Michael Andrew Swartz

US Patent:

8035811, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Sep 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/564832

Inventors:

Arkadiy Silbergleit - Escondido CA, US
Adrian Fawcett - Carlsbad CA, US
Michael Andrew Swartz - San Diego CA, US
Kevin Daley Simmons - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Helixis, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

G01N 1/10

US Classification:

356246

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a microplate comprising a plurality of wells and methods and systems comprising such microplates, wherein an individual well comprises an opaque or non-transparent surface at or near the bottom of the well. The microplates herein can provide improved visualization of the process of filling a well with a liquid reagent. The microplates can be configured to perform chemical analysis, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nucleic acid detection.

US Patent:

20210015563, Jan 21, 2021

Filed:

Oct 7, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/065290

Inventors:

- Casper WY, US
Michael Andrew Swartz - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Edward Stout - San Jose CA, US
Mike Zelina - Lakewood OH, US
Collin T. Stoner - San Leandro CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/20
A61B 90/00
A61B 34/00
A61B 34/30

Abstract:

Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.

US Patent:

20190231443, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Oct 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/342154

Inventors:

- Casper WV, US
Michael Andrew Swartz - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Edward Stout - San Jose CA, US
Mike Zelina - Lakewood OH, US
Collin T. Stoner - San Leandro CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/20
A61B 34/30

Abstract:

Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.