Patents by Inventor Peter Sebrechts

Peter Sebrechts 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).

  • MRI-safe robot for transrectal prostate biopsy
    Patent number: 9877788
    Abstract: An MRI safe robot for guiding transrectal prostate biopsy comprises a support arm, a robot body operatively connected to the support arm and a transrectal biopsy device operatively connected to the robot body. The transrectal biopsy device includes an endorectal extension and a biopsy needle device, the endorectal extension including an MRI coil for MRI imaging of the prostate. The robot body includes a first driver module for generating rotational motion of the endorectal extension and a second driver module for angulating the biopsy needle device toward a target area of the prostate for biopsy. The biopsy needle device is rotatable relative to the endorectal extension about a fixed axis and translatable through the endorectal extension. Each of the first and second driver modules include at least one pneumatic motor, wherein the MRI images are used by a physician to determine the target area for biopsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Dan Stoianovici, Doru Petrisor, Chunwoo Kim, Peter Sebrechts
  • MRI-SAFE ROBOT FOR TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY
    Publication number: 20150265354
    Abstract: An MRI safe robot for guiding transrectal prostate biopsy comprises a support arm, a robot body operatively connected to the support arm and a transrectal biopsy device operatively connected to the robot body. The transrectal biopsy device includes an endorectal extension and a biopsy needle device, the endorectal extension including an MRI coil for MRI imaging of the prostate. The robot body includes a first driver module for generating rotational motion of the endorectal extension and a second driver module for angulating the biopsy needle device toward a target area of the prostate for biopsy. The biopsy needle device is rotatable relative to the endorectal extension about a fixed axis and translatable through the endorectal extension. Each of the first and second driver modules include at least one pneumatic motor, wherein the MRI images are used by a physician to determine the target area for biopsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Dan Stoianovici, Doru Petrisor, Chunwoo Kim, Peter Sebrechts