Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN M. CORUM
BENJAMIN M. CORUM 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).
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Publication number: 20240013474Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 11769292Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20220130102Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 11238642Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 11227427Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including importing CT image data of a patient; generating a 3D reconstruction from the CT image data; presenting a slice of the 3D reconstruction; selecting a target anatomical feature from the slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting a treatment zone including presenting at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction including the target anatomical feature, and presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of the treatment zone on the presented at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting an access route to the treatment zone; and presenting a three-dimensional model including the treatment zone and the access route.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20200242830Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 10643371Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 9730672Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
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Publication number: 20160302764Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON
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Patent number: 9375196Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
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Publication number: 20160038247Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: JEETENDRA BHARADWAJ, KEVIN J. FRANK, DARREN G. GIROTTO, BENJAMIN M. CORUM
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Publication number: 20160038248Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including importing CT image data of a patient; generating a 3D reconstruction from the CT image data; presenting a slice of the 3D reconstruction; selecting a target anatomical feature from the slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting a treatment zone including presenting at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction including the target anatomical feature, and presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of the treatment zone on the presented at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting an access route to the treatment zone; and presenting a three-dimensional model including the treatment zone and the access route.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: JEETENDRA BHARADWAJ, KEVIN J. FRANK, DARREN G. GIROTTO, BENJAMIN M. CORUM
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Publication number: 20140094681Abstract: A system for navigating a surgical instrument adjacent tissue of interest is provided and includes a magnetic device and a surgical instrument. The magnetic device is positionable within a body of a patient. The surgical instrument includes a magnetic detection device that is operably disposed thereon to detect the magnetic device. The surgical instrument is configured to remove tissue of interest within the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: COVIDIEN LPInventors: CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SCOTT F. ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN
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Publication number: 20140018668Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: COVIDIEN LPInventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON