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公开(公告)号:US11058345B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US16458224
申请日:2019-07-01
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Namita M. Kallur
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/07 , A61B5/026 , A61B5/0295 , A61B5/107
Abstract: A method for evaluating a gastrointestinal tract of a subject may comprise using a sensor located in the subject to obtain data regarding qualities of a tissue of the gastrointestinal tract; using the obtained data, determining a measure of perfusion of blood in the tissue; using the obtained data, determining a measure of thickness of the tissue; using the measure of perfusion and the measure of thickness, determining a measure of inflammation of the tissue; and using one or more of the measure of perfusion, the measure of thickness, and the measure of inflammation, classifying a state of the tissue.
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公开(公告)号:US20190021637A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-24
申请号:US16041915
申请日:2018-07-23
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Gang Hu
IPC: A61B5/1495 , A61B5/00 , A61B5/1455 , A61B5/0225
Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for rapidly calibrating optical medical sensors. In an embodiment, a method can include placing a reflective optical medical sensor device on or in a patient. The reflective optical medical sensor device can include one or more optical emitters; one or more optical detectors; and a measurement circuit having one or more transimpedance amplifiers (TIA). The method can include setting the TIA to a fixed gain value and then turning on the optical emitter associated with each spatially unique measurement vector and receiving reflected light with the associated optical detector for each spatially unique measurement vector at the same fixed gain value. The method can include assessing the signal-to-noise (SNR) for each spatially unique measurement vector and selecting the spatially unique measurement vector having the highest SNR. Other embodiments are also included herein.
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公开(公告)号:US11986411B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-21
申请号:US18312619
申请日:2023-05-05
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Peter L. Dayton , Evan Wilder
CPC classification number: A61F5/0036 , A61B5/062
Abstract: A method for performing a medical procedure may comprise advancing a first device through a first body lumen. A distal portion of the first device may include a magnet. The method may further comprise advancing a second device through a second body lumen. The second device may include a magnetic field sensor. The method may further comprise receiving a signal from the magnetic field sensor. The signal may be indicative of a magnetic field measured by the magnetic field sensor. The method may further comprise, if the received signal matches a magnetic field of the magnet, identifying a position of the magnet.
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公开(公告)号:US11864907B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US16247716
申请日:2019-01-15
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Bryan Allen Clark , John Allen Hingston
CPC classification number: A61B5/42 , A61B5/7264 , A61B7/008 , A61B5/073 , A61B5/7257 , A61B5/7275 , A61B2562/0219
Abstract: A method for evaluating a gastrointestinal tract may include receiving an electrical signal that includes data pertaining to motility in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient and analyzing one or more characteristics of the electrical signal relative to one or more respective thresholds indicative of an occurrence or an imminence of a condition of the gastrointestinal tract.
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公开(公告)号:US11790487B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17221621
申请日:2021-04-02
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Inventor: Louis J. Barbato , George Wilfred Duval
CPC classification number: G06T3/4015 , A61B1/000095 , A61B1/00186 , G06T5/003 , G06T5/009 , G06T5/20 , G06T7/13
Abstract: A medical device that includes a sensor including a filter array. The sensor is configured to capture a raw image and the filter array is configured to filter the raw image into a frame of raw pixel values including first, second, and third pixel values. The medical device includes non-transitory computer readable medium storing demosaicing instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to exclude the first pixel values from the frame of raw pixel values. The processor generates estimated second pixel values at locations of the excluded first pixel values and the third pixel values on the frame, and generates estimated third pixel values at locations of the excluded first pixel values and the second pixel values on the frame. The processor creates a processed image having a partial-resolution frame from the second pixel values, estimated second pixel values, third pixel values, and estimated third pixel values.
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公开(公告)号:US11744453B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-05
申请号:US16899085
申请日:2020-06-11
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Karim Tarabein , Steven Glaser
CPC classification number: A61B1/2736 , A61B1/000094 , A61B1/000095 , A61B1/00186 , G06T5/40 , G06T7/0012 , G06T2207/10024 , G06T2207/10068 , G06T2207/20024 , G06T2207/30092
Abstract: According to one aspect, a processor device in communication with an endoscopic device obtains a spectrum image of bleeding in an upper gastrointestinal (GI) area of a patient. A filter is applied to the spectrum image to generate a pre-enhanced image. The filter enhances the spectrum image at one or more light wavelengths in the light spectrum. The pre-enhanced image is analyzed to identify an area of interest that represents a portion of the upper GI area with an active bleed. A contrast enhancement technique is applied to the area of interest in the pre-enhanced image to generate an enhanced contrast image. Spatial filters are applied to the enhanced contrast image to produce a final colorized image with defined blood vessels in the upper GI area of the patient.
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公开(公告)号:US11727550B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17479388
申请日:2021-09-20
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Kirsten Viering , Louis J. Barbato , Gang Hu
CPC classification number: G06T5/40 , A61B1/05 , A61B1/0676 , G06T3/40 , G06T5/50 , H04N23/56 , H04N23/80 , G06T2207/10016 , G06T2207/10068 , G06T2207/20021 , H04N23/555
Abstract: A method is provided for enhancing video images in a medical device. The method includes receiving a first image frame and a second image frame from an image sensor. First image sub-blocks are generated by dividing the first image frame. Second image sub-blocks are generated by dividing the second image frame based on the first image sub-blocks. Histogram data of the first image sub-blocks is generated. Histogram data of the second image sub-blocks is generated based on the histogram data of the first image sub-blocks. A histogram enhanced image frame is generated based on the histogram data of the second image sub-blocks. A video image stream is generated based on the histogram enhanced image frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20220370036A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17748237
申请日:2022-05-19
Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.
Inventor: George Wilfred Duval , Laura Emily Richards , James J. Scutti
Abstract: The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for reducing signal noise in endoscopic rotational imaging. Many embodiments include an elongate member that includes an impedance matching network disposed between a proximal imaging core and a distal imaging core. In many such embodiments, the elongate member may connect a controller at the proximal end and include a rotational transducer at the distal end. In various embodiments, the proximal and distal imaging cores may include a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a shield (e.g., a shielded twisted pair (STP)). In various such embodiments, the insulated conductors may be utilized to communicate differential signals between the controller and the rotational imaging transducer. In some embodiments, the insulated conductors in the proximal imaging core may have a larger diameter than the insulated conductors in the distal imaging core.
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公开(公告)号:US11419560B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US16188669
申请日:2018-11-13
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: Bryan Allen Clark , Elizabeth Mary Annoni , Sandra Nagale , Jeffrey E. Stahmann , Kyle Harish Srivastava , Mark W. Boden , Martin Phelan , George Wilfred Duval
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/024 , C07K16/24 , A61B5/11 , A61K39/00 , A61B5/08 , A61B5/113 , A61B5/0205 , G16H50/30 , A61B5/021 , A61B5/0245
Abstract: An example of a system for monitoring and treating a medical condition of a patient may include signal inputs to receive patient condition signals indicative of a state of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a signal processing circuit configured to process the patient condition signals and generate patient condition parameters indicative of the state of IBD using the processed patient condition signals, and a medical condition analyzer configured to analyze the patient condition parameters and determine the medical condition including the state of IBD using an outcome of the analysis. The patient condition parameters may include one or more physiological marker parameters each representative of a physiological marker of IBD and one or more quality of life parameters each being measure of quality of life of the patient.
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公开(公告)号:US20210100528A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-08
申请号:US17039062
申请日:2020-09-30
Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventor: Peter L. Dayton , Barry Weitzner , Megan Chrobak , Thomas Jones , Mark W. Boden , James Weldon , Elizabeth M. Albrecht , George Wilfred Duval
Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to a flexible elongate member (e.g., endoscopic accessory tool) positionable into and/or through selected anatomies, such as by generating images to position components of a flexible elongate member or to localize anatomic features, for instance. Some embodiments are directed to generating images with a plurality of imaging techniques to localize anatomic features and/or components of a flexible elongate member for one or more of inspection, orientation, and/or facilitating access to body passageways or lumens.
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