Patents by Inventor George Tzortzos

George Tzortzos 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).

  • Medical diagnostic system service method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7127499
    Abstract: A system is provided for remotely servicing medical diagnostic systems. The diagnostic systems may include a range of modalities and system types. A remote service facility may be contacted by the diagnostic systems, or may contact the diagnostic systems via a network link. Service requests, messages, protocols, data and log files, and so forth, may be transmitted between the diagnostic systems and the service facility. The service requests are handled by the service facility interactively with the medical diagnostic systems. The diagnostic systems are thereby apprised of the status of service requests, service reports, and so forth. A uniform interface and platform are provided for facilitating interactive communications of service requests and data between the diagnostic systems and the service facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Lawrence Accardi, Deborah Ann Babula, George Peter Gesior, Henry John Hummel, Jr., Ianne Mae Howards Koritzinsky, Scott Matt McOlash, George Tzortzos, Hubert Anthony Zettel
  • Medical diagnostic system service method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20060195564
    Abstract: A system is provided for remotely servicing medical diagnostic systems. The diagnostic systems may include a range of modalities and system types. A remote service facility may be contacted by the diagnostic systems, or may contact the diagnostic systems via a network link. Service requests, messages, protocols, data and log files, and so forth, may be transmitted between the diagnostic systems and the service facility. The service requests are handled by the service facility interactively with the medical diagnostic systems. The diagnostic systems are thereby apprised of the status of service requests, service reports, and so forth. A uniform interface and platform are provided for facilitating interactive communications of service requests and data between the diagnostic systems and the service facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Accardi, Deborah Babula, George Gesior, Henry Hummel, Ianne Mae Koritzinsky, Scott McOlash, George Tzortzos, Hubert Zettel
  • Medical diagnostic field service method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6377162
    Abstract: A field service unit is disclosed for providing interactive field service of medical diagnostic systems. The field service unit includes a service platform installed on a portable system, such as a portable computer. The field service unit is adapted to formulate service requests, transmit and receive service data, and render field service to a variety of medical diagnostic system modalities. The field service unit includes communications modules for linking the field service unit to a remote service facility and to subscribing medical diagnostic systems. Service requests may originate in the field service unit, or in the remote service facility, or in the medical diagnostic system, with the field service unit being informed of the state of service requests via a network link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Duane Allan Delestienne, Ianne Mae Howards Koritzinsky, David Thomas Mehring, Sanjeev Sharma, George Tzortzos