Patents by Inventor George Themelis

George Themelis 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).

  • Publication number: 20170235118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination filter system (2) for medical imaging, in particular multispectral fluorescence imaging, as performed e.g. in a microscope (1) or endoscope, such as a surgical microscope, in particular a surgical multispectral fluorescence microscope, comprising a first optical filter (35). The present invention also relates to an observation system (3) for medical imaging, in particular multispectral fluorescence imaging, as performed e.g. in a microscope (1) or endoscope, in particular a multispectral fluorescence microscope, comprising a beam splitter (21) adapted to split a light image (13) into a first light portion (16, 17) along a first light path (18) and a second light portion (20) along a second light path (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Manfred KUSTER, George THEMELIS
  • Publication number: 20170234796
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination filter (36, 44) for an illumination filter system (2) for medical imaging, in particular multispectral fluorescence imaging, as performed e.g. in a microscope (1) or endoscope, in particular a multispectral fluorescence microscope. The present invention provides an illumination filter for medical imaging, in particular a multispectral fluorescence imaging, that is capable of capturing simultaneously more than one fluorescence signal, and allow a homogeneous illumination for obtaining different images from the object illuminated by comprising a spatial filter pattern (43) masking a defined filtering fraction of a first illumination path (47) on the filter and masking a defined filtering fraction of a second illumination path (48, 49, 50) on the filter, wherein the filtering fraction of the first and the second illumination paths (47, 48, 49, 50) are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Manfred KUSTER, George THEMELIS
  • Patent number: 8416414
    Abstract: A system (10) for multispectral imaging includes a first optical filter (24, 20) having at least two passbands disposed in different spatial positions on the first optical filter, a second optical filter (20, 24) having another at least two passbands, and processor (32) adapted to identify an intensity of light in the at least two passband of the second optical filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: George Themelis
  • Publication number: 20130041267
    Abstract: An imaging device for medical imaging includes a light source device arranged to illuminate a sample under investigation with illumination light, a detector device arranged to collect a plurality of images including at least two sample light images backscattered by the sample in different spectral ranges, and at least one marker light image originating from at least one marker substance in the sample, and a processor device adapted to process the at least two sample light images and create at least one correction component, the processor device further adapted to correct the marker light image using the at least one correction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
    Inventors: Vasilis Ntziachristos, George Themelis
  • Publication number: 20120085932
    Abstract: A system (10) for multispectral imaging includes a first optical filter (24, 20) having at least two passbands disposed in different spatial positions on the first optical filter, a second optical filter (20, 24) having another at least two passbands, and processor (32) adapted to identify an intensity of light in the at least two passband of the second optical filter
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: George Themelis
  • Patent number: 8081311
    Abstract: A system (10) for multispectral imaging includes a first optical filter (24) having at least two passbands disposed in different spatial positions on the first optical filter, a second optical filter (20) having another at least two passbands, and processor (32) adapted to identify an intensity of light in the at least two passband of the second optical filter (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: George Themelis
  • Publication number: 20080266564
    Abstract: A system (10) for multispectral imaging includes a first optical filter (24) having at least two passbands disposed in different spatial positions on the first optical filter, a second optical filter (20) having another at least two passbands, and processor (32) adapted to identify an intensity of light in the at least two passband of the second optical filter (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION THE
    Inventor: George Themelis