Patents by Inventor Hamid Wasti

Hamid Wasti 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).

  • Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
    Patent number: 6714841
    Abstract: A medical system that is coupled to an endoscope which provides a video image to a monitor. The system includes an electrical circuit to overlay a graphic image onto the video image provided by the endoscope. The endoscope is moved by a robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Computer Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wright, Hamid Wasti, Darrin R. Uecker
  • Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
    Patent number: 5911036
    Abstract: An interface that allows a surgeon to remotely control surgical devices and conditions of an operation room. The surgeon views a video image that is displayed by a monitor. The monitor may be coupled to a video device such as a laparoscopic camera that is attached to the end of an endoscope. Static graphic images and a dynamic graphic cursor are overlayed onto the video image. The graphic cursor has a pixel location on the monitor which corresponds to a spatial location of a pointer signal. The pointer signal is transmitted by a transmitter worn on the head of the surgeon. The pointer signal may be a laser which is directed to a screen that is located adjacent to a detection camera. The surgeon may move the graphic cursor relative to the video image by tilting his head and varying the spatial location of the pointer signal. The interface may have a controller which generates output signals in response to the movement of the pointer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Computer Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wright, Hamid Wasti, Darrin R. Uecker
  • Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
    Patent number: 5825982
    Abstract: An interface that allows a surgeon to remotely control surgical devices and conditions of an operation room. The surgeon views a video image that is displayed by a monitor. The monitor may be coupled to a video device such as a laparoscopic camera that is attached to the end of an endoscope. Static graphic images and a dynamic graphic cursor are overlayed onto the video image. The graphic cursor has a pixel location on the monitor which corresponds to a spatial location of a pointer signal. The pointer signal is transmitted by a transmitter worn on the head of the surgeon. The pointer signal may be a laser which is directed to a screen that is located adjacent to a detection camera. The surgeon may move the graphic cursor relative to the video image by tilting his head and varying the spatial location of the pointer signal. The interface may have a controller which generates output signals in response to the movement of the pointer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventors: James Wright, Hamid Wasti, Darrin R. Uecker