technique, detecting spatial data defining anatomical landmarks on or in the orthopedic element using a neural network, applying a mask to the orthopedic element defined by an anatomical landmark, projecting the spatial data from the first image and the second image to define volume data, applying the neural network to the volume data to generate a reconstructed three-dimensional (ā€œ3Dā€) model of the orthopedic element; and calculating dimensions for a patient-specific surgical guide configured to abut the orthopedic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fred W. Bowman, C. Brian McDaniel, SR., Paul S. Bryant, Brian R. Harris, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230024863
    Abstract: Assemblies, systems, kits, and methods related to an endoprosthetic rotating hinge assembly. The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein can comprise a preassembled rotating hinge subassembly having a hingedly rotating femur box configured to be mechanically engaged to a femoral component via a femur fastening mechanism, the femur fastening mechanism being non-axially aligned with a tibial axis of rotation when the knee is in flexion or extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fred W. Bowman, Kristen F. Mountjoy, Michael L. Brooks, Jacob H. Carroll