Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.

Other

Covidien LP

Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

Saint Louis University

Medtronic, Inc.

Healing Rhythms, LLC

Eyetect, L.l.c.

Neutar, LLC

Sofamor Danek Group, Inc.

Medtronic/surgical Navigation Technologies

Boston Brainstem, Inc.

Surgical Navigational Technologies, Inc.

Kurt R Smith

Richard D Bucholz

Kevin Thomas Foley

David Anthnoy Simon

John B Clayton

Kevin J Frank

Todd Pope

Udo Wiedenmaier

Jaimie Henderson

Joseph D Brannan

Catalina J Carroll

Ciaran Bolger

Phillip T Ulberg

Timothy J Schaewe

Steven Willard Arms

Christopher P Townsend

Daniel C Bass

Thomas Wiedenmaier

Casey M Ladtkow

Jason A Case

Kathy E Rooks

Giordana M Belenchia

Anthony J Melkent

Ehsan Alipour

Kevin T Foley

Kenneth M Riff

Frederick C Haer

Joel I Franck

Ronald J Franklin

Eric Schultz

Timothy D Paffel

Gregory J Linden

Corwin Bell

Michael D Ryan

Jake Schutz

Tracy E Kootsikas

Catelina J Carroll

Richard D Buchoiz

Crowin Bell

Jan Delaney

Todd Gilbreath

Timothy Nutt

David A Simon

A system and method enabling the receipt of image data of a patient, identification of one or more locations within the image data depicting symptoms of COPD, analyzing airways and vasculature proximate the identified locations; planning a pathway to the one or more locations, navigating an extended working channel to one of the locations, positioning a microwave ablation catheter proximate the location, and energizing the microwave ablation catheter to treat the locations depicting symptoms of COPD.

System and method for treating COPD and emphysema

Systems and methods may use healthcare protocols for use with distributed ledger technology. The healthcare protocols may be used to, among other things, classify event data items as distributed ledger data items such that record of such classified event data items may be stored in a distributed ledger. Further, the healthcare protocols may be modified over time, and record of such modifications may also be stored in a distributed ledger.

Healthcare protocols for use with a distributed ledger

A method for forming a resonating structure within a body lumen, the method including advancing a flexible microwave catheter into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible microwave catheter including a radiating portion at the distal end of the flexible microwave catheter, the radiating portion configured to receive microwave energy, and at least one centering device proximate the radiating portion configured to deploy radially outward from the flexible microwave catheter; positioning the radiating portion near tissue of interest; deploying the at least one centering device radially outward from the flexible microwave catheter within the body lumen such that a longitudinal axis of the radiating portion is substantially parallel with and at a fixed distance from a longitudinal axis of the body lumen near the targeted tissue; and delivering microwave energy to the radiating portion such that a circumferentially balanced resonating structure is formed with the body lumen.

Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumens

A system is provided to align a surgical guide instrument over a burr hole in a patient's body. Adjustments of a surgical instrument can be made in x, y, z, and angular directions using the system. An instrument guide unit can include an instrument guide for guiding a surgical instrument into the body of a patient and a base unit operative to be secured to the body near an area in which surgery is to occur. The base unit is coupled to the instrument guide. An adjustment mechanism, coupled to the base unit and the instrument guide, is operative to adjust the instrument guide in lateral directions with respect the surface of the area.

Instrument guide system

An apparatus consistent with the present invention comprises a sensor for receiving a signal representing eye tremor and a processor for monitoring eye tremor while receiving the signal. A method consistent with the present invention includes receiving a signal representing eye tremor, comparing the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value, and classifying a patient's brain stem function using the comparison of the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value. An embodiment consistent with the present invention includes an ocular micro tremor (OMT) sensor and associated signal processing hardware and software for clinical analyses.

Method and apparatus for monitoring eye tremor

A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system modifies a reference image data set according to a density image of a body element during a procedure, generates a displaced image data set representing the position and geometry of the body element during the procedure, and compares the density image of the body element during the procedure to the reference image of the body element. The system also includes a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor to illustrate the position and geometry of the body element during the procedure. Methods relating to the system are also disclosed.

System and method for modifying images of a body part

Images taken before a surgical procedure by an imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments and/or surgical implants. The graphical representations can be used to determined appropriate sizes of the surgical implants and trajectories for placement. Also, the images can be used in the operating room. The graphical representations can be updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room.

System and method for placing and determining an appropriately sized surgical implant

A system and method for computer enabled network patient management of medical devices used in chronic disease management. Utilizing web site and push alert notification of alert level physiologic data derived via analysis of continuous stream wireless data transmissions from a patient, a full cycle improvement over existing modalities is achieved. Proxy and medical device user integration and access is enabled to achieve further contribution to the technical advantages of the system.

Medical device systems implemented network scheme for remote patient management

Digital x-ray images taken before a surgical procedure by a fluoroscopic C-arm imager are displayed by a computer and overlaid with graphical representations of instruments being used in the operating room. The graphical representations are updated in real-time to correspond to movement of the instruments in the operating room. A number of different techniques are described that aid the physician in planning and carrying out the surgical procedure.

Navigational guidance via computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging

The present invention provides a method and apparatus in which a biometric information relating to a player is used to facilitate game play in multiplayer game environments. In particular, the present invention provides a game platform, a biofeedback sensor, and a biofeedback signal interface connection between the game platform and the biofeedback sensor. The biofeedback signal interface converts the biofeedback sensor information into a signal input usable by the game platform, which executes multimedia events as determined, in part, by the biometric information.

Multiplayer biofeedback interactive gaming environment

The present invention provides a novel ring type sensor for measuring biometric information. The ring sensor includes a rest for an appendage and a wing pivotally connected to the rest. A biasing member supplies a compressive force to the wing (relative to the rest) such that an appendage from which biometric information is to be measured is snuggly held by the rest and the wing.

Biofeedback ring sensors

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Boulder, CO, United States of America

Kurt R Smith