Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew Swartz

Michael Andrew Swartz 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).

  • Surgical instrument with real time navigation assistance
    Patent number: 11547498
    Abstract: Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: McGinley Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph C. McGinley, Michael Andrew Swartz, Thomas Edward Stout, Mike Zelina, Collin T. Stoner
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REAL TIME NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20210015563
    Abstract: Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph C. McGinley, Michael Andrew Swartz, Thomas Edward Stout, Mike Zelina, Collin T. Stoner
  • Surgical instrument with real time navigation assistance
    Patent number: 10806525
    Abstract: Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: McGinley Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph C. McGinley, Michael Andrew Swartz, Thomas Edward Stout, Mike Zelina, Collin T. Stoner
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REAL TIME NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20190231443
    Abstract: Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph C. McGinley, Michael Andrew Swartz, Thomas Edward Stout, Mike Zelina, Collin T. Stoner
  • Devices and methods for visualization of a sample in a microplate
    Patent number: 8035811
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a microplate comprising a plurality of wells and methods and systems comprising such microplates, wherein an individual well comprises an opaque or non-transparent surface at or near the bottom of the well. The microplates herein can provide improved visualization of the process of filling a well with a liquid reagent. The microplates can be configured to perform chemical analysis, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nucleic acid detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Helixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Arkadiy Silbergleit, Adrian Fawcett, Michael Andrew Swartz, Kevin Daley Simmons
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF A SAMPLE IN A MICROPLATE
    Publication number: 20100103410
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a microplate comprising a plurality of wells and methods and systems comprising such microplates, wherein an individual well comprises an opaque or non-transparent surface at or near the bottom of the well. The microplates herein can provide improved visualization of the process of filling a well with a liquid reagent. The microplates can be configured to perform chemical analysis, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nucleic acid detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Arkadiy Silbergleit, Adrian Fawcett, Michael Andrew Swartz, Kevin Daley Simmons