Patents by Inventor Pablo Aponte

Pablo Aponte 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: 11628012
    Abstract: First and second skeleton model data is determined based on first and second surface data of a patient. Each of the skeleton model data describes geometries of rigid anatomic structures of a patient at a different point in time. Skeleton difference data is determined describing differences between the geometries of the rigid anatomic structures. In a next step, movement instruction data is determined which describes movement to be performed by the rigid anatomic structures to minimize the differences, i.e. to correct the posture of the patient. The movement instruction data is for example determined based on anatomy constraint data which describes anatomical movement constraints for the rigid anatomic structures (e.g. range of motion of a joint). An instruction is displayed (e.g. using augmented reality), guiding the user how to move the rigid anatomic structures so as to correct the patients posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Hagen Kaiser, Pablo Aponte
  • Patent number: 11593960
    Abstract: A method for determining the relative position between a first camera and a second camera used in a medical application, wherein the first camera captures a 2D image of a phantom, the second camera emits light onto the phantom and analyzes the reflected light, thus generating a 3D point cloud representing points on the surface of the phantom, and the phantom has a planar surface forming a background on which a plurality of 2D markers are formed, wherein one of the background and the 2D markers is reflective, thus reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, and the other one is non-reflective, thus not reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, the method involving that a) the first camera captures a 2D image of the phantom, b) the second camera generates a 3D point cloud representing the planar surface of the phantom, c) the 2D markers are identified in the 2D image, thus obtaining 2D marker data representing the locations of the 2D markers in the 2D
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
    Inventors: Pablo Aponte, Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Hagen Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20220328177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method encompassing acquiring data as to the geometric structure/topology of a predefined surface section as well as to an additional physical property assigned to the surface section, determining variability of the geometric structure/topology as well as of the additional physical property over the surface section, and determining from these at variabilities an expected stability of co-registering datasets describing the predefined surface section. The present invention further relates to a corresponding computer program and a corresponding system for carrying out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ivana Ivanovska, Hagen Kaiser, Pablo Aponte, Jochen Veigel
  • Patent number: 11458333
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for determining the pose of an anatomical body part of a patient's body for planning radiation treatment, a corresponding computer program, a non-transitory program storage medium storing such a program and a computer for executing the program, as well as a system for determining the pose of an anatomical body part of a patient's body for planning radiation treatment, the system comprising an electronic data storage device and acquire surface tracking data the aforementioned computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Hagen Kaiser, Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Pablo Aponte
  • Publication number: 20220172394
    Abstract: A method for determining the relative position between a first camera and a second camera used in a medical application, wherein the first camera captures a 2D image of a phantom, the second camera emits light onto the phantom and analyzes the reflected light, thus generating a 3D point cloud representing points on the surface of the phantom, and the phantom has a planar surface forming a background on which a plurality of 2D markers are formed, wherein one of the background and the 2D markers is reflective, thus reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, and the other one is non-reflective, thus not reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, the method involving that a) the first camera captures a 2D image of the phantom, b) the second camera generates a 3D point cloud representing the planar surface of the phantom, c) the 2D markers are identified in the 2D image, thus obtaining 2D marker data representing the locations of the 2D markers in the 2D
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Pablo APONTE, Jochen VEIGEL, Ivana IVANOVSKA, Hagen KAISER
  • Patent number: 11288834
    Abstract: A method for determining the relative position between a first camera and a second camera used in a medical application, wherein the first camera captures a 2D image of a phantom, the second camera emits light onto the phantom and analyzes the reflected light, thus generating a 3D point cloud representing points on the surface of the phantom, and the phantom has a planar surface forming a background on which a plurality of 2D markers are formed, wherein one of the background and the 2D markers is reflective, thus reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, and the other one is non-reflective, thus not reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, the method involving that a) the first camera captures a 2D image of the phantom, b) the second camera generates a 3D point cloud representing the planar surface of the phantom, c) the 2D markers are identified in the 2D image, thus obtaining 2D marker data representing the locations of the 2D markers in the 2D
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
    Inventors: Pablo Aponte, Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Hagen Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20220071708
    Abstract: First and second skeleton model data is determined based on first and second surface data of a patient. Each of the skeleton model data describes geometries of rigid anatomic structures of a patient at a different point in time. Skeleton difference data is determined describing differences between the geometries of the rigid anatomic structures. In a next step, movement instruction data is determined which describes movement to be performed by the rigid anatomic structures to minimize the differences, i.e. to correct the posture of the patient. The movement instruction data is for example determined based on anatomy constraint data which describes anatomical movement constraints for the rigid anatomic structures (e.g. range of motion of a joint). An instruction is displayed (e.g. using augmented reality), guiding the user how to move the rigid anatomic structures so as to correct the patient's posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen VEIGEL, Ivana IVANOVSKA, Hagen KAISER, Pablo APONTE
  • Patent number: 11207137
    Abstract: First and second skeleton model data is determined based on first and second surface data of a patient. Each of the skeleton model data describes geometries of rigid anatomic structures of a patient at a different point in time. Skeleton difference data is determined describing differences between the geometries of the rigid anatomic structures. In a next step, movement instruction data is determined which describes movement to be performed by the rigid anatomic structures to minimize the differences, i.e. to correct the posture of the patient. The movement instruction data is for example determined based on anatomy constraint data which describes anatomical movement constraints for the rigid anatomic structures (e.g. range of motion of a joint). An instruction is displayed (e.g. using augmented reality), guiding the user how to move the rigid anatomic structures so as to correct the patient's posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Hagen Kaiser, Pablo Aponte
  • Publication number: 20210209750
    Abstract: A method for determining the relative position between a first camera and a second camera used in a medical application, wherein the first camera captures a 2D image of a phantom, the second camera emits light onto the phantom and analyzes the reflected light, thus generating a 3D point cloud representing points on the surface of the phantom, and the phantom has a planar surface forming a background on which a plurality of 2D markers are formed, wherein one of the background and the 2D markers is reflective, thus reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, and the other one is non-reflective, thus not reflecting light emitted by the second camera back to the second camera, the method involving that a) the first camera captures a 2D image of the phantom, b) the second camera generates a 3D point cloud representing the planar surface of the phantom, c) the 2D markers are identified in the 2D image, thus obtaining 2D marker data representing the locations of the 2D markers in the 2D
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Pablo APONTE, Jochen VEIGEL, Ivana IVANOVSKA, Hagen KAISER
  • Publication number: 20200375661
    Abstract: First and second skeleton model data is determined based on first and second surface data of a patient. Each of the skeleton model data describes geometries of rigid anatomic structures of a patient at a different point in time. Skeleton difference data is determined describing differences between the geometries of the rigid anatomic structures. In a next step, movement instruction data is determined which describes movement to be performed by the rigid anatomic structures to minimize the differences, i.e. to correct the posture of the patient. The movement instruction data is for example determined based on anatomy constraint data which describes anatomical movement constraints for the rigid anatomic structures (e.g. range of motion of a joint). An instruction is displayed (e.g. using augmented reality), guiding the user how to move the rigid anatomic structures so as to correct the patient's posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jochen VEIGEL, Ivana IVANOVSKA, Hagen KAISER, Pablo APONTE
  • Publication number: 20190201716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for determining the pose of an anatomical body part of a patient's body for planning radiation treatment, a corresponding computer program, a non-transitory program storage medium storing such a program and a computer for executing the program, as well as a system for determining the pose of an anatomical body part of a patient's body for planning radiation treatment, the system comprising an electronic data storage device and acquire surface tracking data the aforementioned computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Hagen Kaiser, Jochen Veigel, Ivana Ivanovska, Pablo Aponte