Austin Wulf

Title: Austin Wulf and Patient-Specific Spine Surgery

Introduction

Austin Wulf is an inventor based in Carlsbad, California, whose patent work concerns the use of medical imaging to support patient-specific surgical procedures and medical devices. He is associated with Carlsmed, Inc.

Latest Patents

Wulf is named on one patent, titled “Techniques to Map Three-Dimensional Human Anatomy Data to Two-Dimensional Human Anatomy Data.” The disclosed systems and methods use imaging data of a patient’s spine captured in different loading states. They identify and align anatomical landmarks, derive spinopelvic measurements, and use those measurements to design a patient-specific medical implant. The design can then be sent to a manufacturing device. Wulf’s reported portfolio includes 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work at the intersection of spinal anatomy, medical imaging, and implant design. Its approach aims to translate patient-specific anatomical information into a design that can guide the manufacture of a medical implant.

Collaborations

Wulf is associated with Carlsmed, Inc. His listed coworkers include Niall Patrick Casey and Jeffery Pennal.

Conclusion

Austin Wulf’s patent work focuses on connecting three-dimensional spinal imaging and anatomical measurements with the design and manufacture of patient-specific medical implants.