Patents by Inventor Susan Herz

Susan Herz 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).

  • Methods for providing diagnostic information using endocardial surface data for a patient's heart
    Publication number: 20080077032
    Abstract: Methods for providing diagnostic information using endocardial surface data for a patient's heart are described herein. In some embodiments, endocardial surface data for the left ventricle of a heart is received. The endocardial surface data represents the endocardial surface of the left ventricle at multiple times over a heartbeat and is obtained using a volumetric imaging application. A representation in prolate spheroidal coordinates of the endocardial surface of the left ventricle at least a portion of the multiple times is generated using the endocardial surface data. The prolate spheroidal coordinates include a longitudinal angular coordinate ?, a circumferential angular coordinate ?, and a coordinate ? as a function of longitudinal angular coordinate ? and circumferential angular coordinate ?. A measure that provides diagnostic information related to the left ventricle is computed based at least on part on the value of coordinate ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jeffrey Holmes, Kevin Costa, Susan Herz, Christopher Ingrassia