Patents by Inventor Adam Christian Waspe

Adam Christian Waspe 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).

  • Computer controlled focused ultrasound positioning system for sequential beam emitting to sonicate discrete and interleaved tissue locations
    Patent number: 9101752
    Abstract: A focused ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer configured to emit focused ultrasound energy toward a subject and a positioning system configured to position the ultrasound transducer to localize the focused ultrasound energy within a target location. The positioning system includes a drive apparatus to translate the ultrasound transducer along at least one axis of motion and a motor controller to control the drive apparatus. The focused ultrasound system also includes a control system connected to the motor controller that is programmed to receive imaging/location data from an imaging system, determine positional coordinates of the target location based on the imaging/location data, and register the positional coordinates of the target location with the positioning system. The positional coordinates are sent to the motor controller via an input signal to cause the motor controller to control the drive apparatus so as to translate the ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
    Inventors: Rajiv Chopra, Kullervo Hynynen, Anthony Chau, Adam Christian Waspe
  • FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100125192
    Abstract: A focused ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer configured to emit focused ultrasound energy toward a subject and a positioning system configured to position the ultrasound transducer to localize the focused ultrasound energy within a target location. The positioning system includes a drive apparatus to translate the ultrasound transducer along at least one axis of motion and a motor controller to control the drive apparatus. The focused ultrasound system also includes a control system connected to the motor controller that is programmed to receive imaging/location data from an imaging system, determine positional coordinates of the target location based on the imaging/location data, and register the positional coordinates of the target location with the positioning system. The positional coordinates are sent to the motor controller via an input signal to cause the motor controller to control the drive apparatus so as to translate the ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Rajiv Chopra, Kullervo Hynynen, Anthony Chau, Adam Christian Waspe