Patents by Inventor Eric Francis Zanin

Eric Francis Zanin 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).

  • Image guided steering of a transducer array and/or an instrument
    Patent number: 11864950
    Abstract: A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BK MEDICAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Francis Zanin, Spiros Mantzavinos, Ram Naidu
  • Image Guided Steering of a Transducer Array and/or an Instrument
    Publication number: 20210369244
    Abstract: A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Francis Zanin, Spiros Mantzavinos, Ram Naidu
  • Image guided steering of a transducer array and/or an instrument
    Patent number: 11116480
    Abstract: A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BK Medical Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Francis Zanin, Spiros Mantzavinos, Ram Naidu
  • Image Guided Steering of a Transducer Array and/or an Instrument
    Publication number: 20180303463
    Abstract: A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Francis Zanin, Spiros Mantzavinos, Ram Naidu