Patents by Inventor Eric Baxter

Eric Baxter 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).

  • System And Method For Correlating Proton Resonance Frequency Thermometry With Tissue Temperatures
    Publication number: 20250099179
    Abstract: Devices and systems used to ablate tissue of a tumor using laser energy are disclosed. The devices and systems include a laser probe and a magnetic resonance (MR) safe temperature probe. The MR safe temperature probe includes an optical sensor. A bone anchor fixture separates the laser probe and the MR safe temperature probe to prevent interference in the MR safe temperature probe data. Proton Resonance Frequency (PRF) thermometry is used to model a temperature of a pixel of an MR image located adjacent the optical sensor. The modeled pixel temperature and the measured temperature are compared and monitored. Exceeding a threshold difference value causes an intervening action to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Marco CAPOTE, Emilio ESPARZA-COSS, Rebecca VINCELETTE, Katherine LEMLEY, Eric BAXTER, Shawn SANTANA
  • System and method for correlating proton resonance frequency thermometry with tissue temperatures
    Patent number: 12161406
    Abstract: Devices and systems used to ablate tissue of a tumor using laser energy are disclosed. The devices and systems include a laser probe and a magnetic resonance (MR) safe temperature probe. The MR safe temperature probe includes an optical sensor. A bone anchor fixture separates the laser probe and the MR safe temperature probe to prevent interference in the MR safe temperature probe data. Proton Resonance Frequency (PRF) thermometry is used to model a temperature of a pixel of an MR image located adjacent the optical sensor. The modeled pixel temperature and the measured temperature are compared and monitored. Exceeding a threshold difference value causes an intervening action to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Capote, Emilio Esparza-Coss, Rebecca Vincelette, Katherine Lemley, Eric Baxter, Shawn Santana
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING PROTON RESONANCE FREQUENCY THERMOMETRY WITH TISSUE TEMPERATURES
    Publication number: 20210386478
    Abstract: Devices and systems used to ablate tissue of a tumor using laser energy are disclosed. The devices and systems include a laser probe and a magnetic resonance (MR) safe temperature probe. The MR safe temperature probe includes an optical sensor. A bone anchor fixture separates the laser probe and the MR safe temperature probe to prevent interference in the MR safe temperature probe data. Proton Resonance Frequency (PRF) thermometry is used to model a temperature of a pixel of an MR image located adjacent the optical sensor. The modeled pixel temperature and the measured temperature are compared and monitored. Exceeding a threshold difference value causes an intervening action to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Marco Capote, Emilio Esparza-Coss, Rebecca Vincelette, Katherine Lemley, Eric Baxter, Shawn Santana