Patents by Inventor Lissett Bickford

Lissett Bickford 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 OPTICALLY GUIDED PLACEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20170143236
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and corresponding methods to place and further monitor an implanted medical device. The implanted device includes a fluorescent material that is disposed on a portion of a tip of the device. The system also includes a skin patch having one or more infrared light detectors configured to detect light radiation from the fluorescent material on the implanted device located beneath a skin surface of living tissue. The system further includes an image processing module that is configured to construct an image of the implanted device and its surroundings. The processor further registers and analyzes the position of the implanted device and provides an appropriate feedback signal to a monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Raj Shekhar, Mahdi Azizian, Peng Cheng, Lawrence Mahan, Abby Whittington, Lissett Bickford
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICALLY GUIDED PLACEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20150087969
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and corresponding methods to place and further monitor an implanted medical device. The implanted device includes a fluorescent material that is disposed on a portion of a tip of the device. The system also includes a skin patch having one or more infrared light detectors configured to detect light radiation from the fluorescent material on the implanted device located beneath a skin surface of living tissue. The system further includes an image processing module that is configured to construct an image of the implanted device and its surroundings. The processor further registers and analyzes the position of the implanted device and provides an appropriate feedback signal to a monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Raj SHEKHAR, Mahdi Azizian, Peng Cheng, Lawrence Mahan, Abby Whittington, Lissett Bickford