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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175677 | MRI-guided medical interventional systems and methods An MRI-guided interventional system includes a frame with a cooperating targeting cannula. The frame is configured to be secured to the body of a patient, and is configured to translate and rotate such that the targeting cannula can be positioned to a desired intrab... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7983733 | Surgical navigation using a three-dimensional user interface A system for controlling a medical device in a patient. A display system displays an image of a volume of the patient in a virtual three-dimensional space. A stylus is controllable to actuate a virtual element in the virtual space. A navigation system controls the m... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7711407 | MRI biopsy device localization fixture A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7676256 | Imaging apparatus A combined imaging apparatus having a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with at least one transmitting coil for exciting the matter of a body under examination or of a part thereof and at least one coil for receiving the signals transmitted by the body under exam... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7660621 | Medical device introducer An introducer is described that is coupled to a patient, specifically a patient's skull. The introducer may include an advancer that is remote from the patient, the advancer communicating with the introducer by means of a cable system. The introducer may also includ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7366561 | Robotic trajectory guide A surgical alignment device is shown that is controlled remotely through the use of an actuator, where the actuator in turn controls at least one local adjustment device. The alignment device is suited for neurosurgery, although it is not exclusively limited to neur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7343194 | Method and apparatus for performing neuroimaging In one aspect, a restraining assembly for an awake animal within a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device is provided and includes a body restrainer having a first part and a second part that hold a body of the awake animal therebetween. The assembly is of a dual c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336145 | Method for designing RF excitation pulses in magnetic resonance tomography Waveforms for radio-frequency (RF) excitations pulses used in magnetic resonance imaging are designed according to a Least Squares QR (LSQR) algorithm or a Conjugate Gradient Least Squares (CGLS) algorithm, to solve the linear system of equations that arises in a mu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329262 | Stereoguide for clamping neurosurgical instruments The present invention relates to apparatus for use in neurosurgery, and to a method of positioning neurosurgical apparatus. The stereoguide comprises first and second guide elements through which instruments are passed along an axis of insertion towards a target and... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322990 | Needle guide for stereotactic biopsy In a biopsy system having a biopsy needle guide secured to a needle guide support bracket, a biopsy needle guide is provided that includes a body having a periphery that defines an edge of the needle guide, the periphery defining a top surface, a bottom surface and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320664 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311673 | Biopsy device A biopsy device comprises a biopsy instrument, suitable for collecting at least one tissue sample from a body lumen, such as a mammary duct, and a cutter introducer sized for receiving the biopsy instrument and introducing the biopsy instrument into a mammary duct t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7280863 | System and method for radar-assisted catheter guidance and control A Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging (CGCI) system whereby a magnetic tip attached to a surgical tool is detected, displayed and influenced positionally so as to allow diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to be performed is described. The tools that can be so eq... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273056 | Optical guidance system for invasive catheter placement Light from a small laser diode is inserted in a distal end of a catheter and passed through an optical fiber that is either included in the lumen or incorporated into the wall of an invasive catheter tube during manufacture. The light is selected to be of a waveleng... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7248051 | Receiver coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging system A receiver coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging system has multiple receiver coil loops that are decoupled from each the by a decoupling circuit that connects a pair of decoupling capacitors between any two of the receiver coil loops. One capacitor of each pa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248402 | Surgical microscopy system The present invention relates to a surgical microscopy system, comprising a surgical microscope, a stand comprising a base and a plurality of pivotally connected arms, the surgical microscope being mounted to one of the arms, wherein the pivotally connected arms are... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239910 | Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography The invention relates to: a method for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain using at least one stimulation device, wherein: the spatial structure of the head or brain is recorded; a three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229401 | Self controlled image guided device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in said body The invention relates to a device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in the body, including a template for positioning the needles to be inserted, needle drive structure for drive a needle through said template toward... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226456 | Trackable medical tool for use in image guided surgery This invention relates to a trackable medical tool for use in image guided surgery in which the drive shaft rotates about the tracking post. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225012 | Methods and systems for image-guided surgical interventions Featured is a system to determine the three-dimensional position and orientation of an effector (a needle, probe, or other medical instrument) relative to a subject using cross-sectional images (e.g. from a CT or MRI scanner). Also provided is a method for image gui... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7209228 | Scanning apparatus A scanning apparatus includes a support frame and a laser scanner mounted to the frame. A five bar closed loop spherical linkage supports a clamping device for retaining an object. The linkage moves the object through a scanning beam about a spherical surface to fac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209538 | Intraoperative stereo imaging system A surgical imaging system includes spaced-apart first and second x-ray sources mounted above a patient support surface. An x-ray detector mounted below the patient support surface generates first x-ray images based upon x-rays from the first x-ray source and second ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202668 | Microstrip coil design for MRI apparatus A microstrip-based RF coil for use in an MRI apparatus constructed to perform human head imaging is provided and includes (a) a cylindrical non-magnetic core module having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical bore extending through the core module... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7166113 | Polar coordinate surgical guideframe A surgical instrument positioning system, comprising: at least one support; a cross member having at least one curved end portion, the at least one curved end portion being held by the at least one support such that the cross member is rotatable about an axis extend... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162292 | Beam scanning probe system for surgery With the beam scanning probe system for surgery, a pointer indicating the observation point of a beam scanning probe is superimposed upon an image of a lesion to be operated on in the head which is obtained via a TV camera or a surgery microscope, and the superimpos... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153256 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149566 | Soft tissue orientation and imaging guide systems and methods Systems and methods for the orientation of soft tissue such as breast tissue for enhanced accuracy of imaging and/or procedures such as a biopsy or excision are disclosed. The system for orientating and maintaining the orientation of soft tissue generally includes a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133713 | Integrated multi-rail imaging system The imaging system can comprise a plurality of elongated rails, a scanhead assembly, and a small animal mount assembly. The scanhead assembly is selectively mounted onto a first rail and is constructed and arranged for movement in a linear bi-directional manner alon... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104947 | Determining stimulation levels for transcranial magnetic stimulation Induced movement in a patient is detected and correlated with a TMS stimulating pulse so as to determine the patient's motor threshold stimulation level. Direct visual or audible feedback is provided to the operator indicating that a valid stimulation has occurred s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103399 | Apparatus and methods of cortical surface registration and deformation tracking for patient-to-image alignment in relation to image-guided surgery A cortical surface registration procedure related to a diagnostic or surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the procedure includes the steps of pre-operatively obtaining a first textured point cloud of the cortical surface of a targeted region of a brain of a living... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087008 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation Disclosed are apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation. The apparatus includes a TMS coil which when energized generates an electric field substantially parallel to a long axis of the coil and substantially normal to a surface of the c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084630 | Multi-modal RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging Multi-modal coils for coupling MRI RF signals from an anatomical region(s) to be imaged. The coil includes a segmented annular base ring conductor including a plurality of capacitances disposed between the segments, and at least one arcuate conductor symmetrically c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081752 | System and method of electrically loading radio-frequency coils using conductive polymers A system and method including an apparatus for use in electrically loading RF coils of an MRI system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polymer interdispersed with an electrically conductive additive such that the apparatus provides the necessary electrical load... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081748 | Magnetic resonance scanner with electromagnetic position and orientation tracking device A system for combining electromagnetic position and orientation tracking with magnetic resonance scanner is provided. One embodiment includes a magnetic resonance scanner defining a reference coordinate system for scanning a target. Coupled to the magnetic resonance... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7061243 | Time-varying magnetic fields generator for a magnetic resonance apparatus A time-varying magnetic fields generator for a magnetic resonance apparatus has at least one gradient coil and one radio-frequency antenna, gradient coil being formed by two essentially hollow-cylindrical units that are axially separated from one another and that co... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022082 | Needle guide systems and methods A needle guide system comprises a base adapted for non-pivotal connection to an imaging device, an arm pivotally connected to the base, and a needle guide pivotally connected to the arm at a point distal from the arm-base connection. The needle guide is adapted to r... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014643 | Apparatus for endorectal prostate biopsy A device for MR-guided endorectal prostate biopsy has a biopsy guidance device connected to an MR system that is secured to the patient support table, and is alignable via the MR system for alignment and guidance of the biopsy needle into a preselectable target area... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6999852 | Flexible robotic surgery system and method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996261 | Methods for physiological monitoring, training, exercise and regulation Computer executable software and device for guiding brain activity training comprising: logic which takes data corresponding to activity measurements of one or more internal voxels of a brain and determines one or more members of the group consisting of: a) what nex... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
