Patents by Inventor Keith Sootsman
Keith Sootsman 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).
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Publication number: 20180117266Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing neurological intervention may include a cylindrical body including a tapered threaded portion that screws into a pre-drilled hole in a subject. Additionally, the apparatus may include a connector having a probe lock-screw that is disposed on the cylindrical body, at an end opposite to the tapered threaded portion. The connector may further include an opening to receive a probe. The probe may be inserted into a subject via the apparatus, and a depth of insertion of the probe within the subject may be adjusted by the probe lock-screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Mark GRANT, Keith SOOTSMAN, Brooke REN, John SCHELLHORN
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Patent number: 9510909Abstract: Image-guided therapy of a tissue can utilize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or another medical imaging device to guide an instrument within the tissue. A workstation can actuate movement of the instrument, and can actuate energy emission and/or cooling of the instrument to effect treatment to the tissue. The workstation and/or an operator of the workstation can be located outside a vicinity of an MRI device or other medical imaging device, and drive means for positioning the instrument can be located within the vicinity of the MRI device or the other medical imaging device. The instrument can be an MRI compatible laser probe that provides thermal therapy to, e.g., a tissue in a brain of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Andrew Grant, Eric Andrews, W. Keith Sootsman, Richard Tyc, Salman Qureshi, Luis Filipe Silva Fernandes, Daniel Prazeres Carreira, John Schellhorn
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Publication number: 20150202008Abstract: Image-guided therapy of a tissue can utilize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or another medical imaging device to guide an instrument within the tissue. A workstation can actuate movement of the instrument, and can actuate energy emission and/or cooling of the instrument to effect treatment to the tissue. The workstation and/or an operator of the workstation can be located outside a vicinity of an MRI device or other medical imaging device, and drive means for positioning the instrument can be located within the vicinity of the MRI device or the other medical imaging device. The instrument can be an MRI compatible laser probe that provides thermal therapy to, e.g., a tissue in a brain of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Grant, Eric Andrews, Keith Sootsman, Richard Tyc, Salman Qureshi, Luis Filipe Silva Fernandes, Daniel Prazeres Carreira, John Schellhorn
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Patent number: 8467852Abstract: A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. Also, one or more coils can be used for tracking or localization.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman
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Patent number: 8301226Abstract: A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. Also, one or more coils can be used for tracking or localization.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman
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Patent number: 8165658Abstract: A system for positioning a guide relative to an anatomy is provided. The system can include a base adapted to be coupled to the anatomy, and a guide that can move relative to the base. The system can include at least one tracking device that can be coupled to the base and the guide, and a tracking system that tracks a position of the tracking device. The system can include a navigation system that determines a position of the base and the guide relative to the anatomy, and whether the position of the base and the guide are in a desired position. The system can include a display, which can display at least one icon superimposed on the image of the anatomy that graphically indicates a manipulation of the guide required to move the guide into the desired position.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Waynik, Andrew N. Csavoy, Keith Sootsman, Matthew S. Solar, Thomas I. Miller
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Publication number: 20120046542Abstract: A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. Also, one or more coils can be used for tracking or localization.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman
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Patent number: 8010177Abstract: A system to allow registration of a patient to image space is disclosed. The registration can be performed without touching a plurality of fiducial points on the patient or in the image data. The registration process can eliminate manual steps of image to patient registration and image to image registration.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman
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Publication number: 20100081914Abstract: A system for positioning a guide relative to an anatomy is provided. The system can include a base adapted to be coupled to the anatomy, and a guide that can move relative to the base. The system can include at least one tracking device that can be coupled to the base and the guide, and a tracking system that tracks a position of the tracking device. The system can include a navigation system that determines a position of the base and the guide relative to the anatomy, and whether the position of the base and the guide are in a desired position. The system can include a display, which can display at least one icon superimposed on the image of the anatomy that graphically indicates a manipulation of the guide required to move the guide into the desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey M. Waynik, Andrew N. Csavoy, Keith Sootsman, Matthew S. Solar, Thomas I. Miller
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Publication number: 20080269588Abstract: A system to allow registration of a patient to image space is disclosed. The registration can be performed without touching a plurality of fiducial points on the patient or in the image data. The registration process can eliminate manual steps of image to patient registration and image to image registration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman
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Publication number: 20080269602Abstract: A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. Also, one or more coils can be used for tracking or localization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Andrew N. Csavoy, Matthew S. Solar, Jeffrey M. Waynik, Mark S. Freas, Thomas I. Miller, Keith Sootsman