426 patents
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Utility
Staple cartridge and methods for surgical staplers
4 Jul 23
A cartridge assembly for a surgical stapler has a first cartridge portion, a second cartridge portion, and a housing.
Richard N. Granger, Allison B. Lyle, Joseph D. Bucciaglia
Filed: 31 Aug 21
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AI system for predicting reading time and reading complexity for reviewing 2D/3D breast images
4 Jul 23
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for predicting the reading time and/or reading complexity of a breast image.
Ashwini Kshirsagar, Haili Chui, Nikolaos Gkanatsios, Adora Dsouza, Xiangwei Zhang
Filed: 25 Sep 20
Utility
Multi-axis Specimen Imaging Device with Embedded Orientation Markers
29 Jun 23
A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
Filed: 15 Dec 22
Utility
Surgical Device for Performing Colpotomy on Patient
29 Jun 23
A colpotomy device includes a shaft assembly having a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft disposed within, and rotatable and translatable relative to, the outer shaft, a handle assembly operably coupled to a proximal end of the shaft assembly, and configured to selectively rotate the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft, a colpotomy cup assembly including an outer cup and an inner cup disposed within the outer cup, wherein the inner cup is fixedly coupled to a distal end of the inner shaft, and the outer cup is fixedly coupled to a distal end of the outer shaft, and a cutting element coupled to the inner cup, such that the inner shaft the shaft assembly, inner cup, and cutting element rotate together relative to the outer shaft.
Ion Tsinteris, Marco Bedoya, Samantha Rogers, Catherine Withers
Filed: 28 Feb 23
Utility
Membrane-based breast compression systems
27 Jun 23
A bracket body releasably secures a compression element to the compression arm of a breast imaging system.
Shawn St. Pierre, Richard Gladwin Edwards, Joseph Vartolone
Filed: 23 May 19
Utility
Controller for imaging apparatus
27 Jun 23
An apparatus has an upright gantry.
Suzuko Hisata, Mallory Anne Berko, Jonathan Paul Girgenti, Timothy Wells
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
System and method for navigating a tomosynthesis stack using synthesized image data
30 May 23
A system and method for displaying and navigating breast tissue is configured for or includes obtaining a plurality of 2D and/or 3D images of a patient's breast; generating a synthesized 2D image of the breast from the obtained images; displaying the synthesized 2D image; receiving a user command, or otherwise detecting through a user interface, a user selection or other indication of an object or region in the synthesized 2D image; and displaying at least a portion of one or more images from the plurality, including a source image and/or most similar representation of the user selected or indicated object or region.
Jin-Long Chen, Haili Chui, Nikolaos Gkanatsios, Kevin Kreeger, Julian Marshall, David Mislan, Mark A. Prazer, Xiangwei Zhang
Filed: 12 Mar 21
Utility
Power Modulated Endometrial Lining Tissue Ablation
25 May 23
A system is configured to delivering radiofrequency power to the endometrial lining tissue of a uterine cavity, including modulating the delivered power so that a measured impedance of the endometrial lining tissue tracks a target impedance as a function of time, wherein the target tissue impedance is derived from a function that approximates a preferred endometrial lining tissue ablation impedance curve that is determined based upon a measured impedance of the endometrial lining tissue after RF power has been delivered for a predetermined initial time period.
William Lucas Churchill, Danielle Gline Allen
Filed: 5 Jan 23
Utility
Implantable Devices and Techniques for Oncoplastic Surgery
25 May 23
Described herein are devices for placement in surgically created soft tissue spaces, potential spaces, or cavities.
Gail S. LEBOVIC, David B. WILLIS, George D. HERMANN, Jonathan M. OLSON
Filed: 21 Nov 22
Utility
Anti-buckling actuation members for a surgical instrument
23 May 23
An endoscopic surgical instrument has a distal end configured to perform an action on tissue; a proximal end; a beam; a drive rod; and at least one rail supporting at least one bearing, the at least one bearing movable relative to the at least one rail.
Perry Krager, Erin McConnaghy, Allison Lyle, Nathan Steketee
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
Healthcare information manipulation and visualization controllers
16 May 23
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for viewing and manipulating digital images.
Alyssa Mellett, Russell Kroll
Filed: 22 Nov 17
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Systems Methods and Computer Program Products for Selectively Modifying X-ray Images of Tissue Specimens
4 May 23
X-ray images generated by a biopsy tissue handling apparatus are selectively modified to emphasize areas of interest and deemphasize or eliminate image areas that are distracting, impair view attention and/or contribute to eye fatigue, An image processor executes image masks based on a geometric configuration of a portion of a specimen tray including a storage compartment with tissue specimen, A compartment mask executes on a portion of X-ray image depicting storage compartment including tissue specimen.
Biao CHEN, Kenneth F. DEFREITAS, Shawn HOCHSTETLER
Filed: 12 Apr 21
Utility
Pathology Review Station
4 May 23
Systems and methods for a pathology review station are disclosed.
Ciaran PURDY
Filed: 26 Mar 21
Utility
Auto-focus Tool for Multimodality Image Review
27 Apr 23
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for an auto-focus tool for multimodality image review.
Herschel A. Solis, Calvin J. Wong
Filed: 7 Sep 22
Utility
Imaging with curved compression elements
25 Apr 23
A curved compression element, such as a breast compression paddle, and imaging systems and methods for use with curved compression elements.
Timothy R. Stango, Jay A. Stein, Biao Chen, Christopher Ruth
Filed: 11 Dec 20
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X-ray Breast Tomosynthesis Enhancing Spatial Resolution Including In the Thickness Direction of a Flattened Breast
20 Apr 23
Systems and methods for breast x-ray tomosynthesis that enhance spatial resolution in the direction in which the breast is flattened for examination.
Andrew P. SMITH, Jay STEIN, Kenneth DEFREITAS, Ian SHAW, Zhenxue JING, Loren NIKLASON, Baorui REN, Christopher RUTH
Filed: 8 Sep 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Visualizing Below an Opaque Compression Paddle
20 Apr 23
A system for imaging a breast includes a gantry and a tube head rotatably coupled thereto.
Jeffrey Harold Paige
Filed: 20 Oct 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Measuring Deflection of Foam Breast Compression Paddle
20 Apr 23
A method of imaging a breast compressed with a foam paddle includes emitting an x-ray energy from an x-ray source towards the breast and the foam paddle having a plurality of upper markers and a plurality of lower markers, wherein the plurality of lower markers are movable relative to the upper markers.
Baorui REN, Kenneth DEFREITAS, Alan REGO, Christopher RUTH, Andrew P. SMITH, Zhenxue JING, Jay A. STEIN
Filed: 22 Mar 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Identifying Regions of Interest In Multiple Imaging Modalities
20 Apr 23
A method of identifying a location of a region of interest within a breast utilizes compressed location coordinates for the region of interest recorded while the breast is under compression during an x-ray imaging procedure such as mammography or tomosynthesis.
Shawn ST. PIERRE
Filed: 23 Mar 21
Design
Medical console
18 Apr 23
Kathryn Asad, Mark A. Catron, Eric Collins, Kenneth F. DeFreitas, David Gilstrap, Alan J. Harvey, Joseph Kapushion, Kraig J. Kruger, Henry Landry, Arnold Oyola, Christian M. Ulm, David VandeRiet, Samantha E. Vish, Joseph A. Stand, III
Filed: 26 Nov 19