Patents by Inventor Kaarvannan Thiruvalluvan

Kaarvannan Thiruvalluvan 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).

  • System and method for CT-guided needle biopsy
    Patent number: 10010308
    Abstract: An image-guided system and method for performing needle biopsy on a moving lung nodule of a body is provided. CT images of the lung nodule are obtained to generate a motion model, based on which an optimal needle advancing path is determined. The motion of the lung nodule and the motion of a fiducial marker attached to the body are correlated. The motion of the fiducial marker is tracked and monitored by a camera to determine a position of the lung nodule based on the correlation. A time for advancing the needle is determined based on a motion attribute of the reference. The needle is advanced by a robotic needle manipulator at the predetermined time along the path to accomplish the needle placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Yu Zhou, Kaarvannan Thiruvalluvan, Lukasz Krzeminski, William H. Moore, Zhigang Xu, Zhengrong Liang
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CT-GUIDED NEEDLE BIOPSY
    Publication number: 20150073259
    Abstract: An image-guided system and method for performing needle biopsy on a moving lung nodule of a body is provided. CT images of the lung nodule are obtained to generate a motion model, based on which an optimal needle advancing path is determined. The motion of the lung nodule and the motion of a fiducial marker attached to the body are correlated. The motion of the fiducial marker is tracked and monitored by a camera to determine a position of the lung nodule based on the correlation. A time for advancing the needle is determined based on a motion attribute of the reference. The needle is advanced by a robotic needle manipulator at the predetermined time along the path to accomplish the needle placement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Yu Zhou, Kaarvannan Thiruvalluvan, Lukasz Krzeminski, William H. Moore, Zhigang Xu, Zhengrong Liang