Patents by Inventor Robert Bruce Grupp, JR.

Robert Bruce Grupp, JR. 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: 12011227
    Abstract: Methods and systems for intraoperatively determining alignment parameters of a spine during a spinal surgical procedure are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of intraoperatively determining an alignment parameter of a spine during a surgical procedure includes receiving initial image data of the spine including multiple vertebrae and identifying a geometric feature associated with each vertebra in the initial image data. The geometric features each have a pose in the initial image data and characterize a three-dimensional (3D) shape of the associated vertebra. The method further comprises receiving intraoperative image data of the spine and registering the initial image data to the intraoperative image data. The method can then update the pose of each geometric feature based on the registration and the intraoperative image data, and determine the alignment parameter based on the updated poses of the geometric features associated with two or more of the vertebrae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: PROPRIO, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Grupp, Jr., David Lee Fiorella, Thomas A. Carls, Samuel R. Browd, Adam Gabriel Jones, James Andrew Youngquist, Richard Earl Simpkinson
  • Publication number: 20230355309
    Abstract: Methods and systems for intraoperatively determining alignment parameters of a spine during a spinal surgical procedure are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of intraoperatively determining an alignment parameter of a spine during a surgical procedure includes receiving initial image data of the spine including multiple vertebrae and identifying a geometric feature associated with each vertebra in the initial image data. The geometric features each have a pose in the initial image data and characterize a three-dimensional (3D) shape of the associated vertebra. The method further comprises receiving intraoperative image data of the spine and registering the initial image data to the intraoperative image data. The method can then update the pose of each geometric feature based on the registration and the intraoperative image data, and determine the alignment parameter based on the updated poses of the geometric features associated with two or more of the vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Grupp, JR., David Lee Fiorella, Thomas A. Carls, Samuel R. Browd, Adam Gabriel Jones, James Andrew Youngquist, Richard Earl Simpkinson
  • Publication number: 20230196595
    Abstract: Medical imaging systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an imaging system includes (i) a camera array configured to capture intraoperative image data of a surgical scene in substantially real-time and (ii) a processing device communicatively coupled to the camera array. The processing device can be configured to synthesize a three-dimensional (3D) image corresponding to a virtual perspective of the scene based on the intraoperative image data from the cameras. The imaging system is further configured to receive and/or store initial image data, such as medical scan data corresponding to a portion of a patient in the scene. The processing device can register the initial image data to the intraoperative image data, and overlay the registered initial image data over the corresponding portion of the 3D image of the scene to present a mediated-reality view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Grupp, JR., Samuel R. Browd, James Andrew Youngquist, Nava Aghdasi, Theodores Lazarakis, Tze-Yuan Cheng, Adam Gabriel Jones