Patents by Inventor Kevin Thomas Wu

Kevin Thomas Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 9579161
    Abstract: A system for tracking a patient is provided. The system can include a first reference frame coupled to a first portion of an anatomical structure. The system can include a second reference frame, which can be coupled to a second portion of the anatomical structure. The system can also include a first tracking device coupled to the first reference frame and a second tracking device coupled to the second reference frame. The system can also include a tracking system that can track a position of the first tracking device and the second tracking device to ensure that the position of the first reference frame relative to the anatomical structure is substantially the same throughout a surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Hartmann, Laurent Verard, James Kelley, Kenneth Gardeski, Kevin Thomas Wu, Michael Neidert
  • Patent number: 8784800
    Abstract: A method of delivering therapy to a target site. The method includes (a) obtaining a base image of the target site, (b) injecting a dose of a mix of a therapeutic agent and a contrast agent into a first injection location at the target site via a needle passing through a catheter, (c) collecting sequential fluoroscopic images of a contrast agent dispersion cloud at the first injection location, (d) determining a contrast agent dispersion area from the sequential fluoroscopic images, (e) determining a therapeutic agent dispersion area from the contrast agent dispersion area, (f) marking the therapeutic agent dispersion area on the base image of the target site, and (g) repeating (b) through (f) until the target site is substantially covered with overlapping therapeutic agent dispersion areas corresponding to a plurality of injections at a plurality of injection locations at the target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary M. Morris, Kenneth Gardeski, Laurent Verard, Kevin Thomas Wu, Michael R. Neidert
  • Publication number: 20100226903
    Abstract: A method of delivering therapy to a target site. The method includes (a) obtaining a base image of the target site, (b) injecting a dose of a mix of a therapeutic agent and a contrast agent into a first injection location at the target site via a needle passing through a catheter, (c) collecting sequential fluoroscopic images of a contrast agent dispersion cloud at the first injection location, (d) determining a contrast agent dispersion area from the sequential fluoroscopic images, (e) determining a therapeutic agent dispersion area from the contrast agent dispersion area, (f) marking the therapeutic agent dispersion area on the base image of the target site, and (g) repeating (b) through (f) until the target site is substantially covered with overlapping therapeutic agent dispersion areas corresponding to a plurality of injections at a plurality of injection locations at the target site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary M. Morris, Kenneth Gardeski, Laurent Verard, Kevin Thomas Wu, Michael R. Neidert
  • Publication number: 20090281417
    Abstract: A system for tracking a patient is provided. The system can include a first reference frame coupled to a first portion of an anatomical structure. The system can include a second reference frame, which can be coupled to a second portion of the anatomical structure. The system can also include a first tracking device coupled to the first reference frame and a second tracking device coupled to the second reference frame. The system can also include a tracking system that can track a position of the first tracking device and the second tracking device to ensure that the position of the first reference frame relative to the anatomical structure is substantially the same throughout a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
    Inventors: Steven L. Hartmann, Laurent Verard, James Kelley, Kenneth Gardeski, Kevin Thomas Wu, Michael Neidert