Patents Assigned to QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS (QED)
  • MRI coil for use during an interventional procedure
    Patent number: 10353026
    Abstract: In order to provide interventional access during an image-guided interventional procedure, while increasing the signal-to-noise ratio for generated images compared to a single loop coil, a local coil includes a single coil element disposed around an opening through the local coil and two coil elements positioned on opposite sides of the single coil element. The opening provides access for an interventional tool used during the image-guided interventional procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS (QED)
    Inventors: Matthew Finnerty, Arne Hengerer, Volker Matschl, Gregory Weisberg, Tsinghua Zheng
  • Failsafe protection from induced RF current for MRI RF coil assembly having transmit functionality
    Patent number: 9366737
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled failsafe switch is included in an MRI transmit-and-receive RF coil assembly so as to protect it from induced RF currents in the event it is disconnected from an MRI system, but inadvertently left linked to strong MRI RF fields during imaging procedures using other RF coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS, LLC, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hamamura, Xiaoyu Yang, Nicholas Castrilla, Christopher J. Allen, Shinji Mitsui
  • Failsafe protection from induced RF current for MRI RF coil assembly having transmit functionality
    Patent number: 9157972
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled failsafe switch is included in an MRI transmit-and-receive RF coil assembly so as to protect it from induced RF currents in the event it is disconnected from an MRI system, but inadvertently left linked to strong MRI RF fields during imaging procedures using other RF coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS, LLC, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hamamura, Xiaoyu Yang, Nicholas Castrilla, Christopher J. Allen, Shinji Mitsui
  • FAILSAFE PROTECTION FROM INDUCED RF CURRENT FOR MRI RF COIL ASSEMBLY HAVING TRANSMIT FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20120306499
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled failsafe switch is included in an MRI transmit-and-receive RF coil assembly so as to protect it from induced RF currents in the event it is disconnected from an MRI system, but inadvertently left linked to strong MRI RF fields during imaging procedures using other RF coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS, LLC
    Inventors: YOSHINORI HAMAMURA, XIAOYU YANG, NICHOLAS CASTRILLA, CHRISTOPHER J. ALLEN, SHINJI MITSUI
  • FAILSAFE PROTECTION FROM INDUCED RF CURRENT FOR MRI RF COIL ASSEMBLY HAVING TRANSMIT FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20110291655
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled failsafe switch is included in an MRI transmit-and-receive RF coil assembly so as to protect it from induced RF currents in the event it is disconnected from an MRI system, but inadvertently left linked to strong MRI RF fields during imaging procedures using other RF coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, QUALITY ELECTRODYNAMICS, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hamamura, Xiaoyu Yang, Nicholas Castrilla, Christopher J. Allen, Shinji Mitsui