Patents by Inventor Michael Frank Gunther WOOD

Michael Frank Gunther WOOD 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).

  • System and method for providing surgical guidance based on polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
    Patent number: 11576726
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying a suitable surgical location and/or trajectory for proceeding with a surgical procedure based on local polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography imaging (PS-OCT). PS-OCT images are obtained of a tissue region and are processed to provide a spatial map of anisotropic structure within the tissue region. The anisotropic structure is processed to determine one or more suitable surgical locations and/or trajectories for avoiding or reducing damage to local anisotropic tissue structure identified within the tissue region. The spatial map of the anisotropic structure is registered with pre-operative volumetric image data identifying anisotropic tissue structure within a second tissue region that is larger than the tissue region imaged by PS-OCT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Cameron Anthony Piron, Michael Frank Gunther Wood, Murugathas Yuwaraj, Siu Wai Jacky Mak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL GUIDANCE BASED ON POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20190216545
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying a suitable surgical location and/or trajectory for proceeding with a surgical procedure based on local polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography imaging (PS-OCT). PS-OCT images are obtained of a tissue region and are processed to provide a spatial map of anisotropic structure within the tissue region. The anisotropic structure is processed to determine one or more suitable surgical locations and/or trajectories for avoiding or reducing damage to local anisotropic tissue structure identified within the tissue region. The spatial map of the anisotropic structure is registered with pre-operative volumetric image data identifying anisotropic tissue structure within a second tissue region that is larger than the tissue region imaged by PS-OCT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Cameron Anthony PIRON, Michael Frank Gunther WOOD, Murugathas YUWARAJ, Siu Wai Jacky MAK
  • System and method for providing surgical guidance based on polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
    Patent number: 10285761
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying a suitable surgical location and/or trajectory for proceeding with a surgical procedure based on local polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography imaging (PS-OCT). PS-OCT images are obtained of a tissue region and are processed to provide a spatial map of anisotropic structure within the tissue region. The anisotropic structure is processed to determine one or more suitable surgical locations and/or trajectories for avoiding or reducing damage to local anisotropic tissue structure identified within the tissue region. The spatial map of the anisotropic structure is registered with pre-operative volumetric image data identifying anisotropic tissue structure within a second tissue region that is larger than the tissue region imaged by PS-OCT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (BARBADOS) INC.
    Inventors: Cameron Anthony Piron, Michael Frank Gunther Wood, Murugathas Yuwaraj, Siu Wai Jacky Mak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL GUIDANCE BASED ON POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20180221091
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying a suitable surgical location and/or trajectory for proceeding with a surgical procedure based on local polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography imaging (PS-OCT). PS-OCT images are obtained of a tissue region and are processed to provide a spatial map of anisotropic structure within the tissue region. The anisotropic structure is processed to determine one or more suitable surgical locations and/or trajectories for avoiding or reducing damage to local anisotropic tissue structure identified within the tissue region. The spatial map of the anisotropic structure is registered with pre-operative volumetric image data identifying anisotropic tissue structure within a second tissue region that is larger than the tissue region imaged by PS-OCT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Cameron Anthony PIRON, Michael Frank Gunther WOOD, Murugathas YUWARAJ, Siu Wai Jacky MAK