Patents by Inventor Lena Mary Houlihan

Lena Mary Houlihan 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF MAXIMAL ALLOWABLE WORKING VOLUME WITHIN A SURGICAL CORRIDOR
    Publication number: 20240099779
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and associated method for determining a volume of surgical freedom using a plurality of three-dimensional extrema points along a surgical corridor in relation to a structure of interest are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lena Mary Houlihan, David Naughton, Mark C. Preul
  • Systems and methods for volumetric measurement of maximal allowable working volume within a surgical corridor
    Patent number: 11832888
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and associated method for determining a volume of surgical freedom using a plurality of three-dimensional extrema points along a surgical corridor in relation to a structure of interest are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Dignity Health, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Lena Mary Houlihan, David Naughton, Mark C. Preul
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF MAXIMAL ALLOWABLE WORKING VOLUME WITHIN A SURGICAL CORRIDOR
    Publication number: 20230240751
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and associated method for determining a volume of surgical freedom using a plurality of three-dimensional extrema points along a surgical corridor in relation to a structure of interest are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Lena Mary Houlihan, David Naughton, Mark C. Preul