GE Precision Healthcare 3D Pleural Surface Ultrasound Patent US12599367B2
Summary
USPTO granted GE Precision Healthcare LLC Patent US12599367B2 for methods and systems generating 3D pleural surfaces from ultrasound imaging. The patent covers generating a 3D pleural surface viewed from inside the lung using 2D or 3D ultrasound images with virtual light source shading. The patent contains 16 claims and names five inventors.
What changed
USPTO granted Patent US12599367B2 to GE Precision Healthcare LLC for a medical imaging system that generates three-dimensional pleural surfaces from ultrasound signals. The invention reconstructs the pleural surface viewed from inside the lung looking outward, using 2D or 3D ultrasound images with shading via virtual light sources positioned inside the lung cavity.
Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers should monitor this IP landscape for potential licensing implications or freedom-to-operate concerns when developing or using similar ultrasound-based pleural imaging technologies. Competitors in medical imaging should review the 16 claims to assess whether their own 3D ultrasound pleural imaging methods may infringe.
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- Monitor patent database for related applications
- Review patent claims for infringement risk
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Methods and systems for generating 3D pleural surfaces
Grant US12599367B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Inventors
Menachem Halmann, Carmit Shiran, Radhika Madhavan, Alex Sokulin, Lev Greenberg
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) pleural surface viewed from an inside of the lung and looking outward based on ultrasound imaging signals. The 3D pleural surface may be generated from 2D or 3D ultrasound images. The method further comprises shading the generated 3D pleural surface via at least one virtual light source positioned as if inside the lung.
CPC Classifications
A61B 8/5207 A61B 8/145 A61B 8/4483
Filing Date
2023-06-07
Application No.
18331049
Claims
16
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