Patents by Inventor Monish Rajpal

Monish Rajpal 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).

  • Method and apparatus for perspective inversion
    Patent number: 9757087
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is disclosed that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. A data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of a surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto an image data of the patient. The image data and the representations can be displayed on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Michael Haas
  • Method and apparatus for perspective inversion
    Patent number: 7630753
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is disclosed that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. A data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of a surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto an image data of the patient. The image data and the representations can be displayed on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David A Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Michael Haas
  • Method and Apparatus for Perspective Inversion
    Publication number: 20090262111
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is disclosed that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. A data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of a surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto an image data of the patient. The image data and the representations can be displayed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Micheal Haas
  • Method and apparatus for perspective inversion
    Publication number: 20050273004
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is disclosed that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. A data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of a surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto an image data of the patient. The image data and the representations can be displayed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Michael Haas
  • Method and apparatus for perspective inversion
    Patent number: 6947786
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device that is operable to capture image data representative of a patient; a tracking subsystem that is operable to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; and a data processor adapted to receive the image data from the imaging device and the position data from the tracking subsystem. The data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of the surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto the image data of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Michael Haas
  • Method and apparatus for perspective inversion
    Publication number: 20030163038
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that allows a surgeon to invert the three-dimensional perspective of the instrument to match their perspective of the actual instrument. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device that is operable to capture image data representative of a patient; a tracking subsystem that is operable to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; and a data processor adapted to receive the image data from the imaging device and the position data from the tracking subsystem. The data processor is operable to generate a three-dimensional representation of the surgical instrument as it would visually appear from either of at least two different perspectives and to overlay the representation of the surgical instrument onto the image data of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: David A. Simon, Greg Rutz, Monish Rajpal, Gordon Goodchild, Michael Haas