Patents by Inventor Michael John Baker

Michael John Baker 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: 12653452
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing real-time analysis of bone tissue during a surgical procedure are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving at least one measurement of at least one tissue sample from a hybrid multi-wavelength photoacoustic measurements (MWPM) component. The method can also include identifying one or more reference cases, from a plurality of reference cases, based on correlations between the at least one measurement and previous measurements in each of the plurality of reference cases. Once the reference cases are identified, the method can include determining at least one bone condition of the patient and sending the at least one determined bone condition to a computing device accessible by a surgeon. In some embodiments, the method also includes creating a three-dimensional (3D) map the tissue sample using the at least one measurement and sending the 3D map to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12616533
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for using speech input to control a surgical robot are disclosed. A surgical robot is disclosed that can be controlled by a surgeon using speech input in a conversational manner. The surgical robot is provided either general commands or specific instructions, assessing whether the instructions can be completed within the capabilities of the available hardware and resources, and seeking approval from the surgeon prior to executing the instructions. Alternatively, the embodiments disclosed allow the surgeon to perform an action that cannot be safely completed by the surgical robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20260120162
    Abstract: Data is collected related to a plurality of individuals, and which is used to identify whether any of the data are probable predictors of the individuals' preference for one or more fragrances. These predictors are then used to provide recommendations of one or more fragrances to one or more individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Yoann LeTensorer, Shanna Weinblatt, Sophie Raviot-Derrien, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12582480
    Abstract: Computer-implemented digital image analysis methods, apparatuses, and systems for robotic installation of surgical implants are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus plans a route within an anatomy of a patient from an incision site to a surgical implant site for robotic installation of a surgical implant. The apparatus uses digital imaging data to identify less-invasive installation paths and determine the dimensions of the surgical implant components being used. The apparatus segments the surgical implant into surgical implant subcomponents and modifies the surgical implant subcomponents, such that they can be inserted using the identified less-invasive installation paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20250261996
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for autonomous surgical robot evolution and handoff for manual operation are disclosed. A robotic surgical system performs surgery and is controlled jointly by an artificial intelligence (AI) and a surgeon. The surgeon can perform the entire surgery or can alternatively allow the AI to control the surgical robot to perform a part of or the entirety of the surgery. The AI is trained using data from previous surgeries, can provide indication to the surgeon when it has been sufficient trained to take over parts of a surgery, and can prompt the surgeon when there is insufficient training data for the AI to continue. Alternatively, a supervising surgeon can manually take back control of the surgical robot from the AI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20250255678
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for transcribing and performing analysis on patient data are disclosed. Data is collected from one or more medical professionals as well as sensors and imaging devices positioned on or oriented towards a patient. An analysis is performed on the patient data and the data is presented to a medical professional via a verbal interface in a conversational manner, allowing the medical professional to provide additional data such as observations or instructions which may be used for further analysis or to perform actions related to the patient's care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20250248763
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing robotic joint arthroscopic surgery are disclosed. The disclosed systems use a surgical robot to perform robotic joint arthroscopic surgery for soft tissue. The disclosed systems enable a surgeon or physician to perform a virtual surgical procedure in a virtual environment, storing robotic movements, workflow objects, user inputs, or a description of tools used. The surgical robot filters the stored data to determine a surgical workflow from the stored data. The surgical robot displays information describing a surgical step in the surgical workflow, enabling the surgeon or physician to optionally adjust the surgical workflow. The surgical robot stores the optional adjustments and performs the surgical procedure on a patient by executing surgical actions of the surgical workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker, Mihir Patel
  • Patent number: 12295684
    Abstract: A system for performing robotic laser surgery is disclosed. The system comprises at least one surgery equipment, a surgeon terminal, and a communication module. Further, the system includes a surgical computer communicatively coupled to the at least one surgery equipment via the communication module. The surgical computer is configured to transfer data between the surgeon terminal and the at least one surgery equipment. The surgeon terminal is configured to modulate the tunable laser to conduct the surgical procedure in fully autonomous mode or semi-autonomous mode using robot controls. Further, a plurality of sensors is used to real-time data while performing surgical procedure and transmit the real-time data to the surgeon terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12295675
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for transcribing and performing analysis on patient data are disclosed. Data is collected from one or more medical professionals as well as sensors and imaging devices positioned on or oriented towards a patient. An analysis is performed on the patient data and the data is presented to a medical professional via a verbal interface in a conversational manner, allowing the medical professional to provide additional data such as observations or instructions which may be used for further analysis or to perform actions related to the patient's care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20250099184
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for designing, modifying, and installing a surgical implant optimized for a patient's unique physiology are disclosed. The methods are based upon data from surgical implants installed in other patients. Allowing patient outcomes from previously installed surgical implants to influence the design, placement, and surgical tool path for enable the implanting of surgical implants having the greatest likelihood of a successful patient outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12245822
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for autonomous surgical robot evolution and handoff for manual operation are disclosed. A robotic surgical system performs surgery and is controlled jointly by an artificial intelligence (AI) and a surgeon. The surgeon can perform the entire surgery or can alternatively allow the AI to control the surgical robot to perform a part of or the entirety of the surgery. The AI is trained using data from previous surgeries, can provide indication to the surgeon when it has been sufficient trained to take over parts of a surgery, and can prompt the surgeon when there is insufficient training data for the AI to continue. Alternatively, a supervising surgeon can manually take back control of the surgical robot from the AI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12245826
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for automated disease detection using multiple-wavelength imaging are disclosed. The disclosed system uses multiple imaging modalities for assessing a medical condition. Data collected from multiple cameras and imaging modalities is processed to identify common structures. The common structures are used to scale and align images, which are analyzed to detect one or more medical conditions. Each acquired image is assessed, and the resulting probabilities are consolidated. The images can be assessed together by using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12213741
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing robotic joint arthroscopic surgery are disclosed. The disclosed systems use a surgical robot to perform robotic joint arthroscopic surgery for soft tissue. The disclosed systems enable a surgeon or physician to perform a virtual surgical procedure in a virtual environment, storing robotic movements, workflow objects, user inputs, or a description of tools used. The surgical robot filters the stored data to determine a surgical workflow from the stored data. The surgical robot displays information describing a surgical step in the surgical workflow, enabling the surgeon or physician to optionally adjust the surgical workflow. The surgical robot stores the optional adjustments and performs the surgical procedure on a patient by executing surgical actions of the surgical workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker, Mihir Patel
  • Publication number: 20250032204
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a surgical robot with extended operational range in which a user inputs the surgical robot's movements and locations in a CAD environment through a surgical robot network and the surgical robot movements and locations are stored as a data file. The surgical robot network sends the surgical robot movements and locations data files to the surgical robot which extracts the data file containing the surgical robot movements and locations. The surgical robot then executes the data files containing the surgical robot movements and locations and sends a completion status of the movements and locations and the surgical robot executes a data file containing the robotic movements to perform aspects of the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12201369
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing robotic surgery in an extended-reality (XR) surgical simulation environment are disclosed. The disclosed systems provide a surgical metaverse in which a surgical robot network receives medical images of a patient. A digital twin is generated from the medical images that enables generation of a virtual surgical simulation environment for performing a surgical procedure. Necessary workflow objects for the procedure are selected and surgical actions are performed on the digital twin. Data of the workflow objects and actions in relation to the digital twin are stored. The surgical robot network generates a surgical workflow based on the workflow objects and actions and compares the surgical workflow to historical workflows to allow adjustment of the workflow in the surgical simulation virtual environment. The workflow, workflow objects, and actions in relation to the digital twin are sent to the surgical robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12193752
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for designing, modifying, and installing a surgical implant optimized for a patient's unique physiology are disclosed. The methods are based upon data from surgical implants installed in other patients. Allowing patient outcomes from previously installed surgical implants to influence the design, placement, and surgical tool path for enable the implanting of surgical implants having the greatest likelihood of a successful patient outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20250009432
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for digital image analysis for device navigation in tissue are disclosed. The disclosed system uses real-time angiography and artificial intelligence to navigate an end effector of a surgical robot through a patient's vasculature to provide a surgical intervention. Digital imaging is performed that enables three-dimensional mapping of the patient's vasculature. Locations and movement of the end effector of the surgical robot are determined. The end effector is used to perform an intervention such as the removal of a blood clot or delivery of a drug for dissolving a blood clot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker, Adam Benson, Julie Benson
  • Publication number: 20240398479
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing a virtual reality based robotic telesurgical demonstration, training, and credentialing are disclosed. A user may select from a variety of procedure simulations and perform a surgical procedure in a virtual environment. A virtual reality surgical simulation allows the user to demonstrate, train, or earn credentials based upon the user's performance. The simulations may provide the user with points, rankings, rewards, or credentials, in which the user can track their performance and progression as well as practice or fine tune their skills in a safe environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Patent number: 12144559
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing a virtual reality based robotic telesurgical demonstration, training, and credentialing are disclosed. A user may select from a variety of procedure simulations and perform a surgical procedure in a virtual environment. A virtual reality surgical simulation allows the user to demonstrate, train, or earn credentials based upon the user's performance. The simulations may provide the user with points, rankings, rewards, or credentials, in which the user can track their performance and progression as well as practice or fine tune their skills in a safe environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker
  • Publication number: 20240341851
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for digital image analysis for device navigation in tissue are disclosed. The disclosed system uses real-time angiography and artificial intelligence to navigate an end effector of a surgical robot through a patient's vasculature to provide a surgical intervention. Digital imaging is performed that enables three-dimensional mapping of the patient's vasculature. Locations and movement of the end effector of the surgical robot are determined. The end effector is used to perform an intervention such as the removal of a blood clot or delivery of a drug for dissolving a blood clot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roh, Justin Esterberg, John Cronin, Seth Cronin, Michael John Baker, Adam Benson, Julie Benson