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).

  • Publication number: 20240013474
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Patent number: 11769292
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Publication number: 20220130102
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Patent number: 11238642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Patent number: 11227427
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Publication number: 20200242830
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Patent number: 10643371
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
  • Patent number: 9730672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160302764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 9375196
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160038247
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: JEETENDRA BHARADWAJ, KEVIN J. FRANK, DARREN G. GIROTTO, BENJAMIN M. CORUM
  • Publication number: 20160038248
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: JEETENDRA BHARADWAJ, KEVIN J. FRANK, DARREN G. GIROTTO, BENJAMIN M. CORUM
  • Publication number: 20140094681
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SCOTT F. ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN
  • Publication number: 20140018668
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON