Patents by Inventor C. Jay Engel

C. Jay Engel 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).

  • Patent number: 11026750
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for surgical tracking comprises an imaging device that generates an image of a tissue volume; an electromagnetic (EM) sensor that creates a reference frame for EM tracking in three dimensions; at least one EM sensor adapted to be attached to the tissue to track local deformation and movement of the tissue volume; a processor that registers the image with the EM-tracked tissue volume and surgical tool in real time, and produces an output; and a feedback device that provides feedback about the location of the surgical tool relative to the tissue volume, based on the processor output. Embodiments are particularly useful in soft tissue, such as breast, where deformation before and during a procedure such as tumor resection complicate tracking of the tissue volume and a surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
    Inventors: Gabor Fichtinger, Tamas Ungi, John F. Rudan, Andras Lasso, C. Jay Engel, Gabrielle Gauvin, Caitlin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160242855
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for surgical tracking comprises an imaging device that generates an image of a tissue volume; an electromagnetic (EM) sensor that creates a reference frame for EM tracking in three dimensions; at least one EM sensor adapted to be attached to the tissue to track local deformation and movement of the tissue volume; a processor that registers the image with the EM-tracked tissue volume and surgical tool in real time, and produces an output; and a feedback device that provides feedback about the location of the surgical tool relative to the tissue volume, based on the processor output. Embodiments are particularly useful in soft tissue, such as breast, where deformation before and during a procedure such as tumor resection complicate tracking of the tissue volume and a surgical tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Gabor Fichtinger, Tamas Ungi, John F. Rudan, Andras Lasso, C. Jay Engel, Gabrielle Gauvin, Caitlin Yeo