Patents by Inventor Shin Yoon KIM

Shin Yoon KIM 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: 11382698
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system according to one embodiment may comprise: an electromagnetic wave generation unit; a first detection unit attached to a surgical site of an object to detect a position attached to the surgical site; a second detection unit installed in a patient-specific surgical guide instrument inserted into the surgical site to receive the electromagnetic wave and detect the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument; a third detection unit installed in the surgical instrument inserted into the surgical site to detect the position of the surgical instrument; an information processing unit for registering the position of the first detection unit and the position of the third detection unit and for tracking the position of the surgical instrument on the basis of the position of the first detection unit attached to the surgical site, by setting the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument as a reference position when the patient-specific surgical guide instrument
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jun Young Kim, Min Kyu Je, Anna Seo, Shin Yoon Kim, Hyun Deok Kim, Hyun Mun Kim
  • Patent number: 11231395
    Abstract: A smart screw according to an embodiment may comprise: a screw main body which penetrates an artificial joint including a shell disposed on a hip joint of an object and a liner disposed on the inner surface of the shell and is then inserted into the hip joint; a transducer including a coupling layer that senses a sound wave signal reflected from the liner, a piezo-electric layer formed to determine a frequency of the sound wave signal, and a sound absorbing layer for absorbing the sound wave signal; and a processing module for generating a sound wave signal toward the liner and receiving the sound wave signal sensed by the coupling layer, measuring the thickness of the liner on the basis of the received sound wave signal, and transferring data about the measured thickness of the liner to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Shin Yoon Kim, Jun Young Kim, Anna Seo, Hee Sung Lee, Jae Youn Hwang, Sangyeon Youn, Jae Suk Choi, Min Kyu Je
  • Publication number: 20210190730
    Abstract: A smart screw according to an embodiment may comprise: a screw main body which penetrates an artificial joint including a shell disposed on a hip joint of an object and a liner disposed on the inner surface of the shell and is then inserted into the hip joint; a transducer including a coupling layer that senses a sound wave signal reflected from the liner, a piezo-electric layer formed to determine a frequency of the sound wave signal, and a sound absorbing layer for absorbing the sound wave signal; and a processing module for generating a sound wave signal toward the liner and receiving the sound wave signal sensed by the coupling layer, measuring the thickness of the liner on the basis of the received sound wave signal, and transferring data about the measured thickness of the liner to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Shin Yoon KIM, Jun Young KIM, Anna SEO, Hee Sung LEE, Jae Youn HWANG, Sangyeon YOUN, Jae Suk CHOI, Min Kyu JE
  • Publication number: 20210100621
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system for registering coordinates of a patient-customized tool, according to one embodiment, comprises: an electromagnetic wave generation unit for generating an electromagnetic wave; an electromagnetic sensor provided in a patient-customized tool and including a coil through which the electromagnetic wave passes; and a processing unit for calculating the position and the orientation of the electromagnetic sensor on the basis of magnetic flux, which is interlinked with the coil, and calculating the position and the orientation of the patient-customized tool on the basis of the position and the orientation of the electromagnetic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Young KIM, Shin Yoon KIM, Anna SEO, Hyun Mun KIM, Hyun Deok KIM, Min Kyu JE, Jae Suk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200383732
    Abstract: A powerless electromagnetic sensor according to an embodiment may comprise: a wireless power receiver for receiving a power signal from an external data receiver unit by using one resonance frequency selected from a plurality of resonance frequencies set therefor; a digital signal converter for converting the received power signal into a digital signal; and a processor for converting the power signal into a magnetic flux density value corresponding to the selected resonance frequency on the basis of the digital signal, and calculating the position and orientation of the electromagnetic sensor on the basis of the converted magnetic flux density value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Min Kyu JE, Jun Young KIM, Cheol Jun PARK, Jae Suk CHOI, Hong Seok SHIN, Shin Yoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20190274762
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system according to one embodiment may comprise: an electromagnetic wave generation unit; a first detection unit attached to a surgical site of an object to detect a position attached to the surgical site; a second detection unit installed in a patient-specific surgical guide instrument inserted into the surgical site to receive the electromagnetic wave and detect the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument; a third detection unit installed in the surgical instrument inserted into the surgical site to detect the position of the surgical instrument; an information processing unit for registering the position of the first detection unit and the position of the third detection unit and for tracking the position of the surgical instrument on the basis of the position of the first detection unit attached to the surgical site, by setting the position of the patient-specific surgical guide instrument as a reference position when the patient-specific surgical guide instrument
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Young KIM, Min Kyu JE, Anna SEO, Shin Yoon KIM, Hyun Deok KIM, Hyun Mun KIM