Volcano Corporation

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Sensata Technologies, Inc.

Infrared Newco, Inc.

Burnett, Joseph

Jones, Jesse

Nair, Anuja

Kemp, Nathaniel J.

Sproul, Jason

Begin, Elizabeth

Elmaanaoui, Badr

Glynn, Timothy K.

Johansson, Andreas

Jason Sproul

Elizabeth Begin

Nathaniel J Kemp

Nathaniel McCaffrey

Dietrich Ho

Jane Bareau

Oren Levy

Badr Elmaanaoui

Laura Keith

James McNally

Anuja Nair

Andreas Johansson

Fergus Merritt

Asher Cohen

Joseph Burnett

Timothy K Glynn

Zhihua He

Mark D Modell

Bernhard Sturm

Vladimir Zagrodsky

Derek Bruce Eldridge

Todd Bitner

Aj Cheline

Timothy J Kennedy

David Sprague

Conor S Rafferty

Clifford Alan King

Bryan D Ackland

Charles G Sodini

Francis P Harrington

Edward T Chang

Stan Thomas

Francis Harrington

A J Cheline

Jesse Jones

John Scheib

Michael Philip Decelle

Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an enclosure configured to receive an endoscope having an electromagnetic radiation sensor. The apparatus also includes an electromagnetic radiation source having at least a portion disposed within the enclosure. The electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation based on a calibration instruction. The electromagnetic radiation sensor is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation when at least a portion of the endoscope is coupled to the enclosure.

Methods and apparatus for calibration of a sensor associated with an endoscope

The invention generally relates to medical imaging systems that instantly and/or automatically detect borders. Embodiments of the invention provide an imaging system that automatically detects a border at a location within a vessel in response only to navigational input moving the image to that location. In some embodiments, systems and methods of the invention operate such that when a doctor moves an imaging catheter to a new location with in tissue, the system essentially instantly finds, and optionally displays, the border(s), calculates an occlusion, or both.

System and method for instant and automatic border detection

The invention generally relates to methods for manually calibrating imaging systems such as optical coherence tomography systems. In certain aspects, an imaging system displays an image showing a target and a reference item. A user looks at the image and indicates a point within the image near the reference item. A processer detects an actual location of the reference item within an area around the indicated point. The processer can use an expected location of the reference item with the detected actual location to calculate a calibration value and provide a calibrated image. In this way, a user can identify the actual location of the reference point and a processing algorithm can give precision to the actual location.

Manual calibration of imaging system

Systems and methods for aiding users in viewing, assessing and analyzing images, especially images of lumens and medical devices contained within the lumens. Systems and methods for interacting with images of lumens and medical devices, for example through a graphical user interface.

Systems for indicating parameters in an imaging data set and methods of use

A method of authorizing a limited use intravascular device can include determining if the intravascular device is in communication with a clinical system; determining if the intravascular device is authorized for clinical operation without providing the clinical system access to intravascular device data stored on the intravascular device; and providing an authorization signal to the clinical system. An intravascular device can include a flexible elongate member including a sensing component at a distal portion and a connector at a proximal portion, the connector including: a memory component configured to store a parameter value; a processing component; and a charge storage component configured to power the memory component and/or the processing component; wherein the processing component is configured to determine if the flexible elongate member is authorized for clinical operation using the parameter value without providing the parameter value to a clinical system.

Self-authenticating intravascular device and associated devices, systems, and methods

The invention generally relates to methods for manually calibrating imaging systems such as optical coherence tomography systems. In certain aspects, an imaging system displays an image showing a target and a reference item. A user looks at the image and indicates a point within the image near the reference item. A processor detects an actual location of the reference item within an area around the indicated point. The processor can use an expected location of the reference item with the detected actual location to calculate a calibration value and provide a calibrated image. In this way, a user can identify the actual location of the reference point and a processing algorithm can give precision to the actual location.

In one embodiment, an imaging method may include receiving an intensity value of a first spectral channel associated with a pixel location. The intensity value of the first spectral channel may be based on electromagnetic radiation reflected from an object after being emitted from a narrow-band electromagnetic radiation source. The method may further include defining an intensity value of a second spectral channel based on the intensity value of the first spectral channel. The second spectral channel may be associated with a spectral region of electromagnetic radiation different from a spectral region of electromagnetic radiation associated with the first spectral channel. The method may also include associating the intensity value of the second spectral channel with the pixel location.

Method and apparatus for wide-band imaging based on narrow-band image data

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