Patents by Inventor Evan Stern

Evan Stern 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).

  • Surgical catheter having side exiting medical instrument and related systems and methods for four dimensional soft tissue navigation
    Patent number: 11403753
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Evan Stern
  • Surgical Catheter Having Side Exiting Medical Instrument and Related Systems and Methods for Four Dimensional Soft Tissue Navigation
    Publication number: 20190220976
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Evan Stern
  • Surgical catheter having side exiting medical instrument and related systems and methods for four dimensional soft tissue navigation
    Patent number: 10249036
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Evan Stern
  • Steerable surgical catheter having biopsy devices and related systems and methods for four dimensional soft tissue navigation
    Patent number: 9972082
    Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient, wherein the surgical instrument, as provided, may be a steerable surgical catheter with a biopsy device and/or a surgical catheter with a side-exiting medical instrument, among others. Additionally, systems, methods and devices are provided for forming a respiratory-gated point cloud of a patient's respiratory system and for placing a localization element in an organ of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy L. Holsing, Mark Hunter, Evan Stern