Model-guided imaging for mechanical ventilation
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USPTO granted patent US12594391B2 to Koninklijke Philips N.V. covering a mechanical ventilation assessment assistance device that uses patient-specific lung models and imaging to optimize ventilation therapy. The patent describes obtaining patient images, generating patient-specific lung models, simulating ventilation responses, and determining imaging recommendations. The patent includes 14 claims and covers methods for comparing simulated versus actual patient responses to guide clinical imaging decisions.
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USPTO issued patent grant US12594391B2 to Koninklijke Philips N.V. for a model-guided imaging system used with mechanical ventilation. The patent covers a device and method including: obtaining images of patients receiving mechanical ventilation, generating or updating patient-specific lung models, simulating ventilation responses, comparing simulated versus actual responses, and determining imaging recommendations. The technology falls under CPC classifications G16H (Healthcare Informatics) and A61M (Medical Devices).\n\nFor medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers, this patent establishes intellectual property rights for Philips covering lung model imaging systems in mechanical ventilation applications. Competitors developing similar patient-specific lung modeling and imaging guidance systems for mechanical ventilation should review this patent for potential licensing requirements or design-around considerations. The patent does not impose regulatory compliance obligations but creates IP considerations for technology development in this clinical imaging space.
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Model-guided imaging for mechanical ventilation
Grant US12594391B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Inventors
Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Thomas Koehler, Joerg Sabczynski, Roberto Buizza, Rafael Wiemker, Jaap Roger Haartsen, Michael Polkey
Abstract
A mechanical ventilation assessment assistance device includes at least one electronic processor; and a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions readable and executable by the at least one electronic processor to perform a mechanical ventilation assessment assistance method including obtaining an image of a patient (P) receiving mechanical ventilation; generating or updating a patient-specific lung model of at least one lung of the patient based on the obtained image; simulating a response of the patient to a mechanical ventilation therapy using the generated or updated patient-specific lung model; comparing the simulated response with an actual response of the patient to the mechanical ventilation therapy; based on the comparison, determining an imaging recommendation for acquiring an image of at least one lung of the patient; and outputting the determined imaging recommendation.
CPC Classifications
G16H 10/60 G16H 20/10 G16H 40/60 G16H 30/40 G16H 30/20 G16H 50/20 G16H 50/50 A61M 16/00 G06T 7/00 G06T 7/11
Filing Date
2024-01-12
Application No.
18411086
Claims
14
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