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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179396 | System and methods for rule-based volume rendition and navigation Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for clinical presentation of a radiological study including: associating a customizable set of rules with image data corresponding to at least a portion of the radiological study; and rendering automatica... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170310 | Automatic outcome analysis using radiological images Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for analyzing a treatment of a patent including: an interactive image editor for allowing a user to interact with a first set image data corresponding to a pre-treatment radiological study of a patient, t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165361 | System and method for image based multiple-modality cardiac image alignment Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for temporally aligning a plurality of cardiac image sequences. The method includes performing a locally linear embedding algorithm on a first set of cardiac image sequences and on a second set... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8121364 | System and methods for computer aided analysis of images Certain embodiments of the present technology provide systems, methods and computer instructions for computer aided analysis of images. In certain embodiments, for example, such a method includes: isolating a motion area in an image; segmenting the image; utilizing ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8073189 | Methods and systems for selecting an image application based on image content Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for selecting an application for processing an electronic image file based upon the content of the image file. Certain embodiments provide an image selector selecting an image from an image sto... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069135 | Systems and methods for a predictive notification engine Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for predictive notification including a notification engine adapted to receive a sequence of data values for a parameter from a medical device. The notification engine is adapted to determine a prediction... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065163 | Methods and systems for providing patient registration information Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method of providing patient information. The method includes requesting patient data, supplying the patient data using a mobile electronic device, storing the patient data to a memory associated with the mobile ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050503 | Systems and methods for computer vision using curvelets Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for computer vision including a plurality of images, a signature processor adapted to generate a signature based at least in part on a curvelet transform, and a matching processor adapted to receive a que... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8032545 | Systems and methods for refining identification of clinical study candidates Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for refining the identification of study candidates. In an embodiment, the method may include receiving a plurality of clinical conditions at a user interface. The conditions may generally be t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7954945 | Reflectometry/interferometry system and method for corneal plane positioning A system for positioning an eye of a patient, for example, for laser ophthalmic surgery includes a reflectometer adapted to receive as input a reflected beam from an anterior surface of a cornea of an eye of a patient. The interferometer is calibratable to a desired... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7934833 | Image alignment system for use in laser ablation treatment of the cornea A system and method for aligning a first and a second image of an eye includes making a determination of a limbus location on a first eye image and a second eye image. The limbus location of the first and the second eye images are then aligned in two dimensions. A s... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934648 | System and method for identifying and controlling ophthalmic surgical devices and components A system and method for identifying a component for use with a surgical device are disclosed. A component of a surgical device includes an identifier, such as a RFID tag. Data from the RFID tag is transmitted to a RFID reader operably coupled to the device. A contro... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7837372 | Variable intensity endoilluminator A variable intensity endoilluminator system is disclosed, one embodiment comprising: a light source for providing a light beam; an optical cable, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light beam; a handpiece, operably coupled to th... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7789513 | Adaptive wavefront modulation system and method for refractive laser surgery A method for improving an accuracy of a prescription for laser-ablation corneal treatment includes the step of receiving a set of raw data comprising Hartmann-Shack image data obtained from a plurality of aberrometer measurements of a patient eye. The Hartmann-Shack... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784946 | Virtual microscope system for monitoring the progress of corneal ablative surgery and associated methods A system for visualizing an eye of a patient during corneal surgery includes a processor and a first and second camera in signal communication with the processor. The cameras are positionable for focusing on a cornea positioned for surgery. A first and a second disp... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7777872 | Method of measuring diffractive lenses A method for measuring the optical properties of multifocal ophthalmic lenses. Collimated light is passed through an ophthalmic lens and onto an array of lenslets. Light exiting the array of lenslets is detected by a sensor. Blurred spots and/or double spots may rep... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7731710 | Surgical wide-angle illuminator A high-efficiency, wide-angle illumination surgical system is disclosed, one embodiment comprising: a light source for providing a light beam; an optical cable, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light beam; a handpiece, operabl... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7665846 | Determining optimal positioning of ophthalmic devices by use of image processing and autofocusing techniques A system or method of positioning an ophthalmic device relative to an eye is provided. The method first obtains a series of images of an eye. In these series of images, the distance between the ophthalmic device and the eye is varied while the region of the eye imag... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7619171 | Multifunction surgical footswitch A multifunction surgical footswitch is disclosed, one embodiment of the surgical footswitch comprising: a base assembly, wherein the base assembly comprises a shroud and a heel plate; a stand-by/ready switch attached to the base assembly and operable to provide a st... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618177 | Multi-fiber variable intensity wide-angle illuminator An illuminator and surgical illumination system are disclosed, one embodiment of the surgical illumination system comprising: a light source for providing a light beam; an optical cable, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7572007 | Apodized diffractive IOL with frustrated diffractive region In one aspect, the present invention provides a diffractive ophthalmic lens (e.g., a diffractive IOL) that includes an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, where the optic provides a far focus. A frustrated diffractive structure comprising a plu... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568619 | System and method for identifying and controlling ophthalmic surgical devices and components System and method for identifying a component, such as an optical probe or pneumatic scissors, of an ophthalmic surgical device. A component of a surgical device includes an identifier, such as a RFID tag. Data from the RFID tag is transmitted to a RFID reader in th... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7441894 | Pseudo-accommodative IOL having diffractive zones with varying areas In one aspect of the invention, a trifocal ophthalmic lens is disclosed that includes an optic having at least one optical surface, and a plurality of diffractive zones that are disposed on a portion of that surface about an optical axis of the optic. At least two o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422327 | Retinal topography diffractive fundus lens Embodiments of the present invention provide a fundus lens. This fundus lens includes a first aspheric lens and a second aspheric lens and a diffractive optical element. This diffractive optical element is placed between the first and second aspheric lens and illumi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7292323 | Optical fiber detection method and system An optical fiber detector, and a method and system for optical fiber detection are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a receptacle, to receive and position an optical fiber connector, an infra-red (“IR”) source for providing an incident IR beam onto a cross-sec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286146 | Method and system for LED temporal dithering to achieve multi-bit color resolution A method and system for temporal dithering of an LED indicator are disclosed, one embodiment of the method comprising: initializing the LED indicator to display a first color of a color palette; during each cycle of a preset cycling rate, cycling the LED indicator d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252661 | Method and system for patient optical fixation A method and system for patient optical fixation are disclosed. One embodiment of the system comprises: a light source operable to provide a fixation light beam; a filter optically coupled to the light source and operable to attenuate the fixation light beam to prov... | 08/07/2007 |
