Patents by Inventor Fuad Mefleh

Fuad Mefleh 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).

  • DEVICES THAT COOPERATE WITH ULTRASOUND PROBES FOR MUSCOSKELETAL EVALUATIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170164929
    Abstract: Adaptors for ultrasound probes can have an adaptor body can have an open lower end that allows a distal end of the ultrasound probe to extend therethrough to contact skin of a patient. The adaptor can include a plurality of spaced apart resilient members held by the adaptor body that, in operation, are able to change in length such that the resilient members translate from a first longer length to a second shorter length when the probe applies compressive force to the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: David Kwartowitz, Erika Trent, Fuad Mefleh, Vipul Pai Raikar, Delphine Dean
  • Devices that cooperate with ultrasound probes for muscoskeletal evaluations and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 9615815
    Abstract: Adaptors for ultrasound probes can have an adaptor body can have an open lower end that allows a distal end of the ultrasound probe to extend therethrough to contact skin of a patient. The adaptor can include a plurality of spaced apart resilient members held by the adaptor body that, in operation, are able to change in length such that the resilient members translate from a first longer length to a second shorter length when the probe applies compressive force to the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Clemson University Research Foundation
    Inventors: David Kwartowitz, Erika Trent, Fuad Mefleh, Vipul Pai Raikar, Delphine Dean
  • Systems and methods for image guided surgery
    Patent number: 9183354
    Abstract: Systems and methods for image guided surgery are disclosed herein. An example method can include: receiving a plurality of 2D projection images of an object at a plurality of projection angles during a first period of time; and receiving a position of an instrument relative to a tracking coordinate system during the first period of time. The method can also include registering the plurality of 2D projection images relative to the tracking coordinate system to obtain a transformation function that defines a relationship between a coordinate system of the plurality of 2D projection images and the tracking coordinate system; receiving an adjusted position of the instrument relative to the tracking coordinate system during a second period of time that is subsequent to the first period of time; and estimating an adjusted position of the instrument relative to the plurality of 2D projection images using the transformation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: G. Hamilton Baker, David Kwartowitz, Fuad Mefleh
  • DEVICES THAT COOPERATE WITH ULTRASOUND PROBES FOR MUSCOSKELETAL EVALUATIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140094701
    Abstract: Adaptors for ultrasound probes can have an adaptor body can have an open lower end that allows a distal end of the ultrasound probe to extend therethrough to contact skin of a patient. The adaptor can include a plurality of spaced apart resilient members held by the adaptor body that, in operation, are able to change in length such that the resilient members translate from a first longer length to a second shorter length when the probe applies compressive force to the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: David Kwartowitz, Erika Trent, Fuad Mefleh, Vipul Pai Raikar, Delphine Dean