Patents by Inventor Christine Enger McNamara

Christine Enger McNamara 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).

  • Magnetic resonance imaging probe
    Patent number: 7848788
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging probe, having a probe shaft including a magnetic resonance antenna, and a spring tip attached to a distal end of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, SurgiVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Tulley, Albert C. Lardo, Parag Karmarkar, Elliot McVeigh, Henry R. Halperin, Christine Enger McNamara, Paul A. Bottomley, Ergin Atalar, Xiaoming Yang
  • Magnetic resonance imaging guidewire probe
    Patent number: 6675033
    Abstract: The invention describes a system, method, and means for an MRI guidewire that can be visible on an MRI, can act as an antenna and receive MRI signals from surrounding subject matter, and can allow the use of multiple interventional tools without removal of the guidewire from a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignees: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Surgi-Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert C. Lardo, Xiaoming Yang, Ergin Atalar, Parag Karmarkar, Elliott R. McVeigh, Henry R. Halperin, Christine Enger McNamara, Paul A. Bottomley
  • Magnetic resonance imaging probe
    Publication number: 20030028095
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging probe, having a probe shaft including a magnetic resonance antenna, and a spring tip attached to a distal end of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Steve Tulley, Albert C. Lardo, Parag Karmarkar, Elliot McVeigh, Henry R. Halperin, Christine Enger McNamara, Paul A. Bottomley, Ergin Atalar, Xiaoming Yang