Patents by Inventor Jerome Vuillemin

Jerome Vuillemin 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).

  • Ultrasound calibration device
    Patent number: 10575828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound calibration device comprising a body portion having at least one echogenic fiducial; a marker portion having at least one tracking marker which can be detected by a medical tracking system; and a hook-shaped mounting portion extending from the body portion. The present invention also relates to a method for calibrating an ultrasound probe, comprising the steps of filling a container with a fluid, in particular a physiologic salt solution; placing an ultrasound calibration device in accordance with the invention into the container; comparing, with the aid of a medical navigation system, a calculated position of at least one fiducial with a determined position of the at least one fiducial which is determined using a tracked ultrasound probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Edward Dunlap, Uli Mezger, Jerome Vuillemin
  • ULTRASOUND CALIBRATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170215848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound calibration device comprising a body portion having at least one echogenic fiducial; a marker portion having at least one tracking marker which can be detected by a medical tracking system; and a hook-shaped mounting portion extending from the body portion. The present invention also relates to a method for calibrating an ultrasound probe, comprising the steps of filling a container with a fluid, in particular a physiologic salt solution; placing an ultrasound calibration device in accordance with the invention into the container; comparing, with the aid of a medical navigation system, a calculated position of at least one fiducial with a determined position of the at least one fiducial which is determined using a tracked ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Dunlap, Uli Mezger, Jerome Vuillemin
  • Robotic interface
    Patent number: D901682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
    Inventors: Jerome Vuillemin, Elmar Schlereth
  • Robotic interface
    Patent number: D950062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
    Inventors: Jerome Vuillemin, Elmar Schlereth
  • Robotic interface
    Patent number: D973881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Jerome Vuillemin, Elmar Schlereth