Patents by Inventor Jacobus G. M. Van Den Goor

Jacobus G. M. Van Den Goor 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).

  • Image-guided surgery system
    Patent number: 6112113
    Abstract: An image-guided surgery system includes a position measuring system (9, 10) for measuring a position of an instrument (20). The image-guided surgery system includes a test system (9, 10, 30) which is arranged to measure the instrument, using the position measuring system, by measuring a calibration position of a reference part (42) of the instrument while an object part (23) of the instrument is situated in a calibration location. The test system is also arranged to measure a test position of the reference part of the instrument while the object part of the instrument is situated in a test position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Willem P. Van Der Brug, Paulus M. C. Gieles, Adrianus J. E. M. Dankers, Jacobus G. M. Van Den Goor