Patents by Inventor Walter Grand

Walter Grand 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).

  • Method and device for determining access to a subsurface target
    Patent number: 6829500
    Abstract: A targeting device defines a direction of approach to a subsurface target under guidance of imaging equipment such as a computer tomograph or a magnetic resonance imaging machine. The targeting device is positioned relative to the target in such a way that the optimal direction of approach avoiding vital internal structures can be selected by reference to the images displayed on the imagine equipment. The device projects a visible light beam, such as a laser beam, on a region of a patient, indicating the point of entry and the angle of approach to the subsurface target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Minrad Inc.
    Inventors: Michael K. Landi, Walter Grand
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ACCESS TO A SUBSURFACE TARGET
    Publication number: 20030036692
    Abstract: A targeting device defines a direction of approach to a subsurface target under guidance of imaging equipment such as a computer tomograph or a magnetic resonance imaging machine. The targeting device is positioned relative to the target in such a way that the optimal direction of approach avoiding vital internal structures can be selected by reference to the images displayed on the imagine equipment. The device projects a visible light beam, such as a laser beam, on a region of a patient, indicating the point of entry and the angle of approach to the subsurface target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: MICHAEL K. LANDI, WALTER GRAND