Patents by Inventor José Javier San Martin Lopez

José Javier San Martin Lopez 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).

  • Patent number: 8550821
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simulator for training in arthroscopic surgery on a joint of a simulated patient, comprising: a data processing unit (1); viewing means (2) for viewing the simulation exercise; a working platform (12); a human anatomy model (9) with arthroscopic portals (3) through which the user inserts the simulated arthroscopic instrument (10); two haptic devices (5a, 5b) arranged around the model (9) with a mobile member (6a, 6b), the end of which is provided with a guide (8a, 8b) for guiding the instrument that is inserted into the arthroscopic portals (3) during a simulated surgical procedure, each haptic device (5a, 5b) including means for synchronization with the control unit (1) and means for determining the position and orientation of the mobile members (6a, 6b); and a simulated arthroscopic camera (7). The data processing unit (1) is configured to send simulated images, as would be seen in a real operation, from the arthroscopic camera (7) to the viewing means (2) in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Simbionix Ltd.
    Inventors: Carlos G. Illana Alejandro, Bernardo Sierra Picon, Juan Vercher Martinez, Samuel Rodriguez Bescos, Manlio Favio Valdiviesco Casique, Francisco Javier Ananos Hinojosa, Jorge Potti Cuervo, Almudena Sanchez Gonzalez, Luis Pastor Pérez, José Mañuel Fernandez-Arroyo, Gracián Triviño Barros, Ángel Rodríguez Bartolomé, José Miguel Guillermo, Sofia Bayona Beriso, Marcos José Garcia Lorenzo, Pablo Tohario Rabasco, José Javier San Martin Lopez, Oscar David Robles Sánchez, César Augusto Mendoza Serrano