Arterys Inc.

Kyphon Sarl

Carla Leibowitz

Torin Arni Taerum

John Axerio-Cilies

Daniel Irving Golden

Matthieu Le

Jesse Lieman-Sifry

Hok Kan Lau

Robert George Newton

Sean Patrick Sall

Fabien Rafael David Beckers

Matthew Joseph Didonato

Shek Bun Law

Anitha Priya Krishnan

Angélique Sophie Calmon

Gary Andrew Schneiderman

Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are commonly used to assess patients with known or suspected pathologies of the lungs and liver. In particular, identification and quantification of possibly malignant regions identified in these high-resolution images is essential for accurate and timely diagnosis. However, careful quantitative assessment of lung and liver lesions is tedious and time consuming. This disclosure describes an automated end-to-end pipeline for accurate lesion detection and segmentation.

Content based image retrieval for lesion analysis

An expandable surgical access device can include an elongate member comprising an expansion lumen between a proximal end and a distal end, and an expandable body operably attached to the distal end of the elongate member. The expandable body can be inserted to an internal location in a body in a collapsed configuration. When in a desired position, the expandable body can be expanded outward to an expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration, the expandable body can be adapted to protect adjacent anatomical structures and can have an internal diameter defining an operating lumen sufficient to allow passage of a cannula through the operating lumen. The expandable body may be further expanded inward to a constricting configuration whereby the expandable body can be adapted to constrict about and anchor the cannula in the operating lumen.

Expandable surgical access device and methods of use

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San Carlos, CA, United States of America

Carla Leibowitz