Patents by Inventor Mohan Bodduluri

Mohan Bodduluri 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: 7621933
    Abstract: A multi-part tool assembly for harvesting and implanting follicular units, comprising an outer cannula having an open, tissue-piercing distal end, and an inner cannula coaxially positioned in a lumen of the first cannula, the second cannula having an open, tissue-coring distal end sized to engage and retain single hair follicular units. An obturator may be positioned in the lumen of the second cannula, wherein at least one of the first cannula, second cannula, and obturator are movable relative to the other ones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Paul K. Hsei
  • Patent number: 7620144
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in an image-guided radiation treatment system for determining an in-treatment 3-D position of a patient and for registering the 3-D in-treatment position of the patient with a pre-treatment 3-D scan of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventor: Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20090092228
    Abstract: A system and method for stereoscopically imaging a patient at multiple locations with a radiation treatment system using a common imaging center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: ACCURAY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Aaron W. Carrano, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Michael J. Saracen, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20090080733
    Abstract: A system and method for classifying follicular units based on the number of hairs in a follicular unit of interest comprises acquiring an image of a body surface having a follicular unit of interest, processing the image to calculate a contour of the follicular unit and an outline profile which disregards concavities in the contour, and determining the number of defects in the outline profile to determine the number of hairs in the follicular unit. The system and method may also adjust for hairs which converge beneath the skin and for images which appear as a single wide hair but which are actually multiple hairs. In another aspect, a system and method for determining the end points of a follicular unit comprises generating a skeleton of a segmented image and identifying the end points from the skeletonized image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shehrzad A Qureshi, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20090052738
    Abstract: A system and method for counting follicular units using an automated system comprises acquiring an image of a body surface having skin and follicular units, filtering the image to remove skin components in the image, processing the resulted image to segment it, and filtering noise to eliminate all elements other than hair follicles of interest so that hair follicles in an area of interest can be counted. The system may comprise an image acquisition device and an image processor for performing the method. In another aspect, the system and method also classifies the follicular units based on the number of hairs in the follicular unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Patent number: 7477782
    Abstract: A system and method for classifying follicular units based on the number of hairs in a follicular unit of interest comprises (i) acquiring a digital image of a body surface having a follicular unit of interest; (ii) selecting a region of interest with the digital image which contains the follicular unit; (iii) segmenting the selected image to produce a binary image wherein the binary image defines a contour of the follicular unit; (iv) calculating an outline profile of the binary image which disregards concavities in the contour; and (v) determining the number of defects in the outline profile to determine the number of hairs in the follicular unit. The system and method may also adjust for hairs which converge beneath the skin and for images which appear as a single wide hair but which are actually multiple hairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Patent number: 7477722
    Abstract: A system and method for stereoscopically imaging a patient at multiple locations in a radiation treatment system with variable imaging geometry to enable the delivery of radiation treatments from multiple ranges of treatment angles without obstructing the imaging system or the radiation treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Aaron W. Carrano, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Michael J. Saracen, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20080167674
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods for delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into cutaneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular tissue, wherein an automated (e.g., robotic) arm is maneuvered to position a delivery device proximate a targeted location (e.g., an existing hair follicle, a location for implanting a skin filler, or a location for intradermal tattoo ink injection) on a patient's skin surface; and a substantially automated process is used to cause the delivery device to puncture the skin surface and penetrate to a desired depth into the tissue at the targeted location, and deliver the substance therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Miguel G. Canales, James W. McCollum, Philip L. Gildenberg, Douglas E. Kelly, Jeffrey Bird, Frederic H. Moll
  • Publication number: 20080049993
    Abstract: A system and method for counting follicular units using an automated system comprises (i) acquiring a digital image of a body surface having skin and a plurality of follicular units; (ii) selecting a region of interest with the digital image; (iii) segmenting the selected image to produce a binary image; (iv) performing a morphological open operation on the binary image; and (v) performing noise filtering by removing objects having certain characteristics which do not correspond to hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20080049992
    Abstract: A system and method for classifying follicular units based on the number of hairs in a follicular unit of interest comprises (i) acquiring a digital image of a body surface having a follicular unit of interest; (ii) selecting a region of interest with the digital image which contains the follicular unit; (iii) segmenting the selected image to produce a binary image wherein the binary image defines a contour of the follicular unit; (iv) calculating an outline profile of the binary image which disregards concavities in the contour; and (v) determining the number of defects in the outline profile to determine the number of hairs in the follicular unit. The system and method may also adjust for hairs which converge beneath the skin and for images which appear as a single wide hair but which are actually multiple hairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20080037705
    Abstract: A system and method for stereoscopically imaging a patient at multiple locations in a radiation treatment system with variable imaging geometry to enable the delivery of radiation treatments from multiple ranges of treatment angles without obstructing the imaging system or the radiation treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Aaron Carrano, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Michael Saracen, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20080002809
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in an image-guided radiation treatment system for determining an in-treatment 3-D position of a patient and for registering the 3-D in-treatment position of the patient with a pre-treatment 3-D scan of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Mohan Bodduluri
  • Patent number: 7302033
    Abstract: A system and method for stereoscopically imaging a patient at multiple locations in a radiation treatment system with a variable imaging geometry to enable the delivery of radiation treatments from multiple ranges of treatment angles without obstructing the imaging system or the radiation treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Aaron W. Carrano, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Michael J. Saracen, Mohan Bodduluri
  • Patent number: 7298819
    Abstract: A flexible treatment planning system configured to enable the user to utilize both forward planning and inverse planning techniques is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: John R. Dooley, Jin-Wu J. Wang, Radhika Mohan Bodduluri, Jay B. West
  • Publication number: 20070150247
    Abstract: A system for planning transplantation of follicular units in a body surface of a patient includes a user interface comprising a software-controlled processor, a monitor, and an input device, wherein the system is configured for acquiring images of the body surface, processing the images to produce a three-dimensional model of the body surface, displaying a graphic rendering of the body surface model on the monitor, and displaying on the body surface model a proposed recipient area for implanting follicular units based at least in part on an actual or desired physical characteristic of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Mohan Bodduluri
  • Publication number: 20070106307
    Abstract: A method for implanting follicular units in a body surface includes (i) acquiring and processing images of a body surface to identify an implantation site on the body surface, (ii) using an automated system including a moveable arm to position an implantation tool mounted on the moveable arm to a location adjacent the implantation site, (ii) implanting a follicular unit in the body surface by movement of the implantation tool relative to the body surface, wherein the images are acquired from one or more cameras mounted on the moveable arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Philip Gildenberg, Donald Caddes
  • Publication number: 20070106306
    Abstract: An automated system for harvesting or implanting follicular units, including a moveable arm; a harvesting and/or implantation tool mounted on the moveable arm; one or more cameras mounted on the moveable arm; a processor configured to receive and process images acquired by the one or more cameras; and a controller operatively associated with the processor and configured to position the moveable arm based, at least in part, on processed images acquired by the one or more cameras, wherein the moveable arm is positionable such that the tool may be positioned at a desired orientation relative to an adjacent body surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Philip Gildenberg, Donald Caddes
  • Publication number: 20070078466
    Abstract: A method for harvesting follicular units from a body surface, includes acquiring and processing images of a body surface to identify a follicular unit on the body surface and to determine a relative position and orientation of the identified folliculat unit; using an automated system including a moveable arm to position a harvesting tool mounted on the moveable arm adjacent the identified follicular unit, based at least in part on processed image data, such that a longitudinal axis of the harvesting tool is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the follicular unit; and harvesting the follicular unit by movement of the harvesting tool relative to the body surface, wherein the images are acquired from one or more cameras mounted on the moveable arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Philip Gildenberg
  • Publication number: 20070078473
    Abstract: A method of transplanting a hair follicular units includes aligning a longitudinal axis of a harvesting cannula of a tool assembly with a longitudinal axis of a selected follicular unit, advancing the harvesting cannula relative to the body surface so that a tissue coring distal end of the harvesting cannula penetrates the body surface surrounding the selected follicular unit to a depth sufficient to substantially encapsulate the follicular unit, withdrawing the harvesting cannula distal end from the body surface with the follicular unit retained in an interior lumen of the harvesting cannula, advancing an implanting cannula of the tool assembly over the harvesting cannula relative to the body surface so that a tissue piercing distal end of the implanting cannula punctures the body surface and forms an implantation cavity therein, and displacing the follicular unit from the harvesting cannula lumen into the implantation cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Paul Hsel
  • Publication number: 20070078475
    Abstract: A multi-part tool assembly for harvesting and implanting follicular units, comprising an outer cannula having an open, tissue-piercing distal end, and an inner cannula coaxially positioned in a lumen of the first cannula, the second cannula having an open, tissue-coring distal end sized to engage and retain single hair follicular units. An obturator may be positioned in the lumen of the second cannula, wherein at least one of the first cannula, second cannula, and obturator are movable relative to the other ones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Paul Hsei