Patents by Inventor James Edmund Baumgartner

James Edmund Baumgartner 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).

  • Systems and methods for performing a surgical procedure
    Patent number: 11628015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods to perform a surgical procedure. The systems and methods utilize MRI-compatible fiducial markers including a body having at least one feature configured to receive an MRI-compatible and MRI-visible material and to allow registration of a navigational tool. The MRI-compatible fiducial markers can be affixed to a bone of a patient. The registered navigational tool can be used to advance a surgical tool along a navigational path to perform a surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: James Edmund Baumgartner, Kevin Ruda, Benjamin Osa
  • Neurosurgical Alignment and Treatment Devices
    Publication number: 20170035525
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for performing surgery on a patient's skull or brain. A mounting and stabilization device is provided for frameless, trajectory-based laser ablation surgery. The device employs a simple aiming mechanic and can be used to treat patients such as pediatric patients that cannot be treated with other devices and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: James Edmund Baumgartner
  • MRI-Compatible Fiducial Markers and Methods for Using the Same
    Publication number: 20150011868
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an MRI-compatible fiducial marker assembly and methods of use in planning and conducting brain surgery. This invention relates to the field of anatomic orientation and positioning, particularly in relation to an implement for effectively and efficiently defining an anatomic orientation and position for conducting surgical resection of a patient's brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: James Edmund Baumgartner
  • Probe for Surgical Navigation
    Publication number: 20150011866
    Abstract: Disclosed is a probe for use in conjunction with a surgical navigation platform to transform image sequences from multiple imaging modalities into a uniform coordinate system, stacking 2D image sequences into 3D image voxels. Image volumes are aligned, spatially co-registering each image volume to a base anatomical image volume, segmented to generate new image volumes for creating aspects of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: James Edmund Baumgartner
  • Intra-Operative Fiducial System and Method for Neuronavigation
    Publication number: 20150011877
    Abstract: An imageable fiducial marker includes a base formed from a material transparent to radiation from an imaging source and a pair of fiducial elements fixed to the base at a preselected separation. A bracket temporarily secures the marker to a skull of a human for intra-operative scanning in neurosurgery procedures, wherein only three fiducial pairs provide for reliable surgical navigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: James Edmund Baumgartner
  • Surgical Navigation Planning System and Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20140303486
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surgical planning and navigation system imports multiple medical imaging sources of the same body part for integrated display in the same coordinate. Images are converted into 3D volumes, spatially co-registering each image volume to a base anatomical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC.
    Inventors: James Edmund Baumgartner, Po Ching Chen, Ki Hyeong Lee