Abstract: Methods and systems for x-ray and fluoroscopic image capture and, in particular, to a versatile, multimode imaging system incorporating a hand-held x-ray emitter operative to capture digital or thermal images of a target; a stage operative to capture static x-ray and dynamic fluoroscopic images of the target; a system for the tracking and positioning of the x-ray emission; a device to automatically limit the field of the x-ray emission; and methods of use and use of such systems to register a virtual model of an anatomic structure to the corresponding anatomic structure.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 12, 2020
Publication date:
September 17, 2020
Applicant:
Micro C, LLC
Inventors:
Evan RUFF, Paul BENNETT, Dhruv VISHWAKARMA, Gregory KOLOVICH, Jacqueline KIM
Abstract: Versatile, multimode radiographic systems and methods utilize portable energy emitters and radiation-tracking detectors. The x-ray emitter may include a digital camera and, optionally, a thermal imaging camera to provide for fluoroscopic, digital, and infrared thermal imagery of a patient for the purpose of aiding diagnostic, surgical, and non-surgical interventions. The emitter may cooperative with an inventive x-ray capture stage that automatically pivots, orients and aligns itself with the emitter to maximize exposure quality and safety. The combined system uses less power, corrects for any skew or perspective in the emission, allows the subject to remain in place, and allows the surgeon's workflow to continue uninterrupted.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2018
Assignee:
Micro C, LLC
Inventors:
Jason Franklin, Gregory Kolovich, Evan Ruff, Addison Shelton, Igor Zamlinsky
Abstract: Versatile, multimode radiographic systems and methods utilize portable energy emitters and radiation-tracking detectors. The x-ray emitter may include a digital camera and, optionally, a thermal imaging camera to provide for fluoroscopic, digital, and infrared thermal imagery of a patient for the purpose of aiding diagnostic, surgical, and non-surgical interventions. The emitter may cooperative with an inventive x-ray capture stage that automatically pivots, orients and aligns itself with the emitter to maximize exposure quality and safety. The combined system uses less power, corrects for any skew or perspective in the emission, allows the subject to remain in place, and allows the surgeon's workflow to continue uninterrupted.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 26, 2017
Publication date:
March 15, 2018
Applicant:
Micro C, LLC
Inventors:
Jason FRANKLIN, Gregory KOLOVICH, Evan RUFF, Addison SHELTON, Igor ZAMLINSKY