Patents by Inventor FRANCOIS VIGNON

FRANCOIS VIGNON 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).

  • Shape injection into ultrasound image to calibrate beam patterns in real-time
    Patent number: 11324479
    Abstract: A system for highlighting an instrument in an image includes a probe (122) for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic energy to and from a volume and a marker device (120) configured to respond to a received ultrasonic signal and emit an ultrasonic signal after a delay. The ultrasonic signal includes one or more pulses configured to generate a marker, when rendered, of a given size at a position within an image. A medical instrument (102) is disposed in the volume and includes the marker device. A control module (124) is stored in memory and is configured to interpret the ultrasonic energy received from the probe and from the marker device to determine a three dimensional location of the medical instrument and to highlight the three dimensional location of the marker device with the marker in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Ameet Kumar Jain, Francois Vignon
  • SHAPE INJECTION INTO ULTRASOUND IMAGE TO CALIBRATE BEAM PATTERNS IN REAL-TIME
    Publication number: 20210259658
    Abstract: A system for highlighting an instrument in an image includes a probe (122) for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic energy to and from a volume and a marker device (120) configured to respond to a received ultrasonic signal and emit an ultrasonic signal after a delay. The ultrasonic signal includes one or more pulses configured to generate a marker, when rendered, of a given size at a position within an image. A medical instrument (102) is disposed in the volume and includes the marker device. A control module (124) is stored in memory and is configured to interpret the ultrasonic energy received from the probe and from the marker device to determine a three dimensional location of the medical instrument and to highlight the three dimensional location of the marker device with the marker in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: AMEET KUMAR JAIN, FRANCOIS VIGNON