Broncus Medical Inc.

The University of Texas System

University System of Maryland

Broncus Technologies, Inc.

Kansas State University Research Foundation

Uptake Medical Technology Inc.

Broncus

Henky Wibowo

Thomas M Keast

Lav Rai

Edmund J Roschak

Cary Cole

Jason David Gibbs

Michael D Laufer

Gary S Kaplan

Yixun Liu

Eric J Gwerder

Amit Ramakant Sawant

Robert Timmerman

Arezoo Modiri

Erkang Cheng

Esther Vicente

Yulong Yan

Robert Lawrence Barry

John Harry Magnasco

Erik Henne

Punit Prakash

Austin Pfannenstiel

Ben Chow

Kun-Chang Yu

Ronnarit Cheirsilp

A method and apparatus for radiation therapy using functional measurements of branching structures. The method includes determining a location of each voxel of a plurality of voxels in a reference frame of a radiation device. The method further includes obtaining measurements that indicate a tissue type at each voxel. The method further includes determining a subset of the voxels based on an anatomical parameter of a respective branching structure of a set of branching structures indicated by the measurements. The method further includes determining a subset of the voxels that enclose an organ-at-risk (OAR) volume. The method further includes determining a value of a utility measure at each voxel. The method further includes determining a series of beam shapes and intensities which minimize a value of an objective function based on a computed dose delivered to each voxel and the utility measure for that voxel summed over all voxels.

System and method for radiation therapy using spatial-functional mapping and dose sensitivity of branching structures and functional sub-volumes

A novel microwave ablation applicator includes a flexible tubular shaft and a partially encapsulated antenna. The applicator is adapted to be used with an endoscope in order to access remote targets deep within an organ of a patient. Microwave power is emitted from the antenna in a desired radiation pattern by circulating an attenuating liquid through the shaft and across a portion of the antenna. Microwave ablation systems and methods are described.

Bronchoscopic-based microwave ablation system and method

Methods and devices for diagnosing, monitoring, and/or treating tissue through an opening or port through an airway wall are provided herein.

Methods and devices for diagnosing, monitoring, or treating medical conditions through an opening through an airway wall

A medical appliance for use in medical procedures to controllably advance a medical device through a sheath. The medical appliance features pneumatic action and connecting structures adapted to couple the appliance to a variety of types of catheters, tools, and instruments.

Medical appliance for controlling medical device through catheter sheath based on pneumatic action

A lung tumor ablation planning system includes a processor operable to compute a target ablation zone and a set of optimum ablation parameters to create the target lesion with the ablation catheter. A predictive algorithm is employed to model the ablation zone based on training data. Various ablation plans are displayed to the physician corresponding to various metrics including without limitation maximizing tumor ablation coverage, shortest travel, obstacle avoidance, and shortest ablation time. Related methods are described.

Image-guided lung tumor planning and ablation system

An electrosurgical access catheter for assisting a physician perform an ancillary surgical procedure on a region of interest (ROI) in a patient has a tubular shaped elongate shaft and a ring-shaped active electrode located at the distal end. A passageway extends from the proximal section to the distal end of the shaft, and through the ring-shaped active electrode. The proximal section of the elongate shaft is detachably coupled to an electrosurgical controller such that the ring-shaped active electrode is operable with the electrosurgical controller and a dispersive electrode to electrosurgically make a circular-shaped incision through a tissue wall, carving a cylindrical-shaped tissue plug as the ring-shaped active electrode is advanced through the wall. The access sheath is advanced through the surgically created opening and without further dilation of the opening. The invention has particular applicability to the lung, and minimally invasive bronchoscopic procedures. Related methods are also described.

Electrosurgical access sheath

Described herein is a novel method and system for segmentation of the spine using 3D volumetric data. In embodiments, a method includes an extracting step, localization step, and segmentation step. The extracting step comprises detecting the spine centerline and the spine canal centerline. The localization step comprises localizing the vertebra and intervertebral disc centers. Background and foreground constraints are created for each vertebra digit. Segmentation is performed for each vertebra digit and based on the hard constraints.

Learning-based spine vertebra localization and segmentation in 3D CT

A minimally invasive medical technique for treating lung tumors includes use of multiple ablation modalities in a single procedure. Condensable vapor ablation and electrosurgical ablation are applied to treat the surface of the tumor and to debulk inner regions of the tumor, respectively.

Bronchoscopic multimodality lung tumor treatment

Systems and methods for assisting a physician in a medical intervention comprises performing a 2D-3D deformable registration, and more particularly, performing a 2D-3D registration based on multiple live 2D fluoroscopic views, and implemented on a multi-core processing framework such as a Graphics Processing Unit.

GPU-based system for performing 2D-3D deformable registration of a body organ using multiple 2D fluoroscopic views

A method and system for estimating calibration parameters of a medical fluoroscope and more particularly a method and system which automatically determines intrinsic and distortion correction parameters of a fluoroscopy device.

System and method for automatically determining calibration parameters of a fluoroscope

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Henky Wibowo