Patents by Inventor Trudbert Schwoerer

Trudbert Schwoerer 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).

  • Optimization Of Tracker-Based Surgical Navigation
    Publication number: 20260053573
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing tracking an object in a surgical workspace. A tracker is disposed relative to the object that includes a predefined geometry of markers for tracking a pose of the tracker in the surgical workspace. A localizer camera cooperates with the tracker to generate image data indicating a blob for each of the markers generated from a light signal received from the marker. A characteristic of each blob is acquired, and the acquired characteristics are compared to an optimal characteristic. Based on the comparison, the operation of the trackers, the localizer, or both are adjusted to optimize the blobs generated from the markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Emeric Umbdenstock, Paul Hoekstra, Trudbert Schwoerer, Fabian Riegelsberger, Helmut Rohs, Philip Robert Woods
  • Optimization Of Tracker-Based Surgical Navigation
    Publication number: 20220370150
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing tracking an object in a surgical workspace. A tracker is disposed relative to the object that includes a predefined geometry of markers for tracking a pose of the tracker in the surgical workspace. A localizer camera cooperates with the tracker to generate image data indicating a blob for each of the markers generated from a light signal received from the marker. A characteristic of each blob is acquired, and the acquired characteristics are compared to an optimal characteristic. Based on the comparison, the operation of the trackers, the localizer, or both are adjusted to optimize the blobs generated from the markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Emeric Umbdenstock, Paul Hoekstra, Trudbert Schwoerer, Fabian Riegelsberger, Helmut Rohs, Philip Robert Woods