Patents by Inventor Emily Heath

Emily Heath 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).

  • Deformable phantom apparatus
    Patent number: 7667191
    Abstract: A deformable phantom apparatus for simulating motion of a patient's anatomy in 3D during breathing, the apparatus comprising a chamber fillable with a first fluid, a deformable member comprising tissue equivalent material of the anatomy being simulated, the deformable member being positionable within the chamber in the first fluid and having an open end in fluid communication with a second fluid outside the chamber in use; and a mechanism for causing the second fluid to flow through the open end to deform the deformable member between a normal state and a deformed state to simulate motion during breathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Monica Serban, Gabriela Stroian, Emily Heath, Jan Seuntjens
  • DEFORMABLE PHANTOM APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080298540
    Abstract: A deformable phantom apparatus for simulating motion of a patient's anatomy in 3D during breathing, the apparatus comprising a chamber fillable with a first fluid, a deformable member comprising tissue equivalent material of the anatomy being simulated, the deformable member being positionable within the chamber in the first fluid and having an open end in fluid communication with a second fluid outside the chamber in use; and a mechanism for causing the second fluid to flow through the open end to deform the deformable member between a normal state and a deformed state to simulate motion during breathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Monica Serban, Gabriela Stroian, Emily Heath, Jan Seuntjens