Hee-Kit Wong

Title: Hee-Kit Wong: Medical-System Inventor

Introduction

Hee-Kit Wong is an inventor associated with Singapore and the medical technology company SpineGuard. His work includes a patent for a system designed to help locate a surgical instrument’s entry point and identify its trajectory within an anatomical structure.

Latest Patents

Wong is credited with 1 patent. The patent, titled “Medical system and method for locating an entry point of a surgical instrument in an anatomical structure and for identifying a trajectory of the surgical instrument in the anatomical structure, and assembly comprising such a medical system and a surgical instrument,” describes a tool with a body, an ultrasound location-measurement device, and a processing device.

The system emits an ultrasound location signal and receives its reflections. Its processing device compares echoes against a predetermined threshold and can emit an information signal when it does not identify a qualifying echo corresponding to the interface between two anatomical structures within an analysis window. The invention is intended to support locating an instrument’s entry point and determining its trajectory.

Career Highlights

Wong’s listed company affiliation is SpineGuard, which develops technology for surgical applications. The patent’s focus on ultrasound-based location measurement reflects an effort to provide information that can assist with instrument positioning during a procedure.

Collaborations

Wong’s listed coworker is Randal R. Betz. The available information identifies this professional association but does not specify their roles or the details of any joint work.

Conclusion

Hee-Kit Wong’s patent work centers on an ultrasound-based medical system for locating and guiding a surgical instrument, connecting his inventive activity with SpineGuard’s surgical technology field.