Patents by Inventor Curtis Daly

Curtis Daly 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).

  • USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGER
    Publication number: 20090143674
    Abstract: The present invention provides for x-ray imaging and ultrasound imaging of a body region of interest in a spatially correlatable manner. The resultant x-ray and ultrasound images may be combinatively employed to provide three-dimensional information regarding a location of interest within the body, and is particularly apt for use in the analysis/biopsy of potential lesions and suspicious masses in a female breast. The invention provides for direct body contact by an ultrasound imaging head, as well as targeted ultrasound imaging of a selected portion of the region from which x-ray images are obtained. A user interface system facilitates various procedures including ultrasound guided needle biopsy procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Morgan W. Nields, John Conner, Curtis Daly
  • Spatially correlated x-ray and ultrasound mammographic imaging systems and method
    Patent number: 7496398
    Abstract: The present invention provides for x-ray imaging and ultrasound imaging of a body region of interest in a spatially correlatable manner. The resultant x-ray and ultrasound images may be combinatively employed to provide three-dimensional information regarding a location of interest within the body, and is particularly apt for use in the analysis/biopsy of potential lesions and suspicious masses in a female breast. The invention provides for direct body contact by an ultrasound imaging head, as well as targeted ultrasound imaging of a selected portion of the region from which x-ray images are obtained. A user interface system facilitates various procedures including ultrasound guided needle biopsy procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hologic Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan W. Nields, John Connor, Curtis Daly
  • User interface system for mammographic imager
    Publication number: 20030073895
    Abstract: The present invention provides for x-ray imaging and ultrasound imaging of a body region of interest in a spatially correlatable manner. The resultant x-ray and ultrasound images may be combinatively employed to provide three-dimensional information regarding a location of interest within the body, and is particularly apt for use in the analysis/biopsy of potential lesions and suspicious masses in a female breast. The invention provides for direct body contact by an ultrasound imaging head, as well as targeted ultrasound imaging of a selected portion of the region from which xray images are obtained. A user interface system facilitates various procedures including ultrasound guided needle biopsy procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Morgan W. Nields, John Connor, Curtis Daly
  • User interface system for mammographic imager
    Patent number: 6459925
    Abstract: The present invention provides for x-ray imaging and ultrasound imaging of a body region of interest in a spatially correlatable manner. The resultant x-ray and ultrasound images may be combinatively employed to provide three-dimensional information regarding a location of interest within the body, and is particularly apt for use in the analysis/biopsy of potential lesions and suspicious masses in a female breast. The invention provides for direct body contact by an ultrasound imaging head, as well as targeted ultrasound imaging of a selected portion of the region from which x-ray images are obtained. A user interface system facilitates various procedures including ultrasound guided needle biopsy procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Fischer Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Morgan W. Nields, John Connor, Curtis Daly