Patents by Inventor Ralf SCHWITZKO

Ralf SCHWITZKO 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).

  • Medical imaging apparatus providing AR-support
    Patent number: 11596373
    Abstract: Provided is a medical imaging apparatus having an AR-visualization module operably coupled to a camera and to a position determination module, which is adapted to create an AR-image based on an image received from the camera and an AR-overlay positionally registered with the image, and which includes a display interface adapted to transmit the created AR-image to a medical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Florian Glatz, Ralf Schwitzko, Michael Bertram
  • Automatic image registration of scans for image-guided surgery
    Patent number: 11210780
    Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a position of an imaged anatomical body part of a patient. The method includes acquiring patient image data describing a digital image of at least part of a reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device model data describing a model of at least one of at least one internal surface or at least one external surface of the reference device, determining, —based on the patient image data and the reference device model data, reference device image position data describing a relative position between the reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device tracking data describing a position of the reference device in the tracking reference system, and determining, based on the reference device image position data and the reference device tracking data, body part tracking data describing a position of the anatomical body part in the tracking reference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Robert Essenreiter, Ralf Schwitzko, Michael Bertram, Thomas Drexl, Martin Haimerl
  • MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS PROVIDING AR-SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20210212644
    Abstract: Provided is a medical imaging apparatus having an AR-visualization module operably coupled to a camera and to a position determination module, which is adapted to create an AR-image based on an image received from the camera and an AR-overlay positionally registered with the image, and which includes a display interface adapted to transmit the created AR-image to a medical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Florian GLATZ, Ralf SCHWITZKO, Michael BERTRAM
  • AUTOMATIC IMAGE REGISTRATION OF SCANS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY
    Publication number: 20200286222
    Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a position of an imaged anatomical body part of a patient. The method includes acquiring patient image data describing a digital image of at least part of a reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device model data describing a model of at least one of at least one internal surface or at least one external surface of the reference device, determining, —based on the patient image data and the reference device model data, reference device image position data describing a relative position between the reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device tracking data describing a position of the reference device in the tracking reference system, and determining, based on the reference device image position data and the reference device tracking data, body part tracking data describing a position of the anatomical body part in the tracking reference system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Robert ESSENREITER, Ralf SCHWITZKO, Michael BERTRAM, Thomas DREXL, Martin HAIMERL