Patents Assigned to Picker Medical Systems, Ltd.
  • Multiple source CT scanner
    Patent number: 5966422
    Abstract: A Computerized Tomographic (CT) helical scanner system including multiple, separate x-ray sources mounted on the same gantry, each irradiating different two-dimensional detectors at any given time to simultaneously acquire data from multiple slices and combining the data obtained from the multiple slices to provide images either of individual slices or combined slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Picker Medical Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Dafni, David Ruimi
  • Method and device for precise invasive procedures
    Patent number: 5943719
    Abstract: A method for inserting an invasive tool, including: attaching a frame to a human body adjacent to a portion of the body; acquiring an image of the body; determining a trajectory of the tool on the image; calculating points of intersection between the trajectory and two sheet which are adapted to be inserted into the frame; perforating the sheets at the calculated points; placing the sheet within the frame; and inserting the invasive tool through the perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Picker Medical Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Andre Feldman, Rafael Blumenthal, Ludmila Natanzon