Patents by Inventor SALLY D. JANDRALL

SALLY D. JANDRALL 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 detecting critical structures using ultrasound
    Patent number: 9730672
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CRITICAL STRUCTURES USING ULTRASOUND
    Publication number: 20160302764
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON
  • System and method for detecting critical structures using ultrasound
    Patent number: 9375196
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Peng Zheng, Christopher A. Valentine, Christopher T. Rusin, Kathy E. Rooks, Benjamin M. Corum, Sally D. Jandrall, Kristin D. Johnson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CRITICAL STRUCTURES USING ULTRASOUND
    Publication number: 20140018668
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: PENG ZHENG, CHRISTOPHER A. VALENTINE, CHRISTOPHER T. RUSIN, KATHY E. ROOKS, BENJAMIN M. CORUM, SALLY D. JANDRALL, KRISTIN D. JOHNSON