Patents by Inventor Rick Dean McVenes

Rick Dean McVenes 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AN INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20100030063
    Abstract: A system for tracking an instrument relative to an anatomical structure is provided. The system can include at least one tracking device, which can be coupled to the instrument. The system can also include a shape sensor coupled to the instrument that can determine a shape of the instrument. The system can include a tracking system that can track a position of the at least one tracking device relative to the anatomical structure. The system can further include a navigation system that can determine a position and shape of the instrument relative to the anatomical structure based on the position of the at least one tracking device determined by the tracking system and the shape of the instrument as sensed by the shape sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Tyler Lee, Rick Dean McVenes, Can Cinbis, Jonathan Leslie Kuhn, James F. Kelley