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Examiner: Shaw, Shawna J.


Primary examiner statistics: 95 patents; average approval time: 1137 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 290 patents; average approval time: 925 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7027854 Magnetic resonance imaging utilizing a microcoil
6996430 Method and system for displaying cross-sectional images of a body
6980847 Apparatus for dynamic angular position tracking
6975898 Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single o...
6961604 Wireless controller and application interface for an MRI system
6950692 Optical coherence tomography apparatus, optical fiber lateral sca...
6944492 Patient bed support for an open MRI system
6944493 Indocyanine green (ICG) compositions and related methods of use
6931270 Method and system for conducting medical imaging transactions
6928314 System for two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging of tubul...
6917827 Enhanced graphic features for computer assisted surgery system
6915150 Process and device for the preoperative determination of the posi...
6915151 Quantitative pulmonary imaging
6907280 Method and apparatus for objectively measuring pain, pain treatme...
6904306 Method and apparatus for evaluation of contrast agent uptake base...
6904305 System for MRI-guided interventional mammary procedures
6895270 Optical scanning and imaging method
6876879 Mammography method and apparatus
6859661 Surgical system for use in the course of a knee replacement opera...
6858003 Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia
6853856 Diagnostic imaging interventional apparatus
6837883 Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system
6834202 Blood flow measuring apparatus
6823207 Integrated fluoroscopic surgical navigation and imaging workstati...
6810278 Method and system for creating three-dimensional images using tom...
6807440 Ceramic reinforcement members for MRI devices
6804546 Multiple contrast echo-planar imaging for contrast-enhanced imagi...
6804547 Medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic apparatus having a position...
6796945 Intravascular imaging guidewire
6782285 Cable-free medical detection and treatment system
6778847 System and method for MRI tagging using spatial modulation of mag...
6763259 Surgical system supported by optical coherence tomography
6758815 Apparatus and method for indicating mechanical stiffness properti...
6757557 Position location system
6751496 Inherently de-coupled sandwiched solenoidal array coil
6751497 Infrared thermometer
6745067 System for marking the locations of imaged tissue with respect to...
6736784 Medical instrument for treating biological tissue and method for ...
6728567 Method and apparatus for high-resolution detection and characteri...
6725087 Method and apparatus for remote imaging of biological tissue by e...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6697660 Method for functional brain imaging from magnetoencephalographic ...
6675037 MRI-guided interventional mammary procedures
6522907 Surgical navigation
6516216 Circumferential transillumination of anatomic junctions using lig...
6498948 Endoscope system
6488639 Frequency adjustment in high intensity focused ultrasound treatme...
6487439 Glove-mounted hybrid probe for tissue type recognition
6430428 Imaging system for a medical diagnostic apparatus
6418339 Method and apparatus for determining the lines of optimal directi...
6405069 Time-resolved optoacoustic method and system for noninvasive moni...
6397097 Method and control apparatus for tracking a contrast agent in an ...
6397094 MR method utilizing microcoils situated in the examination zone
6389311 Systems and methods using annotated images for controlling the us...
6389306 Method for determining lipid and protein content of tissue
6389305 Method and apparatus for detection of cancerous and precancerous ...
6385475 Process and device for the preoperative determination of the posi...
6383152 Apparatus for producing shock waves for technical, preferably med...
6385482 Device and process for determining position
6381490 Optical scanning and imaging system and method
6377837 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
6377162 Medical diagnostic field service method and apparatus
6377841 Tumor demarcation using optical spectroscopy
6374134 Simultaneous display during surgical navigation
6370416 fMRI signal processing
6370422 Fiber-optic confocal imaging apparatus and methods of use
6366797 Method and system for brain volume analysis
6361509 Therapy apparatus with a source of acoustic waves
6351663 Methods for diagnosing and treating conditions associated with ab...
6347239 Method of evaluating the efficacy of drug on brain nerve cells
6347244 Process and arrangement for targeted application of a therapy bea...
6337993 Blood flow measuring apparatus
6334846 Ultrasound therapeutic apparatus
6332093 Scanning module for imaging through scattering media
6327492 System and method for treating select tissue in a living being
6324418 Portable tissue spectroscopy apparatus and method
6321106 System and method for treating select tissue in a living being
6321111 Optical imaging using time gated scattered light
6314310 X-ray guided surgical location system with extended mapping volum...
6311084 Radiation seed implant method and apparatus
6311085 Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance arteriography using c...
 
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