Medical Imaging Device Spectral Analysis Assessment System
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The USPTO granted patent US12609195B2 to KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG for a medical imaging device system capable of spatial and spectral image analysis for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The patent, with 15 claims, was filed on 2023-02-20 under application number 18839946. This grant confers enforceable intellectual property rights to the assignee in the United States.
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The USPTO granted patent US12609195B2 to KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, covering a medical imaging device with spatially and spectrally resolving image acquisition, spectral-based image analysis, and diagnostic/therapeutic assessment output generation capabilities, along with associated operating methods. The patent comprises 15 claims under CPC classifications G16H 30/40, A61B 5/0075, and A61B 5/4836.\n\nKARL STORZ SE & Co. KG now holds enforceable intellectual property rights in the United States for the disclosed medical imaging system, with the term of protection running from the filing date of February 20, 2023. No compliance actions or required responses are imposed on other parties.
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Medical imaging device, medical system, method for operating a medical imaging device, and method for medical imaging
Grant US12609195B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
Inventors
Lukas Buschle, Johannes Fallert, Werner Göbel, Klaus Hammerl, Sebastian Wagner
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical imaging device (10), comprising: a spatially and spectrally resolving image acquisition unit (12) which comprises at least one optical system (14) and at least one image acquisition sensor system (16) coupled to the optical system (14), which are configured to generate image data of an object region (18) which comprise spatial and spectral information; an image analysis unit (20) which is configured to create an analysis of the image data which is based on spatial and spectral information, wherein the analysis comprises at least one evaluation which comprises at least one evaluation parameter which relates to an object subregion (22) of the object region (18); an assessment unit (24) which is configured to generate, based on the analysis and on the basis of information relating to a diagnostic and/or therapeutic activity that is to be carried out and/or has been carried out, an assessment of an attribute of the object subregion (22) relevant to the diagnostic and/or therapeutic activity, which assessment is based on the evaluation parameter; and an output generation unit (26) which is configured to generate an output that is based on the assessment. The invention also relates to a medical system (56) with a medical imaging device (10) as well as associated methods.
CPC Classifications
G16H 30/40 A61B 5/0075 A61B 5/4836
Filing Date
2023-02-20
Application No.
18839946
Claims
15
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