Patents by Inventor Geoffrey M. Ruckel

Geoffrey M. Ruckel 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).

  • Direct visualization of a device location
    Patent number: 11819290
    Abstract: A display may display a region of an anatomy that is not within the field of effect of an instrument. The additional views may assist in determining a location and orientation of an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with a tracking system to make the determination of image data to display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Schnarr, Marco Capote, Damon Cook, Janice Dugger, Jodi L Kiefer, Matthew W. Koenig, Geoffrey M. Ruckel, Jennifer R. Schmasow, Victor D. Snyder, David Hall, Jacob Gerber
  • Direct Visualization of a Device Location
    Publication number: 20210059770
    Abstract: A display may display a region of an anatomy that is not within the field of effect of an instrument. The additional views may assist in determining a location and orientation of an instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Alan J. Schnarr, Marco Capote, Damon Cook, Janice Dugger, Jodi L. Kiefer, Matthew W. Koenig, Geoffrey M. Ruckel, Jennifer R. Schmasow, Victor D. Snyder, David Hall, Jacob Gerber
  • Direct visualization of a device location
    Patent number: 10835322
    Abstract: A display may display a region of an anatomy that is not within the field of effect of an instrument. The additional views may assist in determining a location and orientation of an instrument. The instrument may be tracked with a tracking system to make the determination of image data to display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Ruckel, Alan J. Schnarr, Marco Capote, Damon Cook, Janice Dugger, Jodi L. Kiefer, Matthew W. Koenig, Jennifer R. Schmasow, Victor D. Snyder, David Hall, Jacob Gerber
  • Direct Visualization of a Device Location
    Publication number: 20160310218
    Abstract: A display may display a region of an anatomy that is not within the field of effect of an instrument. The additional views may assist in determining a location and orientation of an instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. RUCKEL, Alan J. SCHNARR, Marco CAPOTE, Damon COOK, Janice DUGGER, Jodi L. KIEFER, Matthew W. KOENIG, Jennifer R. SCHMASOW, Victor D. SNYDER, David HALL, Jacob GERBER
  • Method for registering a physical space to image space
    Patent number: 8548563
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin E. Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • Method for Registering a Physical Space to Image Space
    Publication number: 20120179026
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • Apparatus for registering a physical space to image space
    Patent number: 8150494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING A PHYSICAL SPACE TO IMAGE SPACE
    Publication number: 20080242978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel