Patents by Inventor Larry Hickey

Larry Hickey 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).

  • Tissue interventions using nuclear-emission image guidance
    Patent number: 8082023
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for marking a lesion in a body part is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining a first nuclear-emission image of the body part; determining a position of the lesion from the first image; percutaneously introducing a cannula to the determined position; inserting a wire into the cannula, the wire including radioactive material; retracting the cannula while holding the wire in place; and obtaining a second nuclear-emission image of the body part. The second image includes data relating to a position of the lesion and data relating to a position of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Naviscan Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Yarnall, David Beylin, Larry Hickey
  • Tissue interventions using nuclear-emission image guidance
    Publication number: 20070167749
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for marking a lesion in a body part is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining a first nuclear-emission image of the body part; determining a position of the lesion from the first image; percutaneously introducing a cannula to the determined position; inserting a wire into the cannula, the wire including radioactive material; retracting the cannula while holding the wire in place; and obtaining a second nuclear-emission image of the body part. The second image includes data relating to a position of the lesion and data relating to a position of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Yarnall, David Beylin, Larry Hickey