102 patents
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System and Method of Selectively Showing Tractography In Areas Containing Free Water
26 Oct 23
A system and method of tractography labelling in the presence of a brain lesion.
Wesley Bryan HODGES, Alicia MCNEELY, Sebastian KOGA, Tim HAYES, Hayk ADAMYAN
Filed: 21 Apr 22
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System and Method for Operation and Control of Electromagnets
19 Oct 23
A system and method for compensation of radiofrequency (RF) spatial encoding misalignment errors due to gradient non-linearity in magnetic resonance imaging is described.
Chad Tyler HARRIS, Andrew Thomas CURTIS
Filed: 14 Apr 23
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Trackable Retractor Systems, Apparatuses, Devices, and Methods
19 Oct 23
Trackable retractor systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods involving: retractor blades, each retractor blade having a proximal end and a distal end, the retractor blades having a blade axis defined by a midline therebetween or thereamong; actuation arms, each actuation arm having a proximal end and a distal end, each actuation arm distal end configured to correspondingly couple with each retractor blade proximal end, and each actuation arm configured to correspondingly actuate each retractor blade; a positioning arm configured to position each actuation arm; a movable clamp configured to movably couple with the positioning arm and one actuation arm and to move the one actuation arm relative to another actuation arm; and three distinct tracking features disposed in a tracking plane, two distinct tracking features configured to correspondingly couple with the retractor blade proximal ends, one other distinct tracking feature configured to couple with the movable clamp, and each distinct tracking feature having a distinct tracking token, whereby the blade axis is maintained in a position orthogonal to the tracking plane, and whereby optical alignment is maintained along the blade axis in relation to a desired focal depth.
Joshua Lee Richmond, Gal Sela
Filed: 14 Apr 23
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Method, System and Apparatus for Image-guided Insertion of Implant Devices
3 Aug 23
A method of imaging an implant device in a computing device is provided.
Jeff STAINSBY, Alexander Gyles PANTHER, Chad Tyler HARRIS, Cameron Anthony PIRON
Filed: 30 Mar 23
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Systems and Methods for Controlling Autofocus Operations
20 Jul 23
A method for performing auto-focus in a camera is disclosed.
Luke William GANE, David Bruce GALLOP
Filed: 24 Mar 23
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Liquid and Agar Fluorophore Phantom
9 Mar 23
A phantom is disclosed containing fluorescence properties similar to anatomy that is needed to be visualized during surgical procedures.
Michael Frank Gunter WOOD, Eva Romy Dow CHAPMAN
Filed: 8 Sep 22
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Systems and Methods for Navigation and Simulation of Minimally Invasive Therapy
8 Dec 22
Navigation and simulation systems and methods for minimally invasive therapy in which the navigation system imports a planning method using patient specific preoperative images.
Cameron PIRON, Michael WOOD, Gal SELA, Joshua RICHMOND, Murugathas YUWARAJ, Monroe M. THOMAS, Wes HODGES, Simon ALEXANDER, David GALLOP, Alex PANTHER, Nishanthan SHANMUGARATNAM, William LAU
Filed: 15 Aug 22
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System and Method for Reducing Peripheral Nerve Stimulation at Higher Gradient Amplitudes and Faster Gradient Slew Rates in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
8 Dec 22
Systems and methods for imaging a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging system using magnetic field gradients generated by one or more gradient coils operating with gradient coil settings, such as gradient amplitudes and gradient slew rates, above a threshold at which peripheral nerve stimulation is likely to be induced in the subject.
Chad Tyler HARRIS, Geron ANDRÉ BINDSEIL, William Bradfield HANDLER
Filed: 15 Aug 22
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Adjustable Head Coil System and Methods for Enhancing And/or Optimizing Mri
1 Dec 22
An adjustable head coil system and methods for enhancing and/or optimizing magnetic resonance imaging, involving a housing, the housing having at least one portion, the at least one portion having a lower portion, an upper portion, and opposing side portions, each at least one portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, each at least one portion configured to accommodate at least one radio-frequency coil, and the upper and lower portions each optionally configured to overlap and engage the opposing side portions for facilitating decoupling the at least one radio-frequency coil, and a tongue portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, engageable with the lower portion, and fixably couple-able with a transporter.
William Wai-Leung LAU, Alexander Gyles PANTHER, Gilbert THEVATHASAN, Mark Tullio MORREALE
Filed: 9 Aug 22
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Systems and Methods for Planning and Simulation of Minimally Invasive Therapy
10 Nov 22
A system and method is provided for planning a surgical procedure.
Kelly Noel DYER, Fergal KERINS, Alicia MCNEELY
Filed: 10 May 21
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and Method for Rapid Shutdown and Recharge of a Superconducting Magnet
3 Nov 22
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a set of magnet coils for generating a magnetic field.
Jeff Alan Stainsby, Chad Tyler Harris, Alexander Gyles Panther
Filed: 1 Jul 22
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Motorized Full Field Adaptive Microscope
22 Sep 22
An optical imaging system for imaging a target during a medical procedure, the imaging system involving an optical assembly having moveable zoom optics and moveable focus optics, a zoom actuator and a focus actuator for positioning the zoom and focus optics, respectively, a controller for controlling the zoom and focus actuators independently in response to received control input, a camera for capturing an image of the target from the optical assembly, the system capable of performing autofocus during a medical procedure.
Tammy Kee-Wai LEE, Michael Frank Gunter Wood, Cameron Anthony PIRON, Brent Andrew BAILEY, Sagar SAXENA, Sean Adrian CONROY, Kamyar ABHARI, Kai Michael HYNNA, Gal SELA, Kelly Noel DYER, Joshua Lee RICHMOND
Filed: 7 Jun 22
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System and Method of Tractography Labeling In the Presence of Brain Lesion
8 Sep 22
A system and methods for labeling tractography, having a tract segmentation and a tract labeling atlas, in a presence of a lesion in a brain, involving: a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a tool configured to facilitate adjusting a displacement for intraoperatively reperforming the tract segmentation in approximately real time, modeling deformation of the tract labeling atlas by facilitating modeling a force exerted by the lesion on the brain, and defining parameters of a size, a shape, and a level of the displacement condition; and a processor in communication with the GUI and configured to: determine whether an infiltration condition and a displacement condition appears in the tractography; if the infiltration condition and the displacement condition is determined to appear in the tractography, estimate the infiltration condition and the displacement condition; if the displacement condition is determined to appear in the tractography, instruct the GUI to render the tool and model the force exerted by the lesion on the brain by using the parameters, whereby a new tract segmentation and a new tract labeling atlas are provided; and if the displacement condition is determined to be absent from the tractography, refrain from modeling the force, a presence of only the infiltration condition being assumed.
Wes HODGES, Alicia McNeely
Filed: 3 Mar 22
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and Method for Rapid Shutdown and Recharge of a Superconducting Magnet
4 Aug 22
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a set of magnet coils for generating a magnetic field.
Jeff Alan Stainsby, Chad Tyler Harris, Alexander Gyles Panther
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Intelligent Control System and Methods for Improving Energy Efficiency of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
4 Aug 22
An intelligent control system (S) and methods (M, M1, M2) for dynamically controlling components of an MRI system (10), the intelligent control system (S) involving a processor (700), configurable to: determine a current-use state of each component; optimize energy usage among the components based on the current-use state of each component, whereby an optimal energy usage is provided; alter an energy consumption profile of each component based on the optimal energy usage, whereby an altered energy consumption for each component is provided; automatically activate power to each component based on the altered energy consumption when the MRI system (10) is to be operated; and automatically deactivate power to each component based on the altered energy consumption when the MRI system (10) is not to be operated, whereby the MRI system (10) is automatically operable when needed and inoperable when not needed, continually powering the components is eliminated, and an average energy consumption of the MRI system (10) is reduced over its lifespan.
Jeff Alan STAINSBY, Chad Tyler HARRIS, Alexander Gyles PANTHER
Filed: 19 Apr 22
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Flexible High Resolution Endoscope
28 Jul 22
A flexible high-resolution endoscope apparatus and methods involving a plurality of optical fiber bundles; a plurality of lenses in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of optical fiber bundles, each lens of the plurality of lenses comprising a distinct depth of field and a distinct angle of view in relation to another lens of the plurality of lenses; and a plurality of cameras in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of optical fiber bundles.
Sean Jy-Shyang Chen, Kamyar Abhari, Michael Frank Gunter Wood, Gal Sela
Filed: 19 Apr 22
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System and Method for Intraoperative Cell Storage, Processing, and Imaging
28 Jul 22
The present invention provides a system and method for collection, storage and processing of tissues and cells.
Aaron Yu Lai CHEUNG, Siu Wai Jacky MAK
Filed: 11 Apr 22
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Adaptive Shim Coils for MR Imaging
21 Jul 22
Systems and methods involving: a housing having a bore in which a subject to be imaged is placed; a main magnet configured to generate a volume of magnetic field within the bore, the volume of magnetic field having inhomogeneity below a defined threshold; gradient coils configured to linearly vary the volume of magnetic field as a function of spatial location; pulse-generating coils configured to generate and apply radio frequency (RF) pulses to the volume of magnetic field in sequence to scan the portion of the subject; shim gradient coils configured to perturb a spatial distribution of the linearly varying volume of magnetic field; and a control unit configured to operate the gradient coils, pulse-generating coils, and shim gradient coils such that only the user-defined region within the volume of magnetic field is imaged.
Jeff Alan Stainsby, Chad Tyler Harris
Filed: 5 Apr 22
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Exoscope with Enhanced Depth of Field Imaging
23 Jun 22
An exoscope with enhanced depth of field imaging is provided.
William LA, Siu Wai Jacky MAK
Filed: 10 Mar 22
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Trajectory Alignment System and Methods
2 Jun 22
The navigation systems and methods facilitate aligning a tool in relation to a trajectory in real-time to receive input data from a pre-operative plan image, at least one multi-modal image, and at least one real-time multi-modal image; interactively track at least one neural fiber, whereby interactively tracked fiber data is obtainable; automatically generate output data by way of data transformation using the input data and the interactively tracked neural fiber data; and transmit the output data to at least one of: at least one display device for rendering at least one real-time interactive navigation display for facilitating neural navigation, and at least one drive device for positioning at least one tracking device in relation to the tool in real-time, whereby real-time alignment data is achievable, and whereby at least one neurological structure is preservable.
Gal SELA, Neil Jeffrey WITCOMB
Filed: 16 Feb 22