Patents by Inventor Kent R. Van Sickle

Kent R. Van Sickle 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).

  • System and method for overlaying ultrasound imagery on a laparoscopic camera display
    Patent number: 8267853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for overlaying ultrasound imagery on a laparoscopic camera display. The system may include a laparoscope configured to capture a laparoscopic image of a surgical field and a laparoscopic ultrasound probe configured to capture an ultrasonic image of a structure in the surgical field. The system may further include a tracking system configured to detect a position and orientation of the laparoscope and a position and orientation of the laparoscopic ultrasound probe. The system may further include data associated with the laparoscope wherein the data indicates a distortion in the laparoscopic image. The system may further include a computer configured to receive the laparoscopic image, the ultrasonic image and the distortion data associated with the laparoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: James Brian Fisher, Steven P. Bowers, Kent R. Van Sickle, Warren Carl Couvillion, Jr., Robert D. Wright, Jeremy W. Cannon
  • System And Method For Overlaying Ultrasound Imagery On A Laparoscopic Camera Display
    Publication number: 20090318756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for overlaying ultrasound imagery on a laparoscopic camera display. The system may include a laparoscope configured to capture a laparoscopic image of a surgical field and a laparoscopic ultrasound probe configured to capture an ultrasonic image of a structure in the surgical field. The system may further include a tracking system configured to detect a position and orientation of the laparoscope and a position and orientation of the laparoscopic ultrasound probe. The system may further include data associated with the laparoscope wherein the data indicates a distortion in the laparoscopic image. The system may further include a computer configured to receive the laparoscopic image, the ultrasonic image and the distortion data associated with the laparoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: James Brian FISHER, Steven P. BOWERS, Kent R. Van Sickle, Warren Carl COUVILLION, JR., Robert D. WRIGHT, Jeremy W. CANNON