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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160100763 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR COMBINED FULL-COLOR REFLECTANCE AND NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING - An imaging system for acquisition of NIR and full-color images includes a light source providing visible light and NIR light to an area under observation, such as living tissue, a camera having one or more image sensors configured to separately detect blue reflectance light, green reflectance light, and combined red reflectance light/detected NIR light returned from the area under observation. A controller in signal communication with the light source and the camera is configured to control the light source to continuously illuminate area under observation with temporally continuous blue/green illumination light and with red illumination light and NIR excitation light. At least one of the red illumination light and NIR excitation light are switched on and off periodically in synchronism with the acquisition of red and NIR light images in the camera. | 04-14-2016 |
20160038027 | METHODS, SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING - The invention provides methods and systems for imaging. | 02-11-2016 |
20140316262 | PREOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF PERFORATOR VESSELS IN FLAPS TO BE USED IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - A method is disclosed for preoperative identification of a perforator vessel in a flap to be used in reconstructive surgery. The tissue area suitable for a flap is identified by injecting a bolus of ICG into the bloodstream, illuminating the tissue area with excitation light and observing ICG fluorescence through the skin. The location of the perforator vessel in the tissue area is marked on the patient's skin. An incision is made in the tissue area and the flap is harvested only after a suitable perforator vessel has been identified. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308656 | METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE OF SUBSTANCE-LOADED ERYTHROCYTES (S-IEs) FOR OBSERVATION AND TREATMENT OF MICROVASCULAR HEMODYNAMICS - Disclosed herein are methods, kits, and compositions for medical imaging relating to fluorescent dyes entrapped in erythrocytes. Also disclosed therein are methods, and compositions further comprising erythrocytes entrapping at least one therapeutically active agent, as well as methods for releasing the entrapped therapeutically active agent(s). Disclosed herein also are methods for preparation of the cells entrapping dye and therapeutically active agent(s) in a freeze-dried form that makes them readily available and easy to use in a clinical environment. | 10-16-2014 |
20140308210 | REAL TIME IMAGING DURING SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT - A method of determining the patency of a donor organ or at least one vessel to a donor organ in a donor subject includes administering a fluorescent dye to the donor subject, applying a sufficient amount of energy to the vessel such that the fluorescent dye fluoresces, obtaining a fluorescent image of the donor organ or the vessel attached to a donor organ, and observing the image to determine if a fluorescent signal is continuous through the vessel. A continuous fluorescent signal in the donor organ or vessel indicates the respective donor organ or vessel is patent | 10-16-2014 |
20140218720 | COMBINED RADIATIONLESS AUTOMATED THREE DIMENSIONAL PATIENT HABITUS IMAGING WITH SCINTIGRAPHY - An apparatus and method to map the body habitus, without the use of ionizing radiation, and to simultaneously track the position of an ionizing radiation imaging detector with respect to the body habitus map so that the radiotracer distribution of the patient can be fused with the body habitus map and thus provide an anatomical reference for the radiotracer distribution within the patient. A depth camera, capable of imaging a 3-dimensional surface, is attached to an ionizing radiation imaging detector where the relative position between the two is known. | 08-07-2014 |
20140212860 | VIRTUAL-REALITY SIMULATOR TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SENTINEL LYMPH NODE SURGERY USING IMAGE DATA AND DATABASE DATA - A virtual-reality method for surgical training simulates the task of detecting sentinel lymph nodes using a nuclear uptake probe. The simulator can be used with lymphoscintigraphic clinical imaging data to provide patient-specific training scenarios. In yet another embodiment, the apparatus can use a database representing mathematical phantoms to simulate different patient sizes, node distributions, node uptakes, and combinations thereof. | 07-31-2014 |
20140194687 | FILTER FOR USE WITH IMAGING ENDOSCOPES - A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multi-mode light source that produces light for white light and fluorescence imaging modes. A filter is positioned at the distal end of an imaging endoscope so that the endoscope can produce fluorescence and white light images of a tissue sample. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187859 | ENDOLUMINAL INTRODUCER - An introducer for use during endoscopic procedures provides insufflation, washing, and aspiration functions, and provides for the protection of the endoluminal surface during laparoscopic examination of an anastomosis or suture line following low anterior resection of the bowel. The introducer may be designed for the insertion of an endoscope capable of white light and/or near infra-red fluorescence imaging into the rectum for analysis of an anastomosis following low anterior resection of the bowel. | 07-03-2014 |
20130237762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITION AND REMOVAL OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT ON AN ENDOSCOPE OBJECTIVE - An applicator suitable for converting a white-light endoscope into an endoscope for combined white-light/fluorescence imaging is disclosed. The applicator facilitates attachment of an optical element, for example an optical filter, to a distal optical port of an endoscope. The applicator engages with alignment feature on the endoscope's distal end and releasably supports the optical element in an opening that is aligned with the optical port. The optical element is released in a proximal direction by pressing down on an actuator. | 09-12-2013 |
20130217985 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING BLUSH IN MYOCARDIAL TISSUE - Vessel perfusion and myocardial blush are determined by analyzing fluorescence signals obtained in a static region-of-interest (ROI) in a collection of fluorescence images of myocardial tissue. The blush value is determined from the total intensity of the intensity values of image elements located within the smallest contiguous range of image intensity values containing a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Vessel (arterial) peak intensity is determined from image elements located within the ROI that have the smallest contiguous range of highest measured image intensity values and contain a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Cardiac function can be established by comparing the time differential between the time of peak intensity in a blood vessel and that in a region of neighboring myocardial tissue both pre and post procedure. | 08-22-2013 |
20130178748 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MALIGNANCIES IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS USING WHITE LIGHT ENDOSCOPY - A method is described for computing a statistically significant difference between dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus (both with and without inflammatory component) using a discriminate function with diffuse reflectance measurements performed at a minimum of four different wavelengths of 485, 513, 598, and 629 nm. The discriminate function found depends both on local blood fraction volume T | 07-11-2013 |
20120230024 | FULL SPECTRUM LED ILLUMINATOR - An apparatus for providing a light output to an optical guide for illumination of an imaged object including a plurality of solid state light-emitting sources each of which are independently powered and independently controlled, each light-emitting source emitting light at a wavelength which is different from the wavelength emitted by the other light-emitting sources. The apparatus also includes a heat sink configured to thermally couple the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources and provide conduction of heat generated by the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources. The apparatus further includes an optical elements to collect, collimate, and combine the emissions from the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources into a combined beam of light to be optically coupled to the light guide. | 09-13-2012 |
20120078093 | IMAGING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FLUORESCENT DYES ASSOCIATED WITH VIRAL COMPONENTS FOR NERVE IMAGING - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for imaging nerve cells. The composition comprises a fluorescent dye; and a viral component selected from a neurotropic, replication-defective virus, a viral protein of a neurotropic virus, and a capsid of a neurotropic virus. Although the fluorescent dye in itself cannot penetrate nerve cells, the fluorescent dye is bound to the viral component to form a dye/viral component complex that is capable of penetrating nerve cells. | 03-29-2012 |
20110306877 | LOCATING AND ANALYZING PERFORATOR FLAPS FOR PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - A method and an apparatus for preoperative identification of a perforator vessel for plastic and/or reconstructive surgery using ICG fluorescence angiography imaging are disclosed. Time-resolved image processing is used to highlight perforator locations and to enable visual discrimination among candidate perforators by various computed metrics. Based on these metrics, the surgeon is able to interactively locate and select perforator vessels suitable for plastic and reconstructive surgery. | 12-15-2011 |
20110249323 | COMPENSATING OPTICAL COUPLER FOR VISIBLE AND NIR IMAGING - An optical system, in particular for endoscopic applications, is disclosed which uses wavelength-compensating optical components, in particular prisms, made of materials with different inter-element coatings and refractive indices to image significantly different wavelength-ranges (VIS and NIR) onto the same image plane of an image acquisition device, such as a CCD sensor. | 10-13-2011 |
20110063427 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR COMBINED FULL-COLOR REFLECTANCE AND NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING - An imaging system for acquisition of NIR and full-color images includes a light source providing visible light and NIR light to an area under observation, such as living tissue, a camera having one or more image sensors configured to separately detect blue reflectance light, green reflectance light, and combined red reflectance light/detected NIR light returned from the area under observation. A controller in signal communication with the light source and the camera is configured to control the light source to continuously illuminate area under observation with temporally continuous blue/green illumination light and with red illumination light and NIR excitation light. At least one of the red illumination light and NIR excitation light are switched on and off periodically in synchronism with the acquisition of red and NIR light images in the camera. | 03-17-2011 |
20100305454 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING BLUSH IN MYOCARDIAL TISSUE - Vessel perfusion and myocardial blush are determined by analyzing fluorescence signals obtained in a static region-of-interest (ROI) in a collection of fluorescence images of myocardial tissue. The blush value is determined from the total intensity of the intensity values of image elements located within the smallest contiguous range of image intensity values containing a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Vessel (arterial) peak intensity is determined from image elements located within the ROI that have the smallest contiguous range of highest measured image intensity values and contain a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Cardiac function can be established by comparing the time differential between the time of peak intensity in a blood vessel and that in a region of neighboring myocardial tissue both pre and post procedure. | 12-02-2010 |
20100286529 | NEAR INFRA RED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING FOR VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD VESSELS DURING ENDOSCOPIC HARVEST - Endoscopic identification and dissection of a blood vessel in tissue during endoscopic harvest can be enhanced by injecting a bolus of ICG into the bloodstream, illuminating the target vessels with excitation light capable of exciting fluorescence in the ICG, and locating the vessel to be harvested by observing the ICG fluorescence. Moreover, collapsed blood vessel may be harvested by inserting an endoscope into the collapsed blood vessel, injecting into the collapsed blood vessel a bolus containing ICG to re-inflate the blood vessel, illuminating the target vessels with excitation light capable of exciting fluorescence in the ICG; and locating the re-inflated blood vessel by observing the ICG fluorescence. | 11-11-2010 |
20100222673 | INTRA-OPERATIVE HEAD AND NECK NERVE MAPPING - The invention provides both systems and kits for medical imaging of nerves in the head and neck of a subject. | 09-02-2010 |
20100210904 | COMPACT FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPY VIDEO SYSTEM - A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multimode light source that produces light for color and fluorescence imaging modes. Light from the light source is transmitted through an endoscope to the tissue under observation. The system also includes a compact camera for color and fluorescence imaging. Images obtained through the endoscope are optically divided and projected onto one or more image sensors by a fixed beam splitter in the camera. The fixed beam splitter eliminates the need for inserting a movable mirror into the light path between the endoscope and the image sensors. Image signals from the camera are processed in the system processor/controller where a contrast enhancement function can be applied. The contrast enhancement function increases the color contrast between normal tissue and tissue suspicious for early cancer. Finally, the system also includes a calibration feature whereby the system performance can be maintained when used with different endoscopes. | 08-19-2010 |
20100198010 | COMPACT FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPY VIDEO SYSTEM - A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multimode light source that produces light for color and fluorescence imaging modes. Light from the light source is transmitted through an endoscope to the tissue under observation. The system also includes a compact camera for color and fluorescence imaging. Images obtained through the endoscope are optically divided and projected onto one or more image sensors by a fixed beam splitter in the camera. The fixed beam splitter eliminates the need for inserting a movable mirror into the light path between the endoscope and the image sensors. Image signals from the camera are processed in the system processor/controller where a contrast enhancement function can be applied. The contrast enhancement function increases the color contrast between normal tissue and tissue suspicious for early cancer. Finally, the system also includes a calibration feature whereby the system performance can be maintained when used with different endoscopes. | 08-05-2010 |
20100087741 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MALIGNANCIES IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS USING WHITE LIGHT ENDOSCOPY - A method is described for computing a statistically significant difference between dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus (both with and without inflammatory component) using a discriminate function with diffuse reflectance measurements performed at a minimum of four different wavelengths of 485, 513, 598, and 629 nm. The discriminate function found depends both on local blood fraction volume T | 04-08-2010 |
20090303317 | NEAR INFRARED IMAGING - An endoscope or wand device comprising transmitting members, in which the transmitting members comprise a coating that transmits between about 95% and about 99.5% of energy at a wavelength within the infra red spectrum. | 12-10-2009 |
20090285762 | IMAGING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FLUORESCENT DYES ASSOCIATED WITH VIRAL COMPONENTS FOR NERVE IMAGING - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for imaging nerve cells. The composition comprises a fluorescent dye; and a viral component selected from a neurotropic, replication-defective virus, a viral protein of a neurotropic virus, and a capsid of a neurotropic virus. Although the fluorescent dye in itself cannot penetrate nerve cells, the fluorescent dye is bound to the viral component to form a dye/viral component complex that is capable of penetrating nerve cells. | 11-19-2009 |
20090203994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VASCULATURE VISUALIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS IN NEUROSURGERY AND NEUROLOGY - The invention provides methods and systems for neurovascular imaging ( | 08-13-2009 |
20090203993 | REAL TIME IMAGINING DURING SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT - The invention provides methods and systems for imaging vessels in a subject. In certain embodiments the vessels may be associated with a solid organ transplant. | 08-13-2009 |
20080291397 | Choroid and Retinal Imaging and Treatment System - The invention provides an apparatus, a device, and methods for imaging vasculature in a subject as well as an apparatus, a device and methods for treating abnormal vasculature in a subject. | 11-27-2008 |
20080239070 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE COLOR IMAGE SENSOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS FLUORESCENCE AND COLOR VIDEO ENDOSCOPY - An endoscopic video system and method using a camera with a single color image sensor, for example a CCD color image sensor, for fluorescence and color imaging and for simultaneously displaying the images acquired in these imaging modes at video rates in real time is disclosed. The tissue under investigation is illuminated continuously with fluorescence excitation light and is further illuminated periodically using visible light outside of the fluorescence excitation wavelength range. The illumination sources may be conventional lamps using filters and shutters, or may include light-emitting diodes mounted at the distal tip of the endoscope. | 10-02-2008 |
20080228037 | COMPACT FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPY VIDEO SYSTEM - A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multimode light source that produces light for color and fluorescence imaging modes. Light from the light source is transmitted through an endoscope to the tissue under observation. The system also includes a compact camera for color and fluorescence imaging. Images obtained through the endoscope are optically divided and projected onto one or more image sensors by a fixed beam splitter in the camera. The fixed beam splitter eliminates the need for inserting a movable mirror into the light path between the endoscope and the image sensors. Image signals from the camera are processed in the system processor/controller where a contrast enhancement function can be applied. The contrast enhancement function increases the color contrast between normal tissue and tissue suspicious for early cancer. Finally, the system also includes a calibration feature whereby the system performance can be maintained when used with different endoscopes. | 09-18-2008 |
20080221648 | COMBINED PHOTOCOAGULATION AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY - A method for treating a lesion of an animal, the animal having at least one vessel that carries blood to the lesion, comprising locating the vessel, administering a composition comprising a photodynamic agent, applying energy to the vessel to photocoagulate the vessel and thereby reduce the rate at which the treatment composition exits said lesion and applying energy to said lesion, of a type and an amount sufficient to excite the photodynamic agent, causing the lesion to undergo photodynamic therapy. Preferably, a dye that is both a fluorescent dye and a radiation absorbing dye, such as indocyanine green dye, is added to the treatment composition to allow (a) confirmation of the presence of the treatment composition b the lesion to be detected by fluorescent angiography and (b) the rate of blow flow to be reduced in the blood vessel feeding the lesion using dye enhanced photocoagulation. | 09-11-2008 |