Patents by Inventor Jonthan M. Sorger

Jonthan M. Sorger 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).

  • Publication number: 20140031659
    Abstract: A bleeding detection unit in a surgical system processes information in an acquired scene before that scene is presented on a display unit in the operating room. For example, the bleeding detection unit analyzes the pixel data in the acquired scene and determines whether there are one or more initial sites of blood in the scene. Upon detection of an initial site of blood, the region is identified by an initial site icon in the scene displayed on the display unit. In one aspect, the processing is done in real-time which means that there is no substantial delay in presenting the acquired scene to the surgeon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyi ZHAO, Catherine J. Mohr, Jonthan M. Sorger