Patents by Inventor Todd Suchecki
Todd Suchecki 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).
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Patent number: 11478162Abstract: Embodiments for assessing flow at an anatomical region of interest are disclosed. One embodiment uses pulsed contrast media injections at a known frequency along with corresponding image data to derive a measurement of blood flow velocity at the region of interest. Another embodiment uses incremental changes in known contrast media injection flow rates to match the blood flow rate relative to one of these known contrast media injection flow rates based on the presence of a particular indicia in image data. For example, this indicia can be the flow of contrast media out from a coronary artery back into the aorta or the onset of a steady state pixel density. A further embodiment uses contrast media injections that are synchronized with the cardiac cycle. For example, contrast media injections can be synchronized with the diastolic and/or systolic phases and used to measure blood flow accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Robert F. Wilson, Todd Suchecki, Thomas M. Snyder, Alan Evans, Bryan Brutlag
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Publication number: 20200329981Abstract: One method for assessing a vessel can include obtaining a set of first location pressure measurements at a first location in the vessel over a first time period and a set of second location pressure measurements at a second location in the vessel over the first time period. This method can further include identifying a first leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, a second leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements, a first trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, and a second trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements. And, this method can include calculating a pressure ratio using pressure measurements between the identified characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Jung W. Suh, Todd Suchecki, Thomas M. Snyder, Robert F. Wilson
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Patent number: 10743774Abstract: One method for assessing a vessel can include obtaining a set of first location pressure measurements at a first location in the vessel over a first time period and a set of second location pressure measurements at a second location in the vessel over the first time period. This method can further include identifying a first leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, a second leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements, a first trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, and a second trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements. And, this method can include calculating a pressure ratio using pressure measurements between the identified characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Jung W. Suh, Todd Suchecki, Thomas M. Snyder, Robert F. Wilson
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Publication number: 20190357778Abstract: Embodiments for assessing flow at an anatomical region of interest are disclosed. One embodiment uses pulsed contrast media injections at a known frequency along with corresponding image data to derive a measurement of blood flow velocity at the region of interest. Another embodiment uses incremental changes in known contrast media injection flow rates to match the blood flow rate relative to one of these known contrast media injection flow rates based on the presence of a particular indicia in image data. For example, this indicia can be the flow of contrast media out from a coronary artery back into the aorta or the onset of a steady state pixel density. A further embodiment uses contrast media injections that are synchronized with the cardiac cycle. For example, contrast media injections can be synchronized with the diastolic and/or systolic phases and used to measure blood flow accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Robert F. Wilson, Todd Suchecki, Thomas M. Snyder, Alan Evans, Bryan Brutlag
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Publication number: 20190320911Abstract: One method for assessing a vessel can include obtaining a set of first location pressure measurements at a first location in the vessel over a first time period and a set of second location pressure measurements at a second location in the vessel over the first time period. This method can further include identifying a first leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, a second leading characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements, a first trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of first location pressure measurements, and a second trailing characteristic associated with one or more pressure measurements in the set of second location pressure measurements. And, this method can include calculating a pressure ratio using pressure measurements between the identified characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Jung W. Suh, Todd Suchecki, Thomas M. Snyder, Robert F. Wilson
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Patent number: 8882702Abstract: One implementation provides a method to provide injection procedure information in an injection system. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a plurality of different injection procedure options in a user interface of said system, wherein said plurality of different injection procedure options including a cardiac procedure option and a non-cardiac procedure option. The method further includes receiving a user selection of an injection procedure from said displayed plurality of difference injection procedure options, processing a default set of injection parameters based upon said selected injection procedure, and displaying said default set of injection parameters within the user interface of the system prior to an injection.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Todd Suchecki, Deborah Jean Brown
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Publication number: 20140039310Abstract: One implementation provides a method to provide injection procedure information in an injection system. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a plurality of different injection procedure options in a user interface of said system, wherein said plurality of different injection procedure options including a cardiac procedure option and a non-cardiac procedure option. The method further includes receiving a user selection of an injection procedure from said displayed plurality of difference injection procedure options, processing a default set of injection parameters based upon said selected injection procedure, and displaying said default set of injection parameters within the user interface of the system prior to an injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Todd Suchecki, Deborah Jean Brown
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Patent number: 8551037Abstract: One implementation provides a method to provide injection procedure information in an injection system. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a plurality of different injection procedure options in a user interface of said system, wherein said plurality of different injection procedure options including a cardiac procedure option and a non-cardiac procedure option. The method further includes receiving a user selection of an injection procedure from said displayed plurality of difference injection procedure options, processing a default set of injection parameters based upon said selected injection procedure, and displaying said default set of injection parameters within the user interface of the system prior to an injection.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Todd Suchecki, Deborah Jean Brown
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Publication number: 20120078091Abstract: One implementation provides a method to provide injection procedure information in an injection system. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a plurality of different injection procedure options in a user interface of said system, wherein said plurality of different injection procedure options including a cardiac procedure option and a non-cardiac procedure option. The method further includes receiving a user selection of an injection procedure from said displayed plurality of difference injection procedure options, processing a default set of injection parameters based upon said selected injection procedure, and displaying said default set of injection parameters within the user interface of the system prior to an injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Todd Suchecki, Deborah Jean Brown
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Publication number: 20090221914Abstract: One implementation provides a method to provide injection procedure information in an injection system. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a plurality of different injection procedure options in a user interface of said system, wherein said plurality of different injection procedure options including a cardiac procedure option and a non-cardiac procedure option. The method further includes receiving a user selection of an injection procedure from said displayed plurality of different injection procedure options, processing a default set of injection parameters based upon said selected injection procedure, and displaying said default set of injection parameters within the user interface of the system prior to an injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Barrett, Nathaniel Hallee, Jason Ness, Paul Pilosi, Benjamin Priess, Ryan Whitehouse, William Harm, Todd Oliverius, James Engel, Todd Suchecki, Andrew Youel, Edward Miller, Martin Hieb