Patents by Inventor Andrew Howard Martin

Andrew Howard Martin 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).

  • Indication of patient skin dose in radiology
    Patent number: 7801273
    Abstract: The field of the invention is diagnostic and interventional radiology and the invention is a dose indicator for use in a system for performing radiological procedures using ionizing radiation, for indicating a dose of radiation received in an area of skin by a subject during the radiological procedure, in which a zone is displayed which is representative of the extent of the area of skin exposed, and in which is a value of dose is displayed which is associated with the zone. The value of dose is representative of the dose of radiation received in the area of skin exposed during the procedure. The display is easily and quickly understood allowing the user of the system to swiftly understand the skin dose accrued by the patient. The use of zones provides an intuitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Bart P. A. J. Hoornaert, Nicolaas Hylke Bakker, Andrew Howard Martin
  • Indication of Patient Skin Dose in Radiology
    Publication number: 20090003527
    Abstract: The field of the invention is diagnostic and interventional radiology and the invention is a dose indicator for use in a system for performing radiological procedures using ionizing radiation, for indicating a dose of radiation received in an area of skin by a subject during the radiological procedure, in which a zone is displayed which is representative of the extent of the area of skin exposed, and in which is a value of dose is displayed which is associated with the zone. The value of dose is representative of the dose of radiation received in the area of skin exposed during the procedure. The display is easily and quickly understood allowing the user of the system to swiftly understand the skin dose accrued by the patient. The use of zones provides an intuitive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Bart P.A.J. Hoornaert, Nicolaas Hylke Bakker, Andrew Howard Martin