Patents by Inventor Holt Ginger

Holt Ginger 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: 20140140594
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention relates to a system evaluating a surgical margin of tumor tissues of a living subject. In one embodiment, the system includes a light source configured to emit a source light; at least one optical probe; a scanner; a spectrometer; and a controller coupled with the scanner and the spectrometer for operably controlling the scanner and the spectrometer. In operation, a working end of the optical probe is positioned proximate to a surface of a specimen of the tumor tissues. A source channel of the optical probe deliver the source light emitted by the light source from the working end to the surface of the specimen, and a plurality of collection channels collect from the working end diffused/reflected light generated from interaction of the source light with the specimen. The spectrometer receives the collected diffused/reflected light to evaluate a margin status of the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, The Quyen Nguyen, Xiaohong Bi, Zain Gowani, Holt Ginger, Isaac Pence