Patents by Inventor Christian B. Viehland

Christian B. Viehland 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: 11974812
    Abstract: Laser-Speckle Contrast imaging apparatus configured to assess and quantify motion associated with an object and, in a specific case of an eye—retinal vascular anatomy and hemodynamics and generate substantially contrast-free maps of retinal blood flow over a wide field-of-view at up to 590 fps and under short exposure durations (>50 ?s), is applicable for diagnosis, study, and management of neurodegenerative conditions (i.e. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease) and systemic cardiovascular diseases (i.e. athero- and arteriosclerosis, coronary artery occlusion, and hypertension). The apparatus employs a) a set of apertures substantially blocking light, delivered from a source of light to an illumination arm of the apparatus, from impinging onto an axial point of the front surface of the lens of the illumination arm, and b) polarization gating between the illumination and light-collecting arms of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Coherence Consulting LLC
    Inventors: Dwani Patel, Al Hafeez Dhalla, Christian B. Viehland, Daniel M. Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20240032790
    Abstract: Laser-Speckle Contrast imaging apparatus configured to assess and quantify motion associated with an object and, in a specific case of an eye—retinal vascular anatomy and hemodynamics and generate substantially contrast-free maps of retinal blood flow over a wide field-of-view at up to 590 fps and under short exposure durations (>50 ?s), is applicable for diagnosis, study, and management of neurodegenerative conditions (i.e. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease) and systemic cardiovascular diseases (i.e. athero- and arteriosclerosis, coronary artery occlusion, and hypertension). The apparatus employs a) a set of apertures substantially blocking light, delivered from a source of light to an illumination arm of the apparatus, from impinging onto an axial point of the front surface of the lens of the illumination arm, and b) polarization gating between the illumination and light-collecting arms of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Dwani Patel, Al Hafeez Dhalla, Christian B. Viehland, Daniel M. Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20220366551
    Abstract: A method of fusing 2D and 3D imaging data includes receiving 3D imaging data and 2D color imaging data of a region of interest, segmenting the 3D imaging data to identify anatomical features in the region of interest, including surfaces of the anatomical features and a corresponding volume of the anatomical features, and generating an image by fusing the 2D color imaging data to the 3D imaging data according to the surfaces, the corresponding volumes, and identities of the anatomical features. In some cases, the 3D imaging data is captured via optical coherence tomography. In some cases, the 2D color imaging data is captured via color microscopy. In some cases, the method further includes rendering a final image at an output plane by casting a ray through the fused 3D imaging data for each pixel and viewpoint of the output image plane for the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Trout, Joseph Izatt, Christian B. Viehland, Cynthia Toth, Anthony Kuo, Jianwei Li, Lejla Vajzovic, Al-Hafeez Dhalla
  • Patent number: 11382502
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing surface contrast to display images for micro-surgical applications are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging system includes an OCT apparatus configured to capture OCT data of an eye. The OCT image data can include depth-resolved images of reflected light intensity over a period of time. The imaging system also includes a controller configured to determine movement of the eye relative to the OCT imaging field-of-view. The controller may also determine a location within the imaged portion of the eye which tracks with the eye movement. Further, the controller may apply a color gradient to render OCT images of the eye based on a position relative to the determined location of the eye tracking location. The controller may also control a display to display the OCT images with the applied color gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Isaac Bleicher, Moseph Jackson-Atogi, Christian B. Viehland, Cynthia Toth, Joseph Izatt
  • Publication number: 20220079432
    Abstract: A method of imaging intraocular structures, includes capturing, via an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, an image of features of an eye, determining geometric dimensions of elements within the eye from the image, creating an optical model of the eye with respect to the intraoperative OCT system using at least one of the determined geometric dimensions of the elements within the eye from the image and known dimensions of elements within the intraoperative OCT system, and applying the optical model to the image. An OCT system includes an optical system and a processing system coupled to the optical system. The processing system includes a processor, memory, and instructions stored on the memory that when executed by the processor, direct the intraoperative OCT system to perform the method of imaging intraocular structures including creating the optical model and applying the optical model to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jianwei Li, William Raynor, Joseph Izatt, Cynthia Toth, Lejla Vajzovic, Al-Hafeez Dhalla, Christian B. Viehland
  • Publication number: 20210369104
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing surface contrast to display images for microsurgical applications are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging system includes an OCT apparatus configured to capture OCT data of an eye. The OCT image data can include depth-resolved images of reflected light intensity over a period of time. The imaging system also includes a controller configured to determine movement of the eye relative to the OCT imaging field-of-view. The controller may also determine a location within the imaged portion of the eye which tracks with the eye movement. Further, the controller may apply a color gradient to render OCT images of the eye based on a position relative to the determined location of the eye tracking location. The controller may also control a display to display the OCT images with the applied color gradient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Isaac Bleicher, Moseph Jackson-Atogi, Christian B. Viehland, Cynthia Toth, Joseph Izatt
  • Publication number: 20210026127
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optical coherence tomography stereoscopic imaging for microsurgery visualization are disclosed. In accordance with an aspect, a method includes capturing a plurality of cross-sectional images of a subject. The method includes generating a stereoscopic left image and right image of the subject based on the cross-sectional images. Further, the method includes displaying the stereoscopic left image and the right image in a display of a microscope system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Brenton Keller, Liangbo Shen, Christian B. Viehland, Cynthia A. Toth, Joseph A. Izatt
  • Patent number: 10660519
    Abstract: Systems and methods for eye tracking for motion corrected ophthalmic optical coherence tomography (OCT) are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging system includes an eye tracking device configured to determine movement of an eye. The imaging system also includes an OCT apparatus configured to generate OCT images of a retina of the eye. The OCT apparatus includes a scanner operable to be moved for relocating an OCT scan pivot at a pupil plane for image capture and during capture of the OCT images. The imaging system also includes a controller configured to control the scanner to relocate the OCT scan pivot at the pupil plane based on the determined movement of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Joseph A. Izatt, Christian B. Viehland, Ryan McNabb
  • Publication number: 20180299658
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optical coherence tomography stereoscopic imaging for microsurgery visualization are disclosed. In accordance with an aspect, a method includes capturing a plurality of cross-sectional images of a subject. The method includes generating a stereoscopic left image and right image of the subject based on the cross-sectional images. Further, the method includes displaying the stereoscopic left image and the right image in a display of a microscope system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Brenton Keller, Liangbo Shen, Christian B. Viehland, Cynthia A. Toth, Joseph A. Izatt
  • Publication number: 20160338589
    Abstract: Systems and methods for eye tracking for motion corrected ophthalmic optical coherence tomography (OCT) are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging system includes an eye tracking device configured to determine movement of an eye. The imaging system also includes an OCT apparatus configured to generate OCT images of a retina of the eye. The OCT apparatus includes a scanner operable to be moved for relocating an OCT scan pivot at a pupil plane for image capture and during capture of the OCT images. The imaging system also includes a controller configured to control the scanner to relocate the OCT scan pivot at the pupil plane based on the determined movement of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Joseph A. Izatt, Christian B. Viehland, Ryan McNabb