Patents by Inventor Glyn A. Coutts

Glyn A. Coutts 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).

  • Endoscope suitable for magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 6603993
    Abstract: In an endoscope, the tip which contains passages for viewing and light guiding is made of plastics material, for MR compatibility purposes, and an r.f. receive coil of the endoscope is provided with a fiducial having its own r.f. receive coil, to make it possible to track movement of the r.f. receive coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Glyn A Coutts, David James Larkman, David John Gilderdale, Anthony Charles Grantham
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 6377837
    Abstract: A medical instrument, for use in relation to an MR scanner, comprising body portion having mounted thereon a plurality of positioning elements each of which comprises a reservoir containing a liquid and at least two spaced tuned MR auxiliary receiver coils positioned coaxially with respect to one another and carried by the reservoir, and means for electrically connecting the said auxiliary coils to separate receiver channels of the MR scanner. Flux enhancement is used to enable the positioning elements to be rapidly located without disturbing the magnetization of the patient and thereby permit the position of the medical instrument and the image of the patient to be rapidly cycled between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Glyn A. Coutts, Larry Kasuboski