Patents by Inventor Anne M. Neubauer

Anne M. Neubauer 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).

  • Spatial and shape characterization of an implanted device within an object
    Patent number: 9135704
    Abstract: It is described a method for spatially characterizing a device positioned within an object, e.g. a patient's body, under examination that e.g. allows a clinician to easily assess the deployment state and position of the device. The method comprises the steps of acquiring (26) a set of images of the device, reconstructing (28) a three-dimensional model of the device from the set of images, comparing (30) the model of the device with an ideal model of the device in a predetermined deployment state inside the object and displaying (36) the model of the device on a display unit. For optical indication deviation areas of the deployed device relative to an ideal model of the deployed device can be determined and color-coded depending on the strength of deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V., The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Anne M. Neubauer, Michael Grass, John D. Carroll, Shiuh-Yung J. Chen
  • SPATIAL AND SHAPE CHARACTERIZATION OF AN IMPLANTED DEVICE WITHIN AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20120280980
    Abstract: It is described a method for spatially characterizing a device positioned within an object, e.g. a patient's body, under examination that e.g. allows a clinician to easily assess the deployment state and position of the device. The method comprises the steps of acquiring (26) a set of images of the device, reconstructing (28) a three-dimensional model of the device from the set of images, comparing (30) the model of the device with an ideal model of the device in a predetermined deployment state inside the object and displaying (36) the model of the device on a display unit. For optical indication deviation areas of the deployed device relative to an ideal model of the deployed device can be determined and color-coded depending on the strength of deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A BODY CORPORATE, KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Anne M. Neubauer, Michael Grass, John D. Carroll, Shiuh-Yung Chen