Patents by Inventor Bharat Ramachandran

Bharat Ramachandran 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).

  • TEMPLATES FOR OPTICAL SHAPE SENSING CALIBRATION DURING CLINICAL USE
    Publication number: 20130301031
    Abstract: A medical device calibration apparatus, system and method include a calibration template (202) configured to position an optical shape sensing enabled interventional instrument (102). A set geometric configuration (206) is formed in or on the template to maintain the instrument in a set geometric configuration within an environment where the instrument is to be deployed. When the instrument is placed in the set geometric configuration, the instrument is calibrated for a medical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Robert Manzke, Bharat Ramachandran, Gert Wim 'T Hooft, Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Heinrich Von Busch, Raymond Chan