Patents by Inventor Carolin SCHIELE

Carolin SCHIELE 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: 10182714
    Abstract: A method for improving an OCT image of an object such as the retina of an eye, using optical coherence tomography by an imaging beam path. In order to suppress shadowing effects due to a surgical instrument moved in the imaging beam path, a time series of OCT images is produced. For an OCT image to be corrected, an area of the object lying in the image and shadowed by the instrument is determined. Another earlier OCT image in which the area of the object is not shadowed is searched in the time series. Image information for the area of the object is read from the earlier OCT image. A corrected OCT image is produced by inserting the read-image information into the OCT image to be corrected, wherein in the OCT image to be corrected, the image information replaces the area of the object which is shadowed by the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Abouzar Eslami, Konstantinos Filippatos, Corinna Maier-Matic, Christine Kochwagner, Thomas Schuhrke, Guenter Meckes, Stefan Duca, Carolin Schiele, Falk Hartwig
  • Patent number: 9883796
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic system comprising and eye tracker and an OCT system. A method of operating the ophthalmologic system comprises: providing data representing a placement of a first B-scan performed on an eye relative to the eye; performing a measurement on the eye using the eye tracker; determining a placement of the eye relative to the ophthalmologic system based on the measurement using the eye tracker; placing the eye relative to a reference placement of the OCT system based on the provided data and the determined placement; performing A-scans on the eye at at least three A-scan positions; determining a placement of a second B-scan relative to the OCT system based on at least one of the at least three A-scans and the provided data such that the second B-scan and the first B-scan have a substantially same placement relative to the eye; and generating a representation of the second B-scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Günter Meckes, Konstantinos Filippatos, Thomas Schuhrke, Christoph Hauger, Abouzar Eslami, Stefan Gräber, Christine Kochwagner, Carolin Schiele, Christopher Käsbach
  • Patent number: 9629537
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for examining an eye. The system comprises a microscopy system for generating an image plane image of an object region. An OCT system of the system is configured to acquire OCT data from the object region which reproduce the object region in different stress states. A data processing unit of the system is configured to determine at least one value of a stress-dependent parameter, depending on the OCT data. The system generates an output image that is dependent on the image plane image and is furthermore dependent on the stress-dependent parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Holger Matz, Stefan Saur, Carolin Schiele
  • Publication number: 20160192835
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for examining an eye. The system comprises a microscopy system for generating an image plane image of an object region. An OCT system of the system is configured to acquire OCT data from the object region which reproduce the object region in different stress states. A data processing unit of the system is configured to determine at least one value of a stress-dependent parameter, depending on the OCT data. The system generates an output image that is dependent on the image plane image and is furthermore dependent on the stress-dependent parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Holger MATZ, Stefan SAUR, Carolin SCHIELE
  • Publication number: 20160095514
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic system comprising and eye tracker and an OCT system. A method of operating the ophthalmologic system comprises: providing data representing a placement of a first B-scan performed on an eye relative to the eye; performing a measurement on the eye using the eye tracker; determining a placement of the eye relative to the ophthalmologic system based on the measurement using the eye tracker; placing the eye relative to a reference placement of the OCT system based on the provided data and the determined placement; performing A-scans on the eye at at least three A-scan positions; determining a placement of a second B-scan relative to the OCT system based on at least one of the at least three A-scans and the provided data such that the second B-scan and the first B-scan have a substantially same placement relative to the eye; and generating a representation of the second B-scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Günter MECKES, Konstantinos FILIPPATOS, Thomas SCHUHRKE, Christoph HAUGER, Abouzar ESLAMI, Stefan GRÄBER, Christine KOCHWAGNER, Carolin SCHIELE, Christopher KÄSBACH
  • Publication number: 20160089015
    Abstract: A method for improving an OCT image of an object such as the retina of an eye, using optical coherence tomography by an imaging beam path. In order to suppress shadowing effects due to a surgical instrument moved in the imaging beam path, a time series of OCT images is produced. For an OCT image to be corrected, an area of the object lying in the image and shadowed by the instrument is determined. Another earlier OCT image in which the area of the object is not shadowed is searched in the time series. Image information for the area of the object is read from the earlier OCT image. A corrected OCT image is produced by inserting the read-image information into the OCT image to be corrected, wherein in the OCT image to be corrected, the image information replaces the area of the object which is shadowed by the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Abouzar ESLAMI, Konstantinos FILIPPATOS, Corinna MAIER-MATIC, Christine KOCHWAGNER, Thomas SCHUHRKE, Guenter MECKES, Stefan DUCA, Carolin SCHIELE, Falk HARTWIG