Patents by Inventor William S. Monroe

William S. Monroe 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).

  • Publication number: 20140275952
    Abstract: Methods and systems for planning a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedure, such as placement of a one-way valve or biosealant or energy delivery in a patient's lungs. The system may include a processor and programming operable on the processor for planning the lung volume reduction procedure. Planning the lung volume reduction procedure by the processor may include receiving patient volumetric images, analyzing the images to identify the lobes and airway tree of the lungs, displaying a three dimensional model of the lungs, generating and displaying a suggested treatment volume on the three dimensional model, receiving a selected treatment volume from a user, generating and displaying a suggested treatment location within the airway tree, receiving a selected treatment location within the airway tree from the user, receiving a selected treatment modality from the user, and displaying a treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Vida Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Monroe, Philippe Raffy, Susan M. Wood