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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7818838 | Patient positioning system for radiotherapy The invention concerns a patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed (3, 42, 50)... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7763030 | Device and method for calibrating an element and device and system for positioning an element A system for positioning an implant includes a holding element for holding an implant. The holding element can include a first end having a grip and a second end having a connecting element for establishing a connection to the implant. The system includes a guiding ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7324626 | Volumetric imaging on a radiotherapy apparatus Volumetric imaging on a radiotherapy apparatus, wherein a body, of which a volumetric image data set is to be produced, is positioned on a couch of the radiotherapy apparatus, and the couch or a bearing area of the couch or the body itself is rotated about a spatial... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7050845 | Projecting patient image data from radioscopic imaging methods and/or tomographic imaging methods onto video images The invention relates to a device for projecting patient image data from radioscopic imaging methods and/or tomographic imaging methods onto video images, comprising an image display device (10), at least one video camera (14) and a computer-assisted n... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008370 | Method and device for transcranial magnetic stimulation The invention relates to a method for stimulating specific areas of a brain using an induction device, comprising the following steps: recording the spatial structure of the head, in particular the brain; generating a simulation model of the induction device; and ar... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6985766 | Apparatus and method for positioning medical treatment devices or treatment supporting devices The invention refers to an apparatus for positioning medical treatment devices or treatment supporting devices (2) by a transportation means (1) to move said devices (2) to a predetermined position, said transportation means (1) including... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6947783 | System for the navigation-assisted positioning of elements A system for applying an element to a body, wherein the position of a device for preparing and/or producing a connection between said body and said element relative to the position of said body is detected, it also relating to a system for applying an element to a b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947582 | Three-dimensional shape detection by means of camera images A method of detecting the shape of an object comprises the following steps: a) producing a camera image of the object; b) mapping an outline of the object, which appears sharp in the camera image, in a first plane by means of an analyzer connected to the camera; c) ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6898456 | Method for determining a current lung filling extent and method for assisting radiation therapy during respiratory shifting of the radiation target The invention concerns a method for determining the filling of a lung, wherein the movement of an anatomical structure which moves with breathing, or one or more points on the moving anatomical structure whose movement trajectory is highly correlated with lung filli... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6879714 | System and method for analysing and displaying two- or three-dimensional sets of data The invention relates to a method of smoothing the staircasing which results from discretisation in two-dimensional images, or in a series of two-dimensional images forming a three-dimensional data set. To start with, a first two- or three-dimensional continuum data... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865253 | Method and device for accurately positioning a patient in radiotherapy and/or radiosurgery A method for accurately positioning a patient for radiotherapy and/or radiosurgery, comprising the following steps: the patient is pre-positioned as accurately as possible with respect to a linear accelerator; at least two x-ray images of the patient and/or one of t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865411 | Patient positioning system for radiotherapy The invention concerns a patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed (3, 42, 50)... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859660 | Neuro-navigation system The invention relates to a Neuro-navigation system comprising a reflector referencing system including passive reflectors and a marker system with markers or landmarks wherein the reflectors as well as the markers as regards their shape, size and material selection ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6830544 | Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography The invention relates to a method for determining the function of a particular area of the brain, wherein at least one point on the brain is stimulated and/or inhibited, and from the presence of a perceived but not actually present sensory impression as a result of ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827681 | Method and device for transcranial magnetic stimulation The invention relates to a method for stimulating specific areas of a brain using an induction device (1), comprising the following steps: recording the spatial structure of the head, in particular the brain; generating a simulation model of the induction dev... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6792074 | Method for producing or updating radiotherapy plan The invention relates to a method for producing or updating a radiotherapy plan within the framework of inversely planned radiotherapy, wherein an up-to-date radiotherapy plan is calculated at least partly on the basis of the results of an already existing, approved... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783536 | Magnetic catheter navigation The invention relates to a device for maneuvering a catheter into the interior of a body, comprising a support stiletto (5) which may be inserted into the catheter tube (1) and which sustains the shape of said catheter tube (1) as it penetrates ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782285 | Cable-free medical detection and treatment system A system for medical detection and treatment comprising a number of treatment and/or detection devices which exchange data with each other within the context of a medical treatment, in particular a surgical or radiotherapeutic and/or radiosurgical operation, wherein... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776526 | Method for navigation-calibrating x-ray image data and a height-reduced calibration instrument A method and system for calibrating x-ray image data for medical navigation using a calibration instrument that is detected and tracked by a medical navigation system and has a plurality of localization structures that are detectable in x-ray images. The localizatio... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6772002 | Device and method for navigation The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object in a navigation system of co-ordinates, wherein: reference points and/or markers (4) are connected in a defined positional relationship to the object; the position o... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6719683 | Radiotherapy treatment planning with multiple inverse planning results An inverse planning method and apparatus for radiotherapy treatment of a target volume in a body are characterized by using a computer to calculate the results (dose distribution) of multiple treatment solutions (proposed radiation beam arrangements); and simultaneo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6640128 | Method and device for the navigation-assisted dental treatment A method for assisting in a dental treatment, wherein: a three-dimensional volume data set for the tooth and/or jaw area of a patient is produced by means of an imaging method, for example tomographic imaging; the tooth and/or jaw area is registered and/o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6611700 | Method and apparatus for positioning a body for radiation using a position sensor The present invention relates to a method for positioning a body (1) for radiation comprising the steps: inserting a position sensor (6) into the body (1); detecting the position of the sensor (6) relative to a point or volume (2) to be irradiated, and po... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6609022 | Intraoperative navigation updating The invention relates to a method for supporting the treatment of a patient, of which a patient data record was made available by an image-generating method, by means of a navigation system, the navigation system detecting and tracking the positions of th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6584174 | Registering image information The invention relates to a method for registering image information by means of a medical navigation system, wherein: current image information, in particular a current x-ray image of a patient to be registered using the navigation system, is produced; the pos... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6551325 | Device, system and method for determining the position of an incision block The invention relates to a device (20, 30) for determining the position of an incision block (1, 10) comprising: a positioning element (21, 31) with at least one reference point (22a, 22b, 22c; 33a, 33b, 33c), whose spatial position can be detected; and a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6516046 | Exact patient positioning by compairing reconstructed x-ray images and linac x-ray images A method for exact positioning of a patient for radiotherapy or radiosurgery comprising the following steps: a) pre-positioning the patient relative to a linear accelerator, b) producing at least one X-ray image of the patient or one of his/her body parts... | 02/04/2003 |
