Patents by Inventor HOWARD M. RICHARD, III

HOWARD M. RICHARD, III 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).

  • Real-time tracking and navigation system and method for minimally invasive surgical procedures
    Patent number: 9326823
    Abstract: Telemetrical control of a robotic interventional device for minimally invasive surgical procedure is based on an operative interaction between a tracking sub-system, MRI sub-system, navigation sub-system and the robotic interventional device. The tracking sensor sub-system is integrated with the interventional device to produce tracking information corresponding to the robotic interventional device location in the operative site. The navigation sub-system integrates the tracking information with the real-time images of the operative site produced by the MRI sub-system, and displays the integrated information to a user, to enable the telemetrical control of the interventional device for performing an intended procedure (biopsy, tissue resection, etc.). The navigation sub-system, based on the integrated real-time tracking information and real-time images, calculates and dynamically updates coordinates of subsequent imaging slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Alan B. McMillan, Rao Gullapalli, Howard M. Richard, III, Steven Roys, Jaydev P. Desai
  • REAL-TIME TRACKING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20130296737
    Abstract: Telemetrical control of a robotic interventional device for minimally invasive surgical procedure is based on an operative interaction between a tracking sub-system, MRI sub-system, navigation sub-system and the robotic interventional device. The tracking sensor sub-system is integrated with the interventional device to produce tracking information corresponding to the robotic interventional device location in the operative site. The navigation sub-system integrates the tracking information with the real-time images of the operative site produced by the MRI sub-system, and displays the integrated information to a user, to enable the telemetrical control of the interventional device for performing an intended procedure (biopsy, tissue resection, etc.). The navigation sub-system, based on the integrated real-time tracking information and real-time images, calculates and dynamically updates coordinates of subsequent imaging slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: ALAN B. MCMILLAN, RAO GULLAPALLI, HOWARD M. RICHARD, III, STEVEN ROYS, JAYDEV P. DESAI