Patents by Inventor Michael J Wight

Michael J Wight 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).

  • Patent number: 11482808
    Abstract: A medical imaging device connector assembly for connecting a medical imaging device to a terminal of a medical imaging system is provided. The medical imaging device connector assembly includes a top housing having a first base cutout; a bottom housing configured to couple to the top housing, the bottom housing including a second base cutout; a base housing positioned within the first and second base cutouts; a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed between the top housing and the bottom housing; an electrical connector positioned within the base housing; and an elastic seal member surrounding a circumference of the base housing. When the top housing is coupled to the bottom housing, the elastic seal member is compressed by the plurality of PCBs in a first direction and by the top and bottom housings in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to prevent fluid ingress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Eugenijus Jagminas, Sujith Kanakasabhapathi, Oliver Naumovski, Satish Sanjay Singh, Michael J Wight
  • Publication number: 20220240893
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe includes a housing configured to be grasped by a user, a transducer array coupled to the housing and configured to obtain ultrasound data, and an acoustic window disposed over the transducer array. The acoustic window comprises an end surface configured to contact a subject. The end surface comprises a compound shape including one or more curved sections and one or more straight sections. Associated methods, devices, and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. Wight, John Bench Caswell, Dino Francesco Cuscuna, Kathryn Therese Jinks, Michael Eugene Peszynski
  • Publication number: 20210030394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the assessment and imaging of bodily organs, including transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). For example, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a TEE probe having removable or modular components, such that the TEE probe can be disassembled and reassembled by a physician. In some embodiments, the TEE probe may be compatible with components, such as gastroscopes, having various differences in size, shape, and configuration. In some embodiments, a TEE probe may comprise a gastroscope and a handle, wherein the handle and the gastroscope are removably coupled to one another by an interface, such that when the gastroscope and handle are removably coupled, a user can control various functions of the gastroscope, such as the ultrasonic imaging of an ultrasonic transducer of the gastroscope, and the movement of a distal portion of the gastroscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: JOHN BENCH CASWELL, DINO FRANCESCO CUSCUNA, SUJITH KANAKASABHAPATHI, NIKOLAS KEITH LEDOUX, MICHAEL PESZYNSKI, MCKEE DUNN POLAND, MICHAEL J. WIGHT
  • Publication number: 20200359997
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the assessment and imaging of bodily organs, including transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). For example, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide for remote and/or wireless control of a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe. For example, in some embodiments a TEE probe comprises a gastroscope for insertion into a patient's esophagus, a handle coupled to the gastroscope, and a wireless module coupled to the handle and configured to receive a command signal from a user to remotely control aspects of a TEE scan. Some aspects to be controlled by a user remotely may include movement of a distal portion of the gastroscope within the patient's esophagus. Other aspects may include initiation of an ultrasonic imaging procedure by an ultrasonic transducer. In some embodiments, the wireless module may also be configured to wirelessly transmit electrical signals to a console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN BENCH CASWELL, DINO FRANCESCO CUSCUNA, SUJITH KANAKASABHAPATHI, NIKOLAS KEITH LEDOUX, MICHAEL PESZYNSKI, MCKEE DUNN POLAND, MICHAEL J WIGHT
  • Publication number: 20200176922
    Abstract: A medical imaging device connector assembly for connecting a medical imaging device to a terminal of a medical imaging system is provided. The medical imaging device connector assembly includes a top housing having a first base cutout; a bottom housing configured to couple to the top housing, the bottom housing including a second base cutout; a base housing positioned within the first and second base cutouts; a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed between the top housing and the bottom housing; an electrical connector positioned within the base housing; and an elastic seal member surrounding a circumference of the base housing. When the top housing is coupled to the bottom housing, the elastic seal member is compressed by the plurality of PCBs in a first direction and by the top and bottom housings in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to prevent fluid ingress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Eugenijus Jagminas, Sujith Kanakasabhapathi, Oliver Naumovski, Satish Sanjay Singh, Michael J Wight
  • Patent number: D896973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael J. Wight, John Bench Caswell, Dino Francesco Cuscuna, Kathryn Therese Jinks, Michael Peszynski