Patents by Inventor Leung Kwok Sui

Leung Kwok Sui 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: 8021162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation-training model comprises a base, a holding device for securing a surgical practice model bone to the base in a predetermined position, and a support for fixing a patient tracker onto the base at a predetermined orientation. With the fixed relative positions of the support and the holding device, constant orientation of the patient tracker and the surgical practice model bone is achieved each time they are placed on the navigation-training model. A navigation-training apparatus having the navigation-training model is also disclosed, which includes a navigation system and a surgical tool with a tool tracker. Fluoroscopic images of the surgical practice model bone are captured once and uploaded into a computer of the navigation system. The practice of the fluoroscopic images-guided orthopedic surgery can thus be carried out with the fluoroscopic images loaded onto the navigation system without the need for further fluoroscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventor: Leung Kwok Sui