Patents by Inventor G. Hamilton Baker

G. Hamilton Baker 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).

  • 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
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY
    Publication number: 20140050375
    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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: Clemson University, MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: G. Hamilton Baker, David Kwartowitz