Featured Technologies
Medical device or apparatus
Introducer Needle and Stylet for Interventional Procedures
Simplifies the use of introducer needles by providing a path for anesthetic along the stylet.
Paul Laeseke, Michael Woods, Emily Rae Foran, Will Robert Flanigan, Alexandra Nicol Doersch, Brett Conor Struthers, Joseph Alexander Ashley
Catheter Apparatus and Method.
A catheter apparatus to improve coupling of catheters within vascular tissue.
Fred Lee, Annie Zlevor, Timothy Szczykutowicz, James Hinshaw
Software
System and Method for Percutaneous Needle Insertion
Automatically evaluates and identifies clinically favorable pathways for needle placement.
Martin Wagner, Fred Lee, James Hinshaw, Giuseppe Toia, Meridith Kisting
Frame-by-Frame 3-D Reconstruction of Dynamic Catheter Device
Dynamically tracks the shape and position of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (or other device) in 3-D.
Michael Speidel, Charles Hatt
Protocol or method
Reducing Operator Dose in Interventional CT
Allows live imaging during needle placement.
Timothy Szczykutowicz, Fred Lee, Emily Knott
Apparatus for X-Ray CT Imaging with Reduced Probe Artifacts
Reduces artifacts in front of a biopsy needle in real time.
Timothy Szczykutowicz, Martin Wagner, Fred Lee, Allison Couillard
System and Method for Flow-Resolved, Three-Dimensional Imaging
Allows robust, accurate quantification of blood flow during vascular procedures.
Michael Speidel, Erick Oberstar, Martin Wagner, Mariya Pravdivtseva
System and Method for Simultaneous Acquisition of Contrast Dynamics and Anatomical Images
Reduces patient radiation exposure by capturing diagnostic-quality angiographic images and contrast media kinetics in a single scan.
Michael Speidel, Paul Laeseke, Carson Hoffman, Joseph Whitehead
System and Method for Flow or Velocity Quantification Using Contrast Enhanced X-Ray Data
Allows quantification of blood velocity during vascular imaging.
Martin Wagner, Joseph Whitehead, Michael Speidel, Paul Laeseke
System and Method for Resolving Artifacts in Four-Dimensional Angiographic Data
Produces a 4-D image series with reduced blurring, distortion and other artifacts.
Charles Mistretta, Michael Speidel, Jordan Slagowski
System and Methods for Ultra Low Dose CT Fluoroscopy
Allows real-time visualization of a medical device with reduced radiation exposure.
Charles Mistretta, Fred Lee
Size Measurement Using Angle-Constrained Radiographic Imaging
Allows the exact size measurement of an object (or of the distance between objects).
Paul Laeseke, Carson Hoffman
System and Method For Motion-Adjusted Device Guidance Using Vascular Roadmaps
Provides a real-time guide for accurately placing a medical device (such as a catheter) that compensates for patient movement.
Paul Laeseke, Martin Wagner