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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Axel Krieger, Fulton, MD (US);
Yancy Diaz-Mercado, College Park, MD (US);
Xiaolong Liu, Baltimore, MD (US);
Matthew Fan, College Park, MD (US);
Lamar Mair, Baltimore, MD (US);
Irving Weinberg, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Sagar Chowdhury, Peoria, IL (US);
Will Pryor, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yotam Barnoy, Baltimore, MD (US);
Suraj Raval, College Park, MD (US);
Önder Erin, Baltimore, MD (US);
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, College Park, MD (US);
WEINBERG MEDICAL PHYSICS, INC, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for performing surgery and other interventional procedures on human and non-human animals with a semi-autonomous and/or fully autonomous robotic system. The methods and apparatuses include a system for controlling magnetic fields to dynamically detect the location of magnetizable tools and to manipulate said tools in order to obtain a favorable therapeutic or diagnostic outcome.