Patents by Inventor John Trachenberg

John Trachenberg 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).

  • MRI compatible robot with calibration phantom and phantom
    Patent number: 8275443
    Abstract: A medical robot for use inside an MRI includes a horizontal motion assembly, a vertical motion assembly and a controller. The horizontal motion assembly and the vertical assembly each includes a motion joint, an ultrasonic motor operably connected to the motion joint and an encoder operably connected to the ultrasonic motor. The motor and encoder are positioned proximate to the joint of the respective horizontal motion assembly and vertical motion assembly. Each motor has a cross section positioned in one of the axial and sagittal plane of the MRI. A medical instrument assembly is operably connectable to one of the moving joint of the vertical motion assembly. The controller is operably connected to the horizontal motion joint and the vertical motion joint and it is adapted to be powered off when the magnetic resonance imager is being used to collect images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Engineering Services Inc., University Health Network
    Inventors: Andrew A. Goldenberg, Yi Yang, Liang Ma, John Trachenberg, Walter Kucharczyk, Masoom Haider, Marshall Stephen Sussman, Uri Lindner, Robert Anthonie Weersink
  • MRI compatible robot with calibration phantom and phantom
    Publication number: 20090326364
    Abstract: A medical robot for use inside an MRI includes a horizontal motion assembly, a vertical motion assembly and a controller. The horizontal motion assembly and the vertical assembly each includes a motion joint, an ultrasonic motor operably connected to the motion joint and an encoder operably connected to the ultrasonic motor. The motor and encoder are positioned proximate to the joint of the respective horizontal motion assembly and vertical motion assembly. Each motor has a cross section positioned in one of the axial and sagittal plane of the MRI. A medical instrument assembly is operably connectable to one of the moving joint of the vertical motion assembly. The controller is operably connected to the horizontal motion joint and the vertical motion joint and it is adapted to be powered off when the magnetic resonance imager is being used to collect images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew A. Goldenberg, Yi Yang, Liang Ma, John Trachenberg, Walter Kucharczyk, Masoom Haider, Marshall Stephen Sussman, Uri Lindner, Robert Anthonie Weersink