Patents by Inventor Gary Lee Andrews

Gary Lee Andrews 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).

  • Ultrasonically guided biopsies in three dimensions
    Patent number: 11006923
    Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a 3D imaging probe and a needle guide which attaches to the probe for guidance of needle insertion into a volumetric region which can be scanned by the 3D imaging probe. The needle guide responds to the insertion of a needle through the guide by identifying a plane for scanning by the probe which is the insertion plane through which the needle will pass during insertion. The orientation of the insertion plane is communicated to the probe to cause the probe to scan the identified plane and produce images of the needle as it travels through the insertion plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Gary Lee Andrews, Vijay Parthasarathy, Gary Cheng-How Ng, Douglas Allen Stanton, Andrew Lee Robinson, Jochen Kruecker, Christopher Stephen Hall, James Robertson Jago, Vijay Shamdasani
  • Ultrasonic guidance of multiple invasive devices in three dimensions
    Patent number: 10123767
    Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a 3D imaging probe and a needle guide which attaches to the probe for guidance of the insertion of multiple needles into a volumetric region which can be scanned by the 3D imaging probe. The needle guide responds to the insertion of a needle through the guide by identifying a plane for scanning by the probe which is the insertion plane through which the needle will pass during insertion. The orientation of the insertion plane is communicated to the probe to cause the probe to scan the identified plane and produce images of the needle as it travels through the insertion plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Gary Lee Andrews, Vijay Parthasarathy, Gary Cheng-How Ng, Douglas Allen Stanton, Andrew Lee Robinson, Jochen Kruecker
  • ULTRASONICALLY GUIDED BIOPSIES IN THREE DIMENSIONS
    Publication number: 20150320439
    Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a 3D imaging probe and a needle guide which attaches to the probe for guidance of needle insertion into a volumetric region which can be scanned by the 3D imaging probe. The needle guide responds to the insertion of a needle through the guide by identifying a plane for scanning by the probe which is the insertion plane through which the needle will pass during insertion. The orientation of the insertion plane is communicated to the probe to cause the probe to scan the identified plane and produce images of the needle as it travels through the insertion plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: GARY LEE ANDREWS, VIJAY PARTHASARATHY, GARY CHENG-HOW NG, DOUGLAS ALLEN STANTON, ANDREW LEE ROBINSON, JOCHEN KRUECKER, CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN HALL, JAMES ROBERTSON JAGO, VIJAY SHAMDASANI
  • ULTRASONIC GUIDEANCE OF MULTIPLE INVASIVE DEVICES IN THREE DIMENSIONS
    Publication number: 20150173706
    Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a 3D imaging probe and a needle guide which attaches to the probe for guidance of the insertion of multiple needles into a volumetric region which can be scanned by the 3D imaging probe. The needle guide responds to the insertion of a needle through the guide by identifying a plane for scanning by the probe which is the insertion plane through which the needle will pass during insertion. The orientation of the insertion plane is communicated to the probe to cause the probe to scan the identified plane and produce images of the needle as it travels through the insertion plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Lee Andrews, Vijay Parthasarathy, Gary Cheng-How NG, Douglas Allen Stanton, Andrew Lee Robinson, Jochen Kruecker