Patents by Inventor Helen Catherine Stuart Davies

Helen Catherine Stuart Davies 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).

  • Apparatus and method of characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube
    Patent number: 11877829
    Abstract: A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MEDSOLVE LIMITED
    Inventors: Helen Catherine Stuart Davies, Justin Davies
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHARACTERISING A NARROWING IN A FLUID FILLED TUBE
    Publication number: 20220151499
    Abstract: A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Helen Catherine Stuart DAVIES, Justin DAVIES
  • Apparatus and method of characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube
    Patent number: 11179042
    Abstract: A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MEDSOLVE LIMITED
    Inventors: Helen Catherine Stuart Davies, Justin Davies
  • Devices, systems, and methods for assessing a vessel
    Patent number: 10912463
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, MEDSOLVE LIMITED, IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
    Inventors: Justin Davies, Joseph Burnett, Neil Hattangadi, David Anderson, Helen Catherine Stuart Davies
  • Devices, Systems, and Methods for Assessing a Vessel
    Publication number: 20160206214
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicants: Volcano Corporation, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Medsolve Limited
    Inventors: Justin Davies, Joseph Burnett, Neil Hattangadi, David Anderson, Helen Catherine Stuart Davies
  • Devices, systems, and methods for assessing a vessel
    Patent number: 9339348
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Imperial Colege of Science, Technology and Medicine, Volcano Corporation, Medsolve Limited
    Inventors: Justin Davies, Joseph Burnett, Neil Hattangadi, David Anderson, Helen Catherine Stuart Davies
  • Apparatus and Method of Characterising a Narrowing in a Fluid Filled Tube
    Publication number: 20130345574
    Abstract: A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: MEDSOLVE LIMITED
    Inventors: Helen Catherine Stuart Davies, Justin Davies