Patents by Inventor Birgit Westermann

Birgit Westermann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for recording a three-dimensional image of a body part
    Patent number: 6259942
    Abstract: While acquiring a tomographic image, the position of patient's head is continuously measured and recorded. For this purpose, several cameras (5) are arranged at the tomograph (1). They measure the position of a reference device (4), which is mounted to the teeth of the patient's upper jaw. Infrared-diodes are arranged on the reference device (4), the position of which is recorded by the cameras (5). This allows to measure the movements of the patient and to compensate for them when generating the tomographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Specialist Inc.
    Inventors: Birgit Westermann, Rolf Hauser