Patents by Inventor Michael Svorkmo

Michael Svorkmo 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 for determining flow properties of a blood vessel
    Patent number: 9256933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing quantitative measures of the flow property of a blood vessel. The method is based on analyzing cross-sectional images of a vessel by estimating the area of the lumen of the vessel. The method comprises steps of determining a point contained within the walls of the vessel, determining a closed path which approximates the inner circumference of the wall of the vessel, and determining the area of the closed path when the vessel is most expanding in order to get a measurement of the maximum lumen. This method may enable the clinical personnel to quickly evaluate the flow property e.g. of an inserted bypass vessel and, thereby, conclude if the surgical intervention is successful or if adjustments are required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: Region Nordjylland, Aalborg Sygehus, Aalborg Universitet
    Inventors: Samuel Emil Schmidt, Lasse Riis Østergaard, Niels-Henrik Staalsen, Kasper Lundhus, Michael Svorkmo
  • SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FLOW PROPERTIES OF A BLOOD VESSEL
    Publication number: 20140064582
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing quantitative measures of the flow property of a blood vessel. The method is based on analyzing cross-sectional images of a vessel by estimating the area of the lumen of the vessel. The method comprises steps of determining a point contained within the walls of the vessel, determining a closed path which approximates the inner circumference of the wall of the vessel, and determining the area of the closed path when the vessel is most expanding in order to get a measurement of the maximum lumen. This method may enable the clinical personnel to quickly evaluate the flow property e.g. of an inserted bypass vessel and, thereby, conclude if the surgical intervention is successful or if adjustments are required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: AALBORG UNIVERSITET, REGION NORDJYLLAND, AALBORG SYGEHUS
    Inventors: Samuel Emil Schmidt, Lasse Riis Østergaard, Niels-Henrik Staalsen, Kasper Lundhus, Michael Svorkmo