Patents by Inventor Michael Anthony Bowes

Michael Anthony Bowes 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).

  • Customised surgical apparatus
    Patent number: 8898043
    Abstract: A method for producing a customized surgical instrument or prosthesis for a specific patient is described. At least one x-ray image of a body part of the patient is captured. A statistical model having a dense set of anatomical correspondence points across the model is instantiated using image data derived from the at least one x-ray image to generate a patient specific model of the body part having a high accuracy surface. Patient specific data from the patient specific model is used to generate a design of the customized surgical instrument or prosthesis for use in a surgical procedure to be carried out on the body part. The surgical instrument or prosthesis is then manufactured using the design. A computer implemented method for generating the patient specific model of the body part is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Depuy International Ltd., Depuy Orthopadie GmbH, Imorphics Ltd.
    Inventors: Alan Ashby, Harald Bornfleth, Michael Anthony Bowes, Ian Michael Scott, Graham Richard Vincent, Michal Slomczykowski
  • CUSTOMISED SURGICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110093108
    Abstract: A method for producing a customised surgical instrument or prosthesis for a specific patient is described. At least one x-ray image of a body part of the patient is captured. A statistical model having a dense set of anatomical correspondence points across the model is instantiated using image data derived from the at least one x-ray image to generate a patient specific model of the body part having a high accuracy surface. Patient specific data from the patient specific model is used to generate a design of the customised surgical instrument or prosthesis for use in a surgical procedure to be carried out on the body part. The surgical instrument or prosthesis is then manufactured using the design. A computer implemented method for generating the patient specific model of the body part is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicants: DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD, DEPUY ORTHOPADIE GMBH, IMORPHICS LTD
    Inventors: Alan Ashby, Harald Bornfleth, Michael Anthony Bowes, Ian Michael Scott, Michal Slomczykowski, Graham Richard Vincent