Patents by Inventor Lance Kendrick

Lance Kendrick 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing a container to a sterile environment
    Patent number: 10597178
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ryterski, Lance Kendrick
  • Method and Apparatus for Providing a Container to a Sterile Environment
    Publication number: 20160045267
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Ryterski, Lance Kendrick
  • System and method for tracking positions of uniform marker geometries
    Patent number: 9220573
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a tracking device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system and method can include at least one tracking device having a plurality of faces. The faces can be operable to generate a signal upon activation. Also included is a face activation module that activates a selected one of the faces upon receipt of an activation signal. The system can also include a visibility module that generates the activation signal and receives the signal from the face to generate tracking data for the tracking device, along with a face switching module that generates a face control signal to activate a different face based on the tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Vince J. Doerr
  • Method and apparatus for providing a container to a sterile environment
    Patent number: 9168102
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ryterski, Lance Kendrick
  • System and method for detecting status of imaging device
    Patent number: 8170313
    Abstract: A system for detecting a status of an imaging device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system can comprise a source of at least one image and a mask module that generates a mask array for each received image. The system can also include a background check module that determines a content of the image defined by the mask array and a radiation status module that determines a status of the imaging device based on the content of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Dave Becker
  • System and Method for Detecting Status of Imaging Device
    Publication number: 20110058026
    Abstract: A system for detecting a status of an imaging device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system can comprise a source of at least one image and a mask module that generates a mask array for each received image. The system can also include a background check module that determines a content of the image defined by the mask array and a radiation status module that determines a status of the imaging device based on the content of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Dave Becker
  • System and method for detecting status of imaging device
    Patent number: 7835557
    Abstract: A system for detecting a status of an imaging device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system can comprise a source of at least one image and a mask module that generates a mask array for each received image. The system can also include a background check module that determines a content of the image defined by the mask array and a radiation status module that determines a status of the imaging device based on the content of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Dave Becker
  • System and method for tracking positions of uniform marker geometries
    Publication number: 20080161682
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a tracking device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system and method can include at least one tracking device having a plurality of faces. The faces can be operable to generate a signal upon activation. Also included is a face activation module that activates a selected one of the faces upon receipt of an activation signal. The system can also include a visibility module that generates the activation signal and receives the signal from the face to generate tracking data for the tracking device, along with a face switching module that generates a face control signal to activate a different face based on the tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Vince J. Doerr
  • System and method for detecting status of imaging device
    Publication number: 20080123820
    Abstract: A system for detecting a status of an imaging device for use with a surgical navigation system is provided. The system can comprise a source of at least one image and a mask module that generates a mask array for each received image. The system can also include a background check module that determines a content of the image defined by the mask array and a radiation status module that determines a status of the imaging device based on the content of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Kendrick, Andrew Bzostek, Dave Becker
  • Method and apparatus for providing a container to a sterile environment
    Publication number: 20070166188
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Ryterski, Lance Kendrick