Patents by Inventor Jean Cousty

Jean Cousty 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 and apparatus for registering 3D models of anatomical regions of a heart and a tracking system with projection images of an interventional fluoroscopic system
    Patent number: 8515527
    Abstract: An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system is configured to produce a fluoroscopy image of an anatomical region. A second image acquisition system is configured to produce a 3D model of the anatomical region. An interventional tracking system, which includes a position indicator, is configured to maneuver within the anatomical region. A first anatomical reference system is common to both the first and the second image acquisition systems, and a second anatomical reference system is common to both the first image acquisition system and the interventional tracking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Régis Vaillant, François Kotian, Jasbir Singh Sra, Jean Cousty, Laurent Launay
  • Method and system for registering 3D models of anatomical regions with projection images of the same
    Patent number: 7327872
    Abstract: An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system of a first modality employing a catheter at an anatomical region of a patient is configured to produce a first image of the anatomical region using fluoroscopy, the first image comprising a set of fluoroscopy projection images. A second image acquisition system of a second different modality is configured to generate a 3D model of the anatomical region. An anatomical reference system is common to both the first and second image acquisition systems. A processing circuit is configured to process executable instructions for registering the 3D model with the fluoroscopy image in response to the common reference system and discernible parameters associated with the catheter in both the first and second image acquisition systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignees: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Régis Vaillant, Jasbir Singh Sra, Jean Cousty, François Kotian
  • Method and system for registering 3D models of anatomical regions with projection images of the same
    Publication number: 20060078195
    Abstract: An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system of a first modality employing a catheter at an anatomical region of a patient is configured to produce a first image of the anatomical region using fluoroscopy, the first image comprising a set of fluoroscopy projection images. A second image acquisition system of a second different modality is configured to generate a 3D model of the anatomical region. An anatomical reference system is common to both the first and second image acquisition systems. A processing circuit is configured to process executable instructions for registering the 3D model with the fluoroscopy image in response to the common reference system and discernible parameters associated with the catheter in both the first and second image acquisition systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Regis Vaillant, Jasbir Sra, Jean Cousty, Francois Kotian
  • Method and apparatus for registering 3D models of anatomical regions of a heart and a tracking system with projection images of an interventional fluoroscopic system
    Publication number: 20060079759
    Abstract: An imaging system for use in a medical intervention procedure is disclosed. A first image acquisition system is configured to produce a fluoroscopy image of an anatomical region. A second image acquisition system is configured to produce a 3D model of the anatomical region. An interventional tracking system, which includes a position indicator, is configured to maneuver within the anatomical region. A first anatomical reference system is common to both the first and the second image acquisition systems, and a second anatomical reference system is common to both the first image acquisition system and the interventional tracking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Regis Vaillant, Francois Kotian, Jasbir Sra, Jean Cousty, Laurent Launay