Patents by Inventor Justin D. OPFERMANN

Justin D. OPFERMANN 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).

  • Soft surgical tools
    Patent number: 11135028
    Abstract: A method is provided for making an appendage of a soft surgical tool, including: receiving a set of mechanical constraints for a surgical procedure; calculating a set of articulation states based on the set of mechanical constraints; generating a plurality of print commands for printing an appendage configured to form the set of articulation states based on the calculation; and printing an appendage based on the plurality of print commands. Multiple printed appendages can be formed into an orienting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Peter C. Kim, Justin D. Opfermann, Axel Krieger
  • SOFT SURGICAL TOOLS
    Publication number: 20180338807
    Abstract: A method is provided for making an appendage of a soft surgical tool, including: receiving a set of mechanical constraints for a surgical procedure; calculating a set of articulation states based on the set of mechanical constraints; generating a plurality of print commands for printing an appendage configured to form the set of articulation states based on the calculation; and printing an appendage based on the plurality of print commands. Multiple printed appendages can be formed into an orienting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Peter C. KIM, Justin D. OPFERMANN, Axel KRIEGER