Patents by Inventor Grant Kadokura

Grant Kadokura 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).

  • Method for estimating a quantity of a blood component in a fluid canister
    Patent number: 9773320
    Abstract: A method and system for assessing an amount of a blood component of a volume of fluid within a canister, the method comprising: receiving an image of the canister generated by the image acquisition device; selecting a first region of the image exhibiting substantially uniform color, wherein the first region of the image corresponds to a layer of fluid situated between a wall of the canister and a first feature of an insert retained in position within the canister; determining a color parameter representative of the first region; determining a concentration of a blood component within the canister, based upon the color parameter; upon determining the volume of fluid of fluid within the canister, generating an analysis informative of an amount of the blood component within the canister; and providing information derived from the analysis to an entity associated with an individual from whom the volume of fluid originated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Gauss Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Siddarth Satish, Kevin J. Miller, Yaser Yacoob, Andrew T. Hosford, Charlie Carroll, Grant Kadokura, Tyler Stout, Juan Carlos Aragon, Michael Hsieh
  • METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A QUANTITY OF A BLOOD COMPONENT IN A FLUID CANISTER
    Publication number: 20150294461
    Abstract: A method and system for assessing an amount of a blood component of a volume of fluid within a canister, the method comprising: receiving an image of the canister generated by the image acquisition device; selecting a first region of the image exhibiting substantially uniform color, wherein the first region of the image corresponds to a layer of fluid situated between a wall of the canister and a first feature of an insert retained in position within the canister; determining a color parameter representative of the first region; determining a concentration of a blood component within the canister, based upon the color parameter; upon determining the volume of fluid of fluid within the canister, generating an analysis informative of an amount of the blood component within the canister; and providing information derived from the analysis to an entity associated with an individual from whom the volume of fluid originated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Siddarth Satish, Kevin J. Miller, Yaser Yacoob, Andrew T. Hosford, Charlie Carroll, Grant Kadokura, Tyler Stout, Juan Carlos Aragon, Michael Hsieh