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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175683 | System and method of designing and manufacturing customized instrumentation for accurate implantation of prosthesis by utilizing computed tomography data A method and system may be used to design and control the manufacture of a surgical guide for implanting a prosthetic component. The system includes a bone surface image generator, a surgical guide image generator, and a surgical guide image converter. The bone surf... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165660 | System and method for selecting a guidance mode for performing a percutaneous procedure A system for planning a percutaneous procedure provides a patient 3-dimensional image data set within which an instrument trajectory is defined, for example, by selecting a skin entry point and a target point. A line, or “planned path,” is generated between the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165659 | Modeling method and apparatus for use in surgical navigation A modeling method for use in surgical navigation is provided. The method acquires a finite number of pre-defined points from a patient's bone and registers the points with a surgical navigation system. The navigation system generates and displays a three-dimensional... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160678 | Methods and devices for repairing damaged or diseased tissue using a scanning beam assembly A method for repairing or modifying an area of a patient's anatomy that comprises directing at least a portion of a scanning beam assembly to an area of a patient's anatomy, applying a radiation-responsive agent to portion of the anatomy, and exposing the radiation-... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160677 | Method for identification of anatomical landmarks A method for determining anatomical landmarks is provided. The anatomical landmarks can be used to determine anatomical targets of a patient. The method may be used for planning a procedure and performing a procedure, such as performing a procedure in the brain.... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160676 | Method for planning a surgical procedure A method for planning a procedure, which can include determining anatomical landmarks is disclosed. The anatomical landmarks can be used to determine anatomical targets of a patient. The plan can include a path or trajectory to reach a selected target. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155729 | Method and apparatus to compensate imaging data with simultaneously acquired motion data Motion data is acquired simultaneously and in real-time with image data. The motion data provides accurate and near-instant information as to the state and position of an object prone to motion. The present invention is particularly applicable for cardiac CT or MR i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150498 | System for identification of anatomical landmarks A system including a processor and/or processor system can be used to identify landmarks in image data. The landmarks can be used to further identify anatomical targets. The landmarks and/or targets can be used to create a plan for a procedure, such as a surgical pr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150499 | Automatic atherectomy system An automatic atherectomy system uses a rotary burr at the tip of a catheter as a sensing device, in order to measure both electrical conductivity and permittivity of surrounding tissue at multiple frequencies. From these parameters it is determined which tissue lies... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150497 | System for navigating a planned procedure within a body A system including a processor and/or processor system can be used to create a plan for a procedure, such as a surgical procedure. The plan for the surgical procedure can be based on various elements, including determined anatomical landmarks that can be used to det... | 04/03/2012 |
| RE43282 | Assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131345 | Combining first and second image data of an object A system and method are provided for displaying images of first and second image data in which geometry data is transferred from an ultrasound imaging detector to an image combination device in addition to first image data to reduce the need for calibration and regi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126537 | Method and apparatus for a multi-modality imaging system An apparatus for examining a patient is provided. The apparatus includes a top plate, at least one top rail slideably coupled to said top plate, said top plate selectively positionable between a first imaging position and a second imaging position along an examinati... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126538 | Method and apparatus for introducing endolymphatic instrumentation Described herein are a method and apparatus for introducing instrumentation into the lymphatic system that can be used for physiological monitoring and/or delivery of therapy. Such instrumentation, for example, may include one or more sensors for measuring physiolog... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8099154 | Apparatus for generating focused acoustical pressure waves An apparatus for generating focused acoustical pressure waves for therapeutical applications and, in particular, for destroying concrements, corporeal stone, etc., comprises a sound generating unit, which generates pressure waves in a coupling medium, a reflector wh... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099155 | Method for assisting with percutaneous interventions The present invention relates to a method for assisting with percutaneous interventions, wherein 2D x-ray images of an object region are recorded before the intervention using a C-arm x-ray system or a robot-based x-ray system at different projection angles and 3D x... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090429 | Systems and methods for localized image registration and fusion Systems and methods are described for co-registering, displaying and quantifying images from numerous different medical modalities, such as CT, MRI and SPECT. In this novel approach co-registration and image fusion is based on multiple user-defined Regions-of-Intere... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086299 | Frameless radiosurgery treatment system and method A method and apparatus for selectively and accurately localizing and treating a target within a patient are provided. A three dimensional mapping of a region surrounding the target is coupled to a surgical intervention. Two or more diagnostic beams at a known non-ze... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8060186 | System and method for intraoperative guidance of stent placement during endovascular interventions A method for guiding stent deployment during an endovascular procedure includes providing a virtual stent model of a real stent that specifies a length, diameter, shape, and placement of the real stent. The method further includes projecting the virtual stent model ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046054 | Bi-planar fluoroscopy guided robot system for minimally invasive surgery and the control method thereof Disclosed is a computer-integrated surgery aid system for minimally invasive surgery and a method for controlling the same. The system includes a surgery planning system for creating three-dimensional information from two-dimensional images obtained by means of bipl... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041414 | Dual-modality imaging The invention relates to a dual-modality imaging system and a method for dual-modality imaging of an imaged object, wherein a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus for acquiring MRI data and at least one optical imaging detector for acquiring optical imaging da... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8010184 | Method and apparatus for automatically characterizing a malignancy A region of interest is automatically evaluated. The automatic evaluation is based on assessments of one or more characteristics. The one or more characteristics of the region of interest are assessed in a plurality of image data sets acquired by a respective plural... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996064 | System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implant Images taken before a surgical procedure by an imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments and/or surgical implants. The graphical representations can be used to determined appropriate sizes of the surgical implants ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7966059 | Rotating and pivoting magnet for magnetic navigation A system for magnetically navigating a medical device in an operating region within the body of a patient. The system includes a magnet having a front field projecting from the front of the magnet sufficient to project a magnetic field into the operating region in t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966058 | System and method for registering an image with a representation of a probe A system and method is provided for registering a representation of a probe with an image. One embodiment of a method comprises acquiring an image of or pertaining to a heart and registering a representation of a probe which is in or adjacent to the heart with the i... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962197 | Radiation ablation tracking system and method A system and method for treating a target tissue region (e.g., malignant tissue) is provided. A hyperthermic probe is placed into contact with the target tissue region, and the target tissue region is exposed to a therapeutic x-ray radiation beam. The probe is opera... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953472 | Method and apparatus for treatment of discogenic pain A method of treating discogenic back pain in a patient includes the steps of acquiring an image of at least a portion of the patient's spine, locating the spinal disc causing the back pain, and identifying a treatment volume encompassing at least a portion of the sp... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949386 | Computer-aided osteoplasty surgery system A method for performing computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery includes the steps of: (1) producing and displaying three-dimensional geometrical models of first and second bones, the first and second bones forming a joint; (2) identifying a zone of impingement betwee... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933641 | Medical examination and/or treatment apparatus with an electromagnet for navigating a medical instrument and an x-ray device for visual inspection during the navigation There is described a medical examination and/or treatment apparatus with an electromagnet for generating a magnetic field for navigating a medical instrument and an x-ray device having an x-ray source and an x-ray detector attached to a bracket for visual control du... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7907990 | Systems, methods and apparatus for oncology workflow integration A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having executable instructions capable of directing a processor to generate a spatio-temporal maximum-intensity projection from a respiratory phase separated series of images; generate a phase separated four-dimension seri... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899517 | Real time radiation treament planning system A real time radiation treatment planning system for use in effecting radiation therapy of a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body. A processor is provided with a three-dimensional imaging algorithm and a three-dimensional image segmentation algorithm for... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894879 | Device enabling an individual to self-monitor his breathing in order to assist in the control of a radiotherapy or imaging unit A device enabling an individual to self-monitor his breathing in order to assist in the control of a radiotherapy or imaging unit includes elements for acquiring a current metabolic volume signal, a signal-processing unit and a communication interface. The device al... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7881772 | Electronic portal imaging for radiotherapy Some embodiments include transmission of a pulse to imaging elements in order to read an image frame from the imaging elements, prior to exposure of the imaging elements to radiation that is to be converted to and captured as image data, wherein the pulse is transmi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881773 | Multi-mode internal imaging The invention described herein provides systems and methods for multi-modal imaging with light and a second form of imaging. Light imaging involves the capture of low intensity light from a light-emitting object. A camera obtains a two-dimensional spatial distributi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853313 | Apparatus and method for radiosurgery A method and system is presented for treating moving target regions in a patient's anatomy by creating radiosurgical lesions. The method includes determining a pulsating motion of a patient separately from a determining of a respiratory motion, and directing a radio... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7831296 | X-ray mammography with tomosynthesis A method and system for producing tomosynthetic images of a patient's breast. An x-ray source that delivers x-rays through a breast immobilized and compressed between a compression paddle and a breast platform and form an image at a digital x-ray receptor panel. Mul... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822466 | Robot for computed tomography interventions A system and method for CT guided instrument targeting including a radiolucent instrument driver; a robot and a control box. The robot includes a robotic module that positions the radiolucent driver about two directions coincident a predetermined point. The control ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7787936 | Methods and apparatus for performing procedures on target locations in the body A method of performing a medical procedure on target tissue within the body includes immobilizing the target tissue with an immobilization device, positioning an insertion tool (e.g., a needle, a needle and marker wire, a needle gun, etc.) to be inserted into the ta... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787935 | System and method for correcting motion artifacts in imaging A method for tracking a device used in an imaging system is provided. The method includes using a trigger for initiating a determination of multiple device locations. The scan parameters are then adjusted using the multiple device locations. Finally, a dynamically c... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778691 | Apparatus and method using synchronized breathing to treat tissue subject to respiratory motion Radiation treatment of the lung or surrounding tissue during continuous breathing is made possible by preparing a treatment plan linked to motion phase and then synchronizing the plan to motion phase as the patient follows a regular breathing schedule. ... | 08/17/2010 |
