Patents by Inventor Melissa Vass

Melissa Vass 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).

  • CARDIAC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIRECT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
    Publication number: 20050004443
    Abstract: A method for planning minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) for a patient includes obtaining acquisition data from a medical imaging system, and generating a 3D model of the coronary arteries and one or more cardiac chambers of interest. One or more anatomical landmarks are identified on the 3D model, and saved views of the 3D model are registered on an interventional system. One or more of the registered saved views are visualized with the interventional system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPNAY
    Inventors: Darin Okerlund, Jasbir Sra, Laurent Launay, Melissa Vass