Patents by Inventor Manuel NEETZ

Manuel NEETZ 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: 10127663
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for creating a production model for a patient-specific medical object. Image data relating to a body region are segmented into regions, each region corresponding with structures of different tissue. By way of the regions that correspond with the structures, a number of shape features is determined for the medical object. The shape features are compared with shape data relating to a plurality of stored object data sets. On the basis of the comparison of the shape features with the shape data, a prototype of the medical object is specified. The prototype of the medical object is defined as a production model. The production model is stored on a data carrier and/or output via an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventor: Manuel Neetz
  • Patent number: 10073946
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a manufacturing model for a medical implant. In the method, image data of a body region is provided, and regions corresponding to structures of different tissue are segmented; a shape of the implant is defined on the basis of the regions corresponding to the structures and an interaction with the implant is determined for at least one structure in a patient-specific manner on the basis of the image data; for a number of structures, the respective interaction with the implant is checked for an exceedance of a critical stress; and the shape of the implant is defined as a manufacturing model. The manufacturing model is then stored on a non-transitory data carrier and/or output via an interface if the critical stress is not exceeded for any checked interaction of the implant with the respective structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Manuel Neetz
  • Publication number: 20160371838
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for creating a production model for a patient-specific medical object. Image data relating to a body region are segmented into regions, each region corresponding with structures of different tissue. By way of the regions that correspond with the structures, a number of shape features is determined for the medical object. The shape features are compared with shape data relating to a plurality of stored object data sets. On the basis of the comparison of the shape features with the shape data, a prototype of the medical object is specified. The prototype of the medical object is defined as a production model. The production model is stored on a data carrier and/or output via an interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventor: Manuel NEETZ
  • Publication number: 20160231732
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a manufacturing model for a medical implant. In the method, image data of a body region is provided, and regions corresponding to structures of different tissue are segmented; a shape of the implant is defined on the basis of the regions corresponding to the structures and an interaction with the implant is determined for at least one structure in a patient-specific manner on the basis of the image data; for a number of structures, the respective interaction with the implant is checked for an exceedance of a critical stress; and the shape of the implant is defined as a manufacturing model. The manufacturing model is then stored on a non-transitory data carrier and/or output via an interface if the critical stress is not exceeded for any checked interaction of the implant with the respective structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Manuel NEETZ