Patents by Inventor Udi Pfeffer

Udi Pfeffer 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).

  • Device and method for assisting laparoscopic surgery—rule based approach
    Patent number: 10092164
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical tracking system for assisting an operator to perform a laparoscopic surgery of a human body, said surgical tracking system comprising: a. at least one endoscope adapted to acquire real-time images of a surgical environment within said human body; b. a maneuvering subsystem adapted to control the spatial position of said endoscope during said laparoscopic surgery; and, c. a tracking subsystem in communication with said maneuvering subsystem, adapted to control the maneuvering system so as to direct and modify the spatial position of said endoscope to a region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Udi Pfeffer, Motti Frimer
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - RULE BASED APPROACH
    Publication number: 20140163359
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical tracking system for assisting an operator to perform a laparoscopic surgery of a human body, said surgical tracking system comprising: a. at least one endoscope adapted to acquire real-time images of a surgical environment within said human body; b. a maneuvering subsystem adapted to control the spatial position of said endoscope during said laparoscopic surgery; and, c. a tracking subsystem in communication with said maneuvering subsystem, adapted to control the maneuvering system so as to direct and modify the spatial position of said endoscope to a region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Udi Pfeffer, Motti Frimer