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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5446548 | Patient positioning and monitoring system The present invention is a remote sensing system for real time monitoring of patient position which can report variations in patient setup from day to day as well as motion during individual treatments. In particular, an embodiment of the present inventio... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5438991 | Method and apparatus for controlling a radiation treatment field A method and system for simulating and verifying a radiation therapy beam prior to treatment. The system also permits the accurate positioning of the beam with respect to the patient. The system utilizes a contour on a prescription image which defines the... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5438989 | Solid tumor, cortical function, and nerve tissue imaging methods and device The present invention provides a method for imaging margins, grade and dimensions of solid tumor tissue located in an area of interest, comprising illuminating the area of interest with high intensity, emr (electromagnetic radiation) containing the wavele... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5431162 | Positioning method and apparatus for x-ray tomography A method and apparatus accurately positions a selected cranial implant site for x-ray tomography. The method and apparatus comprise making a stent of the mandible and maxilla of a patient and making a mark on the stent at a position which corresponds to t... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5419324 | Radiological marker board with movable indicators A system is disclosed for locating positions in the vasculature of a human patient for the purpose of rendering treatment or making a diagnosis therein during a catheterization procedure, such as a procedure to implant an intraluminal arterial graft. The ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5394457 | Device for marking body sites for medical examinations A device for marking body sites for imaging medical examinations, such as nuclear spin resonance tomography (NMR), computed tomography (CT), roentgen ray analysis (X-ray), or positron emission tomography (PET), comprises fixtures (10) which are adapted to... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5389101 | Apparatus and method for photogrammetric surgical localization A method and apparatus for defining the location of a medical instrument relative to features of a medical workspace including a patient's body region are described. Pairs of two-dimensional images are obtained, preferably by means of two video cameras ma... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5381791 | Automatic indentification of anatomical features of interest from data acquired in nuclear medicine studies and automatic positioning of scintillation cameras to carry out such studies at optimal positions A nuclear medicine image is scanned and pixels of maximum and minimum intensity are identified and correlated with each other using constraints which are empirically determined to relate to the feature of interest (such as the heart). The information thus... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5368030 | Non-invasive multi-modality radiographic surface markers The device of the present application, an adhesive disk, relates to non-invasive multi-modality radiographic surface markers and provides means for marking patients and diagnostic images taken of those patients through different methods including X-Ray, C... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5299254 | Method and apparatus for determining the position of a target relative to a reference of known co-ordinates and without a priori knowledge of the position of a source of radiation The invention relates to a method and to apparatus determining the exact position of a target relative to a reference of known co-ordinates. The apparatus comprises a source of radiation for forming an image of a target, which image is received by a recei... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5285785 | Apparatus and method for locating foreign bodies in humans and animals A method and apparatus for assisting in the location and surgical removal of foreign bodies embedded in the human or animal body. A calibrated grid-forming screen, of a material opaque to X-radiation, is located over the injury site, with accurate referen... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280427 | Puncture guide for computer tomography An apparatus is disclosed for guiding the needle of a tissue sampling device to a target location within the body of a patient. The device permits accurate and easy retrieval of acceptable tissue specimens from locations within the body of a patient which... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5230338 | Interactive image-guided surgical system for displaying images corresponding to the placement of a surgical tool or the like An interactive system for guiding the use of a surgical tool uses at least one imaging technique, such as CT scanning. A mechanical arm has a fixed base at a first end and a tool holder that holds the surgical tool at a second end. A display displays one ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5222499 | Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5211164 | Method of locating a target on a portion of anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5186174 | Process and device for the reproducible optical representation of a surgical operation The process comprises the steps of creating three reference points at an object and taking a tomogram of the object such that the three reference points define a first set of positional data in the tomogram. The object is then non-rigidly placed on a supp... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5119817 | Apparatus for imaging the anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5097839 | Apparatus for imaging the anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5094241 | Apparatus for imaging the anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5016639 | Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4991579 | Method and apparatus for providing related images over time of a portion of the anatomy using fiducial implants The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4971060 | Apparatus worn by a patient to provide a geometric reference for medical diagnostic data obtained from the patient An apparatus worn by a patient to provide a geometric reference for medical diagnostic data obtained from the patient has an element rigidly attachable to the patient, this element being connected to other components which emit a known and recognizable si... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4945914 | Method and apparatus for providing related images over time of a portion of the anatomy using at least four fiducial implants The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when p... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4915112 | Radiographic measurement device Measurement of a distance between two points within a body is aided by providing a planar scale that indicates at least one predetermined reference distance, and attaching the scale to the body in the same plane as the two points and in a location such th... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4722056 | Reference display systems for superimposing a tomagraphic image onto the focal plane of an operating microscope A reference display system that receives information from an imaging system (e.g., a CT scanner or the like), that extracts or derives three-dimensional anatomical and/or pathological information about a part of a body (e.g., the brain or other organ) of ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4506676 | Radiographic localization technique To avoid problems in communication between the examining physician, the X-ray technician and the diagnosing radiologist, the present invention utilizes adhesive tape having radiopaque material incorporated into it. This tape is for use by the examining ph... | 03/26/1985 |
