Patents by Inventor John H. Bridge

John H. Bridge 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).

  • Dye application for confocal imaging of cellular microstructure
    Patent number: 8620409
    Abstract: A system and method for confocal imaging of tissue in vivo and in situ, e.g., for minimally invasive diagnosis of patients. A catheter is provided that has a dye carrier coupled to the distal end of a fiber optics bundle, which allows for the introduction of at least one fluorescent dye therein the dye carrier into a portion of the tissue of interest of a subject or patient when the dye carrier is selectively brought into contact with the portion of the tissue of interest. The resulting confocal images permit the acquisition of diagnostic information on the progression of diseases at cellular/tissue level in patients. Furthermore, a system for ECG-triggered image acquisition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Frank B. Sachse, John H. Bridge, Robert Hitchcock
  • DYE APPLICATION FOR CONFOCAL IMAGING OF CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110301438
    Abstract: A system and method for confocal imaging of tissue in vivo and in situ, e.g., for minimally invasive diagnosis of patients. A catheter is provided that has a dye carrier coupled to the distal end of a fiber optics bundle, which allows for the introduction of at least one fluorescent dye therein the dye carrier into a portion of the tissue of interest of a subject or patient when the dye carrier is selectively brought into contact with the portion of the tissue of interest. The resulting confocal images permit the acquisition of diagnostic information on the progression of diseases at cellular/tissue level in patients. Furthermore, a system for ECG-triggered image acquisition is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Frank B. Sachse, John H. Bridge, Robert Hitchcock