Patents by Inventor Michael Cafferty

Michael Cafferty 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).

  • Publication number: 20250344942
    Abstract: A surgical robotic system and method of providing simultaneous multispectral imaging are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a first and second camera assembly having one or more LEDs, one or more lens, one or more filter elements and one or more imaging sensors, the first and second camera assembly providing stereoscopic images for viewing by a user of the system. The method includes providing an image or video displaying multiple spectrums of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Justin Keenan, Marshall Wentworth, Michael Cafferty, Zach Sherin, Ashish Panse
  • Publication number: 20230200693
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring the percent fill of a blood sampling capillary includes a chamber for receiving a sample capillary containing a blood sample, an illuminator arranged to illuminate the sample capillary, an imaging lens aligned with the chamber and the sample capillary, an image sensor aligned with the imaging lens wherein the image sensor receives an image of the blood in the sample capillary from the imaging lens and converts the image to image data, a micro-controller circuit electrically coupled to the image sensor, and at least one of a host computer or a user interface electrically coupled to the micro-controller unit where the micro-controller circuit processes the image data into a percent fill result where the percent fill result is passed to the at least one of the host computer or the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Nova Biomedical Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Cafferty
  • Patent number: 10942166
    Abstract: An oximeter sensor system includes a light source group having a plurality of LEDs including at least a first visible light LED, a second visible light LED and an infrared LED adjacent the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, an infrared filter disposed in front of only the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, a light source housing having a base, one or more sidewalls and a light-emitting end where the light source housing has a frustum shape where the light source group is disposed adjacent the base and facing the light-emitting end and where the one or more sidewalls has a reflective coating thereon, a light detector disposed opposite to, spaced from and facing the light-emitting end of the light source housing, and a cuvette disposed between the light-emitting end of the light source housing and the light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nova Biomedical Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Cafferty
  • Patent number: 10809246
    Abstract: A hemolysis detection method and system includes measuring a conductance of a blood sample in a sample test module at a plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs provided by a sine-wave generator module, calculating an immittance value for each of the plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs received from a multichannel A/D converter module using a computer processing module, and subjecting each immittance value calculated to a function that maps immittance values to either lysed blood levels or hematocrit levels residing in the processing module and applying further processing residing in a memory module to produce respective percent-lysed value or hematocrit value of the blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Cafferty
  • Publication number: 20190154660
    Abstract: An oximeter sensor system includes a light source group having a plurality of LEDs including at least a first visible light LED, a second visible light LED and an infrared LED adjacent the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, an infrared filter disposed in front of only the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, a light source housing having a base, one or more sidewalls and a light-emitting end where the light source housing has a frustum shape where the light source group is disposed adjacent the base and facing the light-emitting end and where the one or more sidewalls has a reflective coating thereon, a light detector disposed opposite to, spaced from and facing the light-emitting end of the light source housing, and a cuvette disposed between the light-emitting end of the light source housing and the light detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Nova Biomedical Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Cafferty
  • Publication number: 20170082601
    Abstract: A hemolysis detection method and system includes measuring a conductance of a blood sample in a sample test module at a plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs provided by a sine-wave generator module, calculating an immittance value for each of the plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs received from a multichannel A/D converter module using a computer processing module, and subjecting each immittance value calculated to a function that maps immittance values to either lysed blood levels or hematocrit levels residing in the processing module and applying further processing residing in a memory module to produce respective percent-lysed value or hematocrit value of the blood sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Cafferty