Patents by Inventor Mindi Anderson

Mindi Anderson 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: 11557216
    Abstract: An anatomical feature simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate an anatomical feature (e.g., a wound) on an object (e.g., a human being or human surrogate such as a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice treatment skills. For the trainee, the simulation looks like a real body part when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system. Responsive to a change in the anatomic state of the object (e.g., bending a knee or raising of an arm) not only the spatial location and orientation of the anatomical feature stays locked on the object in the AR system, but the characteristics of the anatomical feature change based on the physiologic logic of changing said anatomical state (e.g., greater or less blood flow, opening or closing of a wound).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Welch, Joseph LaViola, II, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Gerd Bruder, Mindi Anderson, Ryan Schubert
  • Publication number: 20210248926
    Abstract: A patient simulation system for healthcare training is provided. The system includes one or more interchangeable shells comprising a physical anatomical model of at least a portion of a patient's body, the shell adapted to be illuminated from within the shell to provide one or more dynamic images viewable on the outer surface of the shells; wherein the system comprises one or more imaging devices enclosed within the shell and adapted to render the one or more dynamic images on an inner surface of the shell and viewable on the outer surface of the shells; one or more interface devices located about the patient shells to receive input and provide output; and one or more computing units in communication with the image units and interface devices, the computing units adapted to provide an interactive simulation for healthcare training. In other embodiments, the shell is adapted to be illuminated from outside the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory F. WELCH, Gerd BRUDER, Salam DAHER, Jason Eric HOCHREITER, Mindi A. ANDERSON, Laura GONZALEZ, Desiree A. DIAZ
  • Publication number: 20210049921
    Abstract: An anatomical feature simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate an anatomical feature (e.g., a wound) on an object (e.g., a human being or human surrogate such as a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice treatment skills. For the trainee, the simulation looks like a real body part when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system. Responsive to a change in the anatomic state of the object (e.g., bending a knee or raising of an arm) not only the spatial location and orientation of the anatomical feature stays locked on the object in the AR system, but the characteristics of the anatomical feature change based on the physiologic logic of changing said anatomical state (e.g., greater or less blood flow, opening or closing of a wound).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Welch, Joseph LaViola, II, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Gerd Bruder, Mindi Anderson, Ryan Schubert
  • Patent number: 10854098
    Abstract: A wound simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate a wound on an object (e.g., a human being or human surrogate such as a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice wound-related treatment skills. For the trainee, the simulation looks like a real wound when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system. Responsive to a change in the anatomic state of the object (e.g., bending a knee or raising of an arm) not only the spatial location and orientation of the wound stays locked on the object in the AR system, but the characteristics of the wound change based on the physiologic logic of changing said anatomical state (e.g., greater or less blood flow, opening or closing of the wound).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Welch, Joseph LaViola, II, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Gerd Bruder, Mindi Anderson, Ryan Schubert
  • Patent number: 10803761
    Abstract: A Tactile-Visual Wound (TVW) simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate a wound on a human being or human surrogate (e.g., a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice wound-related treatment skills. For the trainee, the TVW would feel (to the touch) like a real wound, look like a real wound when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system, and appear to behave like a real wound when manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Welch, Joseph LaViola, II, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Gerd Bruder, Mindi Anderson, Ryan Schubert
  • Publication number: 20200051448
    Abstract: A Tactile-Visual Wound (TVW) simulation unit is a physical device designed to help simulate a wound on a human being or human surrogate (e.g., a medical manikin) for instructing a trainee to learn or practice wound-related treatment skills. For the trainee, the TVW would feel (to the touch) like a real wound, look like a real wound when viewed using an Augmented Reality (AR) system, and appear to behave like a real wound when manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Welch, Joseph LaViola, II, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Gerd Bruder, Mindi Anderson, Ryan Schubert