Patents by Inventor Craig A. Hewitt

Craig A. Hewitt 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).

  • Vascular branch characterization
    Patent number: 9282916
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for characterizing a region of interest (ROI) including measuring position and orientation data within the ROI; and generating a geometric data set to include one or more of: length, bifurcation location, angle and curvature characteristics of the ROI. Also, sequentially taking an image of a tool within the ROI; comparing tool dimensions with ROI dimensions; and estimating diameter, length, take-off angle, and/or tortuosity characteristics based on the comparisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Kwangdeok Lee, Edward Karst, Michael E. Benser, Rohan More, Craig A. Hewitt, Stuart Rosenberg, Fujian Qu, Hoda Razavi
  • VASCULAR BRANCH CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20140249404
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for characterizing a region of interest (ROI) including measuring position and orientation data within the ROI; and generating a geometric data set to include one or more of: length, bifurcation location, angle and curvature characteristics of the ROI. Also, sequentially taking an image of a tool within the ROI; comparing tool dimensions with ROI dimensions; and estimating diameter, length, take-off angle, and/or tortuosity characteristics based on the comparisons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Kwangdeok Lee, Edward Karst, Michael E. Benser, Rohan More, Craig A. Hewitt, Stuart Rosenberg, Fujian Qu, Hoda Razavi