Patents by Inventor Marcin A. Balicki
Marcin A. Balicki 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).
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Publication number: 20230137369Abstract: A system for aiding a user to perform a medical ultrasound examination comprises a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions; a processor; and a display. The processor is configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: i) receive a real-time sequence of ultrasound images captured by an ultrasound probe during the medical ultrasound examination; ii) use a model trained using a machine learning process to take an image frame in the real-time sequence of ultrasound images as input, and output a predicted relevance of one or more image components in the image frame to the medical ultrasound examination being performed; and iii) highlight to the user, in real-time on the display, image components that are predicted by the model to be relevant to the medical ultrasound examination, for further consideration by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Marcin A Balicki, Haibo Wang, Faik Can Meral
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Patent number: 10045882Abstract: A surgical instrument has a surgical tool that has a proximal end and a distal end, and an optical sensor that has at least a portion attached to the surgical tool. The surgical tool has a portion that is suitable to provide a reference portion of the surgical tool, and the optical sensor has an end fixed relative to the reference portion of the surgical tool such that the reference portion of the surgical tool can be detected along with tissue that is proximate or in contact with the distal end of the surgical tool while in use.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Russell H. Taylor, Jin U. Kang, Peter L. Gehlbach, James T. Handa, Jaeho Han
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Patent number: 9815206Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a cooperatively controlled robot includes a robotic actuator assembly comprising a tool holder and a force sensor, a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly and the force sensor, and an output system in communication with the control system. The tool holder is configured to receive a tool to be manipulated by a user. The control system is configured to receive an instruction from a user to switch from a robot control mode into a user interface control mode. The force sensor is configured to measure at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool, and the control system is configured to receive an indication of the at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool and manipulate the output system based on the indication.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Peter Kazanzides, Anton Deguet, Russell H. Taylor
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Patent number: 9814392Abstract: A visual tracking and annotation system for surgical intervention includes an image acquisition and display system arranged to obtain image streams of a surgical region of interest and of a surgical instrument proximate the surgical region of interest and to display acquired images to a user; a tracking system configured to track the surgical instrument relative to the surgical region of interest; a data storage system in communication with the image acquisition and display system and the tracking system; and a data processing system in communication with the data storage system, the image acquisition and display system and the tracking system. The data processing system is configured to annotate images displayed to the user in response to an input signal from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Russell H. Taylor, Gregory D. Hager, Peter L. Gehlbach, James T. Handa, Rajesh Kumar
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Patent number: 9770828Abstract: A combined teleoperative-cooperative controllable robotic system includes a robotic actuator assembly, a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly, and a teleoperation unit adapted to communicate with the control system. The control system is configured to control at least a first portion of the robotic actuator assembly in response to at least one of a force or a torque applied to at least a second portion of the robotic actuator assembly by a first user for cooperative control. The control system is further configured to control at least a third portion of the robotic actuator assembly in response to input by a second user from the teleoperation unit for teleoperative control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Russell H. Taylor, Marcin A. Balicki, Peter Kazanzides, Xia Tian
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Patent number: 9549781Abstract: A multi-force sensing instrument includes a tool that has a tool shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, a strain sensor arranged at a first position along the tool shaft, at least one of a second strain sensor or a torque-force sensor arranged at a second position along the tool shaft, the second position being more towards the proximal end of the tool shaft than the first position, and a signal processor configured to communicate with the strain sensor and the at least one of the second strain sensor or the torque-force sensor to receive detection signals therefrom. The signal processor is configured to process the signals to determine a magnitude and position of a lateral component of a force applied to the tool shaft when the position of the applied force is between the first and second positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Xingchi He, Iulian Iordachita, Marcin Balicki, Russell H. Taylor
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Publication number: 20160089212Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a cooperatively controlled robot includes a robotic actuator assembly comprising a tool holder and a force sensor, a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly and the force sensor, and an output system in communication with the control system. The tool holder is configured to receive a tool to be manipulated by a user. The control system is configured to receive an instruction from a user to switch from a robot control mode into a user interface control mode. The force sensor is configured to measure at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool, and the control system is configured to receive an indication of the at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool and manipulate the output system based on the indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Peter Kazanzides, Anton Deguet, Russell H. Taylor
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Publication number: 20150342695Abstract: A multi-force sensing instrument includes a tool that has a tool shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, a strain sensor arranged at a first position along the tool shaft, at least one of a second strain sensor or a torque-force sensor arranged at a second position along the tool shaft, the second position being more towards the proximal end of the tool shaft than the first position, and a signal processor configured to communicate with the strain sensor and the at least one of the second strain sensor or the torque-force sensor to receive detection signals therefrom. The signal processor is configured to process the signals to determine a magnitude and position of a lateral component of a force applied to the tool shaft when the position of the applied force is between the first and second positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Xingchi He, Iulian Iordachita, Marcin Balicki, Russell H. Taylor
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Publication number: 20140094968Abstract: A combined teleoperative-cooperative controllable robotic system includes a robotic actuator assembly, a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly, and a teleoperation unit adapted to communicate with the control system. The control system is configured to control at least a first portion of the robotic actuator assembly in response to at least one of a force or a torque applied to at least a second portion of the robotic actuator assembly by a first user for cooperative control. The control system is further configured to control at least a third portion of the robotic actuator assembly in response to input by a second user from the teleoperation unit for teleoperative control.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Russell H. TAYLOR, Marcin A. Balicki, Peter Kazanzides, Xia Tian
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Publication number: 20120226150Abstract: A visual tracking and annotation system for surgical intervention includes an image acquisition and display system arranged to obtain image streams of a surgical region of interest and of a surgical instrument proximate the surgical region of interest and to display acquired images to a user; a tracking system configured to track the surgical instrument relative to the surgical region of interest; a data storage system in communication with the image acquisition and display system and the tracking system; and a data processing system in communication with the data storage system, the image acquisition and display system and the tracking system. The data processing system is configured to annotate images displayed to the user in response to an input signal from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Russell H. Taylor, Gregory D. Hager, Peter L. Gehlbach, James Handa, Rajesh Kumar
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Publication number: 20110106102Abstract: A surgical instrument has a surgical tool that has a proximal end and a distal end, and an optical sensor that has at least a portion attached to the surgical tool. The surgical tool has a portion that is suitable to provide a reference portion of the surgical tool, and the optical sensor has an end fixed relative to the reference portion of the surgical tool such that the reference portion of the surgical tool can be detected along with tissue that is proximate or in contact with the distal end of the surgical tool while in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Marcin A. Balicki, Russell H. Taylor, Jin U. Kang, Peter L. Gehlbach, James T. Handa, Jaeho Han