Patents by Inventor DARREN G. GIROTTO
DARREN G. GIROTTO 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).
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Publication number: 20240013474Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20230355322Abstract: The visualization method includes displaying three-dimensional image data of at least one anatomical feature of a patient, receiving user input of the target for placing an ablation needle in the at least one anatomical feature of the patient, determining the position and orientation of the ablation needle based on the user input, displaying an image of a virtual ablation needle in the three-dimensional image data of the at least one anatomical feature of the patient according to the determined position and orientation, receiving user input of parameters of operating the ablation needle, and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the result of operating the ablation needle according to the input parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Casey M. Ladtkow, Darion Peterson, Darren G. Girotto, Matthew Hemstreet, Ryan S. Goss, David W. Blue, Ryan Sohlden
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Patent number: 11769292Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20230263577Abstract: Provided in accordance with the present disclosure are systems and methods for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of at least a portion of a patient's body, identifying an entry point of a percutaneous tool through the patient's skin in the image data, analyzing a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, identifying a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool, and displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Qi Tang, Darren G. Girotto, Jianxin Ou
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Patent number: 11707329Abstract: The visualization method includes displaying three-dimensional image data of at least one anatomical feature of a patient, receiving user input of the target for placing an ablation needle in the at least one anatomical feature of the patient, determining the position and orientation of the ablation needle based on the user input, displaying an image of a virtual ablation needle in the three-dimensional image data of the at least one anatomical feature of the patient according to the determined position and orientation, receiving user input of parameters of operating the ablation needle, and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the result of operating the ablation needle according to the input parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Casey M. Ladtkow, Darion R. Peterson, Darren G. Girotto, Matthew A. Hemstreet, Ryan S. Goss, David W. Blue, Ryan Sohlden
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Patent number: 11638612Abstract: Provided in accordance with the present disclosure are systems and methods for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of at least a portion of a patient's body, identifying an entry point of a percutaneous tool through the patient's skin in the image data, analyzing a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin, identifying a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool, and displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Qi Tang, Darren G. Girotto, Jianxin Ou
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Patent number: 11596475Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for generating a graphical user interface for use during a microwave ablation procedure, an exemplary method comprising receiving microwave ablation procedure configuration settings, receiving ultrasound image data from the ultrasound sensor, receiving the EM tracking data from the EM tracking system, determining a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the EM tracking data, and generating a graphical user interface showing a position and orientation of the ablation probe and the trajectory in relation to a plane of the ultrasound image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Darren G. Girotto, Kevin J. Frank
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Publication number: 20220130102Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 11238642Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Patent number: 11227427Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including importing CT image data of a patient; generating a 3D reconstruction from the CT image data; presenting a slice of the 3D reconstruction; selecting a target anatomical feature from the slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting a treatment zone including presenting at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction including the target anatomical feature, and presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of the treatment zone on the presented at least one slice of the 3D reconstruction; setting an access route to the treatment zone; and presenting a three-dimensional model including the treatment zone and the access route.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20210100477Abstract: A system includes an energy source configured to generate therapeutic energy, a treatment probe, an ultrasound imaging device configured to generate ultrasound images, a second tracking sensor configured to track a location of the ultrasound imaging device, and a tracking system configured to receive location information from the first and second tracking sensors and to overlay the ultrasound images with a graphical representation of the treatment probe on a display based on the location information. The treatment probe includes an antenna configured to treat tissue with the therapeutic energy and a first tracking sensor integrated in the antenna and configured to track a location of a distal tip of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Morgan L. Hill, Jeetendra S. Bharadwaj, Flor De Maria R. Nonalaya, Eric W. Larson, Kathy E. Rooks, Richard A. Willyard, Robert J. Behnke, II, Nikhil P. Mankar, Darren G. Girotto
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Patent number: 10874327Abstract: A system includes an energy source configured to generate therapeutic energy, a treatment probe, an ultrasound imaging device configured to generate ultrasound images, a second tracking sensor configured to track a location of the ultrasound imaging device, and a tracking system configured to receive location information from the first and second tracking sensors and to overlay the ultrasound images with a graphical representation of the treatment probe on a display based on the location information. The treatment probe includes an antenna configured to treat tissue with the therapeutic energy and a first tracking sensor integrated in the antenna and configured to track a location of a distal tip of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Morgan L. Hill, Jeetendra S. Bharadwaj, Flor De Maria R. Nonalaya, Eric W. Larson, Kathy E. Rooks, Richard A. Willyard, Robert J. Behnke, II, Nikhil P. Mankar, Darren G. Girotto
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Publication number: 20200375664Abstract: Provided in accordance with the present disclosure are systems and methods for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of at least a portion of a patients body, identifying an entry point of a percutaneous tool through the patients skin in the image data, analyzing a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool through that patients skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patients skin, determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patients skin, identifying a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool, and displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Qi Tang, Darren G. Girotto, Jianxin Ou
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Publication number: 20200242830Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20200138516Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for generating a graphical user interface for use during a microwave ablation procedure, an exemplary method comprising receiving microwave ablation procedure configuration settings, receiving ultrasound image data from the ultrasound sensor, receiving the EM tracking data from the EM tracking system, determining a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the EM tracking data, and generating a graphical user interface showing a position and orientation of the ablation probe and the trajectory in relation to a plane of the ultrasound image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Darren G. Girotto, Kevin J. Frank
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Patent number: 10643371Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Kevin J. Frank, Darren G. Girotto, Benjamin M. Corum
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Publication number: 20200046435Abstract: The visualization method includes displaying three-dimensional image data of at least one anatomical feature of a patient, receiving user input of the target for placing an ablation needle in the at least one anatomical feature of the patient, determining the position and orientation of the ablation needle based on the user input, displaying an image of a virtual ablation needle in the three-dimensional image data of the at least one anatomical feature of the patient according to the determined position and orientation, receiving user input of parameters of operating the ablation needle, and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the result of operating the ablation needle according to the input parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Casey M. Ladtkow, Darion R. Peterson, Darren G. Girotto, Matthew A. Hemstreet, Ryan S. Goss, David W. Blue, Ryan Sohlden
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Patent number: 10548666Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for generating a graphical user interface for use during a microwave ablation procedure, an exemplary method comprising receiving microwave ablation procedure configuration settings, receiving ultrasound image data from the ultrasound sensor, receiving the EM tracking data from the EM tracking system, determining a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the EM tracking data, and generating a graphical user interface showing a position and orientation of the ablation probe and the trajectory in relation to a plane of the ultrasound image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Darren G. Girotto, Kevin J. Frank
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Publication number: 20190090961Abstract: Systems and methods for ablation visualization are disclosed. In various embodiments, a system for ablation visualization includes a display device and a computing device communicatively coupled to the display device. The computing device receives an indication of a location within a patient, accesses CT image data associated with the patient, where the CT image data includes image data for the location within the patient, and receives an orientation of an ablation probe having a central axis. Based on the CT image data, the computing device generates at least two images of at least two mutually orthogonal views of the anatomy of the patient encompassing the location within the patient. The at least two images include a probe-axial view of the anatomy of the patient, where the probe-axial view is orthogonal to the central axis of the ablation probe. The computing device communicates the at least two images to a display device to be displayed on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: DARREN G. GIROTTO, KEVIN J. FRANK
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Publication number: 20180333073Abstract: A system includes an energy source configured to generate therapeutic energy, a treatment probe, an ultrasound imaging device configured to generate ultrasound images, a second tracking sensor configured to track a location of the ultrasound imaging device, and a tracking system configured to receive location information from the first and second tracking sensors and to overlay the ultrasound images with a graphical representation of the treatment probe on a display based on the location information. The treatment probe includes an antenna configured to treat tissue with the therapeutic energy and a first tracking sensor integrated in the antenna and configured to track a location of a distal tip of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: MORGAN L. HILL, JEETENDRA S. BHARADWAJ, FLOR DE MARIA R. NONALAYA, ERIC W. LARSON, KATHY E. ROOKS, RICHARD A. WILLYARD, ROBERT J. BEHNKE, II, NIKHIL P. MANKAR, DARREN G. GIROTTO