Patents by Inventor Kellen Van Ausdal

Kellen Van Ausdal 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).

  • Collar device for mounting with an image receptor of a medical imaging system
    Patent number: 12544021
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a collar device configured for attachment with an image receptor of an X-ray or similar imaging system, the collar device including a radiolucent bar and linear light source, the combination of which being used for patient positioning, identification of surgical entry point and trajectory guidance of instrumentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: MARKSMAN TARGETING, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Brown, Kellen Van Ausdal
  • RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20240008863
    Abstract: A retractor for use in surgical operations can include a first blade assembly comprising a first blade, a first actuator configured to translate the first blade along a first translation direction, a first lock handle configured to limit translation along a direction opposite the first translation direction. The retractor can include a second blade assembly comprising a second blade. The method can include providing a retractor comprising a first blade assembly comprising a first blade, a first actuator, a first lock handle, and second blade assembly comprising a second blade. The method can include translating the first blade along a first translation direction with the first actuator. The first lock handle can limit translation along a direction opposite the first translation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Vidmar, Evan Ackema, Darren Reimers, David Ortiz, Kellen Van Ausdal, Ricardo Simmons, Abhishek Kumar, Douglas Crowther, Sandeep Kunwar
  • COLLAR DEVICE FOR MOUNTING WITH AN IMAGE RECEPTOR OF A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210345976
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a collar device configured for attachment with an image receptor of an X-ray or similar imaging system, the collar device including a radiolucent bar and linear light source, the combination of which being used for patient positioning, identification of surgical entry point and trajectory guidance of instrumentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: MARKSMAN TARGETING, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Brown, Kellen Van Ausdal