Patents Assigned to Novarad Corporation
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Patent number: 12056830Abstract: Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Steven Cvetko, Wendell Arlen Gibby
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Patent number: 12033741Abstract: Aligning image data of a patient with actual views of the patient using an optical code affixed to the patient. In some embodiments, a method may include affixing an optical code to a patient, affixing a pattern of markers to the patient, capturing image data of the patient, sensing the optical code affixed to the patient and a position of the optical code in a 3D space, accessing the image data, calculating the position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space, registering the position of the inner layer of the patient in the 3D space by aligning the calculated position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space with the position of the pattern of markers in the image data, and displaying in real-time, in an alternate reality (AR) headset, the inner layer of the patient from the image data projected onto actual views of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Cvetko, Jacob Troy Gibby
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Patent number: 12016633Abstract: An AR headset is described to co-localize an image data set with a body of a person. The image data set of a portion of the body may be identified. The image data set can include a virtual anatomical marker to identify an anatomical location. A spatial location may be identified using a physical pointer object in a field of view of the AR headset. A spatial location of a visible anatomical feature as identified using the physical pointer object may be recorded. The registration may be triggered based on an input that the physical pointer object is located at a visible anatomical feature of the body of the person. Further, the image data set may be aligned with the body of the person using the spatial location recorded for the visible anatomical feature as referenced to the virtual anatomical marker in the image data set.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11989341Abstract: An AR headset is described to co-localize an image data set with a body of a person. One method can include identifying optical codes with a contrast medium in a tubing on the body of the person using the AR headset. The image data set can be aligned with the body of the person using the fixed position of the image visible marker with the contrast medium in the tubing with respect to the optical code referenced to a representation of the image visible marker. In one configuration, an image data set can be scaled by comparing a measured size of the image visible marker (e.g., gadolinium tubing) in the captured image data set to the known size of the image visible marker. In addition, a center of an optical code may be identified to more accurately align the image data set with a body of a person.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11989338Abstract: A technology is described for using a medical implement or a fluoroscopic image with reference to an image data set and a body of a person. A method may include detecting visual image data of a body of a patient and a medical implement. The optical codes on the body of the patient and on the medical implement may be identified. One operation is aligning the image data set with the body of the person using one or more optical codes on the body of the person and the fixed position of an image visible marker with respect to the optical code. A position of the medical implement with respect to the body of the person may be determined using one or more optical codes on the medical implement and the body of the person to reference the medical implement to the image data set and the body of the person.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11948265Abstract: A technology is described for aligning an image data set with a patient using an augmented reality (AR) headset. A method may include obtaining an image data set representing an anatomical structure of a patient. A two-dimensional (2D) X-ray generated image of at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient in the image data set and a visible marker may be obtained. The image data set can be aligned to the X-ray generated image by using data fitting. A location of the visible marker may be defined in the image data set using alignment with the X-ray generated image. The image data set may be aligned with a body of the patient, using the visible marker in the image data set as referenced to the visible marker seen on the patient through the AR headset.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11481987Abstract: Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Steven Cvetko, Wendell Arlen Gibby
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Patent number: 11287874Abstract: A technology is described for using a medical implement or a fluoroscopic image with reference to an image data set and a body of a person. A method may include detecting visual image data of a body of a patient and a medical implement. The optical codes on the body of the patient and on the medical implement may be identified. One operation is aligning the image data set with the body of the person using one or more optical codes on the body of the person and the fixed position of an image visible marker with respect to the optical code. A position of the medical implement with respect to the body of the person may be determined using one or more optical codes on the medical implement and the body of the person to reference the medical implement to the image data set and the body of the person.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11266480Abstract: Technology is described for augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure. The method can include the operation of receiving an image of patient anatomy captured by a visual image camera during the medical procedure. An acquired medical image associated with the patient anatomy can then be retrieved. Another operation can be associating the acquired medical image to the patient anatomy. An augmentation tag associated with a location in one layer of the acquired medical image can be retrieved. A further operation can be projecting the acquired medical image and the augmentation tag using an augmented reality headset to form a single graphical view as an overlay to the patient anatomy in either 2D, 3D or holographic form.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11237627Abstract: An AR headset is described to co-localize an image data set with a body of a person. One method can include identifying optical codes with a contrast medium in a tubing on the body of the person using the AR headset. The image data set can be aligned with the body of the person using the fixed position of the image visible marker with the contrast medium in the tubing with respect to the optical code referenced to a representation of the image visible marker. In one configuration, an image data set can be scaled by comparing a measured size of the image visible marker (e.g., gadolinium tubing) in the captured image data set to the known size of the image visible marker. In addition, a center of an optical code may be identified to more accurately align the image data set with a body of a person.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 11004271Abstract: Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: NOVARAD CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Cvetko, Wendell Arlen Gibby
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Patent number: 10945807Abstract: Technology is described for augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure. The method can include the operation of receiving an image of patient anatomy captured by a visual image camera during the medical procedure. An acquired medical image associated with the patient anatomy can then be retrieved. Another operation can be associating the acquired medical image to the patient anatomy. An augmentation tag associated with a location in one layer of the acquired medical image can be retrieved. A further operation can be projecting the acquired medical image and the augmentation tag using an augmented reality headset to form a single graphical view as an overlay to the patient anatomy in either 2D, 3D or holographic form.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 10825563Abstract: Aligning image data of a patient with actual views of the patient using an optical code affixed to the patient. In some embodiments, a method may include affixing an optical code to a patient, affixing a pattern of markers to the patient, capturing image data of the patient, sensing the optical code affixed to the patient and a position of the optical code in a 3D space, accessing the image data, calculating the position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space, registering the position of the inner layer of the patient in the 3D space by aligning the calculated position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space with the position of the pattern of markers in the image data, and displaying in real-time, in an alternate reality (AR) headset, the inner layer of the patient from the image data projected onto actual views of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NOVARAD CORPORATIONInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Cvetko, Jacob Troy Gibby
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Patent number: 10475244Abstract: Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: NOVARAD CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Cvetko, Wendell Arlen Gibby
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Patent number: 10229500Abstract: Technology is described for incorporating statistical strength from neighboring voxels in an fMRI image. The method can include the operation of capturing an fMRI image of a human organ and the fMRI image includes statistical values for voxels in order to detect changes associated with blood flow representing organ activity. The statistics of the fMRI image can be upsampled to a larger coordinate size. Another operation can be resampling the statistical values of the fMRI image to improve the statistical strength for target voxels in the fMRI by identifying strong statistical values in neighboring voxels in a defined neighborhood of the target voxels and improving statistical values of the target voxels using the strong statistical values. The statistics of the fMRI image can integrated into a region of interest identified for the human organ to improve data values of the target voxels while retaining regional boundaries.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko, Long Nguyen
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Patent number: 10010379Abstract: Technology is described for augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure. The method can include the operation of receiving an image of patient anatomy captured by a visual image camera during the medical procedure. An acquired medical image associated with the patient anatomy can then be retrieved. Another operation can be associating the acquired medical image to the patient anatomy. An augmentation tag associated with a location in one layer of the acquired medical image can be retrieved. A further operation can be projecting the acquired medical image and the augmentation tag using an augmented reality headset to form a single graphical view as an overlay to the patient anatomy in either 2D, 3D or holographic form.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 9980782Abstract: Technology is described for augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure. The method can include the operation of receiving an image of patient anatomy captured by a visual image camera during the medical procedure. An acquired medical image associated with the patient anatomy can then be retrieved. Another operation can be associating the acquired medical image to the patient anatomy. An augmentation tag associated with a location in one layer of the acquired medical image can be retrieved. A further operation can be projecting the acquired medical image and the augmentation tag using an augmented reality headset to form a single graphical view as an overlay to the patient anatomy in either 2D, 3D or holographic form.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Steven Todd Cvetko
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Patent number: 9978027Abstract: A method for monitoring productivity may include monitoring performance of a medical procedure at a local device. Medical procedure data may be received at the local device from a management device. The medical procedure data may include relative value units (RVUs) associated with the medical procedure. Medical professional productivity data related to the medical procedure may be provided for display at the local device based on the monitoring of the performance of the medical procedure and the medical procedure data. A procedure completion notification may be transmitted from the local device to the management device when the medical procedure is completed.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventors: Wendell Arlen Gibby, Brent Matthew Glover
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Patent number: 9892564Abstract: Augmenting real-time views of a patient with three-dimensional (3D) data. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying 3D data for a patient with the 3D data including an outer layer and multiple inner layers, determining virtual morphometric measurements of the outer layer from the 3D data, registering a real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in a 3D space, determining real-time morphometric measurements of the outer layer of the patient, automatically registering the position of the outer layer from the 3D data to align with the registered real-time position of the outer layer of the patient in the 3D space using the virtual morphometric measurements and using the real-time morphometric measurements, and displaying, in an augmented reality (AR) headset, one of the inner layers from the 3D data projected onto real-time views of the outer layer of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: NOVARAD CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Cvetko, Wendell Arlen Gibby
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Patent number: 9741166Abstract: A method of creating a panoramic peripheral image may include identifying a virtual observer at a position in a modeled scene. Peripheral images of the modeled scene may be obtained, including views at multiple angles from the virtual observer. The peripheral images may be arranged to depict a panoramic peripheral view of the modeled scene.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Novarad CorporationInventor: Steven Todd Cvetko