Patents by Inventor Lauren H. PONIATOWSKI

Lauren H. PONIATOWSKI 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).

  • Systems and methods for analyzing surgical techniques
    Patent number: 10553130
    Abstract: A system for assessing performance of a procedure comprises a tissue model or a tool comprising assessment indicators applied thereto, one or more image-capturing devices for capturing one or more assessment images of the assessment indicators while or after a user performs the medical procedure, and a processor configured to analyze the assessment indicators in the one or more assessment images and provide feedback to the user. A system can also comprise a tissue model, one or more image-capturing devices each configured to capture one or more images of the tissue model, and a processor configured to analyze the one or more images from the one or more image-capturing devices to determine a deformation of the tissue model and determine a force exerted on the tissue model based on the determined deformation of the tissue model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Lauren H. Poniatowski, Robert M. Sweet, Troy E. Reihsen, Vincent Rotty, David Hananel, Jack B. Stubbs, Astrini Sie, Michael Winek, Timothy M. Kowalewski
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20150086955
    Abstract: A system for assessing performance of a procedure comprises a tissue model or a tool comprising assessment indicators applied thereto, one or more image-capturing devices for capturing one or more assessment images of the assessment indicators while or after a user performs the medical procedure, and a processor configured to analyze the assessment indicators in the one or more assessment images and provide feedback to the user. A system can also comprise a tissue model, one or more image-capturing devices each configured to capture one or more images of the tissue model, and a processor configured to analyze the one or more images from the one or more image-capturing devices to determine a deformation of the tissue model and determine a force exerted on the tissue model based on the determined deformation of the tissue model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Lauren H. PONIATOWSKI, Robert M. SWEET, Troy E. REIHSEN, Vincent ROTTY, David HANANEL, Jack B. STUBBS, Astrini SIE, Michael WINEK, Timothy M. KOWALEWSKI