James Seward
Medical Practice at Broadway, Rochester, MN

6398736, Jun 4, 2002

Oct 20, 1999

09/421712

James B. Seward - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61B 814

600466, 600467, 128916

A parametric imaging ultrasound catheter apparatus is capable of obtaining parametric images of the surrounding insonated environment. Parametric imaging is defined as the imaging of quantifiable “parameters” which of visible two-, three-, fourth-dimensional or non-visible higher-dimensional temporal physiologic events. Visible motion is a fourth-dimensional event and includes surrogate features of cardiac muscle contraction, wall motion, valve leaflet motion, etc. Non-visible motion is a higher-dimensional event and includes slow non-visible events (i. e. , remodeling, transformation, aging, healing, etc. ) or fast non-visible events (i. e. , heat, electricity, strain, compliance, perfusion, etc. ). An ultrasound catheter with parametric imaging capability can obtain dynamic digital or digitized information from the surrounding environment and display information features or quanta as a static or dynamic geometric figures from which discrete or gross quantifiable information can be obtained. A quantifiable geometric image or parametric information may have little resemblance or dependence on the fundamental ultrasound image.

6485425, Nov 26, 2002

Mar 1, 2001

09/797396

James B. Seward - Rochester MN
Charles J. Bruce - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61B 814

600459

An apparatus and method for holding and manipulating a miniaturized ultrasound transducer includes a flexible member, a retaining member, and a control member. The miniaturized ultrasound transducer is mounted on the flexible member proximate a distal end of the flexible member. The retaining member retains the flexible member proximate the distal end of the flexible member. The control member is coupled to the retaining member and is operable to move the retained flexible member and ultrasound transducer to optimize ultrasound visualization.

5699805, Dec 23, 1997

Jun 20, 1996

8/668103

James Bernard Seward - Rochester MN
Abdul Jamil Tajik - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61B 812

12866206

An underfluid imaging, diagnostic, interventional, or measuring catheter apparatus including an outer catheter body and a drive shaft receivable in the outer body and rotatable with respect to the outer body; an ultrasound transducer array mounted on the rotatable drive shaft and rotated with the drive shaft; and a ultrasound window portion disposed on the outer body, wherein the ultrasound transducer array is longitudinally positionable within the outer body proximate the window portion so as to allow transmission of ultrasound signals from the transducer array to the outside of the catheter. The ultrasound signals are a sequential set of spatially related tomographic image planes which define a volumetric field of view around the catheter. An underfluid therapeutic or diagnostic device can be received in the catheter through a port extending from proximate a proximal end to proximate a distal end of the catheter. The device is operated in the volumetric field of view which provides a real time image of the operation.

6129672, Oct 10, 2000

Jan 6, 1998

9/003248

James Bernard Seward - Rochester MN
Abdul Jamil Tajik - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61B 812

600463

An underfluid ultrasound imaging catheter system includes a catheter having a distal end inserted into an underfluid structure, an ultrasonic transducer array mounted proximate the distal end of the catheter wherein the array has a row of individual transducer crystals, a lens mounted on the array for defocusing ultrasound beams in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the array so as to provide a volumetric field of view within which the underfluid features are imaged. Alternatively, the single row of transducer crystals is replaced by multiple rows of transducer crystals so as to provide a volumetric field of view. This imaging catheter system helps an operator see 3-dimensional images of an underfluid environment, such as the 3-dimensional images of fluid-filled cavities of heart, blood vessel, urinary bladder, etc. Features in such wide volumetric field of view can be imaged, measured, or intervened by an underfluid therapeutic device with an aid of the real-time image.

5713363, Feb 3, 1998

Apr 24, 1996

8/636916

James Bernard Seward - Rochester MN
Abdul Jamil Tajik - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61B 812

12866206

A catheter apparatus for monitoring cardiovascular function is provided. The catheter apparatus contains an elongated body having proximal and distal ends; a phased-array ultrasonic transducer; and an electrical conductor. The phased-array ultrasonic transducer is mounted proximate the distal end of the catheter body to transmit ultrasound and receive resultant echoes so as to provide a field of view within which flow rates can be measured and features imaged. The electrical conductor is disposed in the catheter body for electrically connecting the transducer to control circuitry external of the catheter.

2010021, Aug 26, 2010

Feb 23, 2010

12/710983

James B. Seward - Rochester MN, US

CARDIOVASCULAR DECISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Rochester MN

A61B 5/00, G06Q 50/00, G06F 15/18

600300, 705 2, 706 12

A diagnostic enactive medical system that guides a user during acquisition and analyses of medical data for diagnosis and risk assessment. A method of using data-centric analysis and interpretation of acquired medical data in conjunction with metadata management in the point-of-care enactive medical system transforms raw medical data to generate feature-sets of a small number of closely related features associated with a particular medical or physiological state. Medical data from the point-of-care enactive medical system converges onto one or more feature-sets, interacts with the user to provide commentary or request additional information or data concerning a patient. Using an expert knowledgebase, the point-of-care enactive medical system learns from the medical data and then provides the user of tasks suitable for dynamic construction of point-of-care enactive medical knowledge, diagnoses, and recommendations for risk and/or treatment.

8510132, Aug 13, 2013

Oct 13, 2009

12/578325

James B. Seward - Rochester MN, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

G06Q 50/00

705 3, 705 2, 600300

A knowledgebase comprising a plurality of feature-sets is created using complexity science. The knowledgebase is accessible through a network to a computer, a system, and a computer program code that receives and analyzes medical data to determine the existence of a disease state. The medical data is input and correlated to features within the knowledgebase to identify feature-sets, each feature-set indicating a particular medical condition. After one or more feature-sets have been selected, associative algorithms consider the magnitudes or values of the medical data and, with the values of features in the feature-sets, assess the risk burden of the medical condition associated with the feature-set. An output is generated that may include diagnoses of one or more medical conditions, the risk burden of the medical condition(s), possible treatment options and prevention techniques.

2013006, Mar 14, 2013

Mar 1, 2012

13/409899

James B. Seward - Rochester MN, US
William H. Hansen - Rochester MN, US

G06Q 50/22

705 2

A reconfigurable medical decision support system for processing medical data of a patient includes a data processing system that receives the medical data of the patient and accesses a knowledge-base. The knowledge-base includes a feature set relating to a pathophysiological condition. The feature set has a plurality of associated features, each feature having a plurality of validated quantifiable stages, each assigned a score. The medical data is associated with features of the feature-set. A medical risk value is determined based on the modified validated quantifiable stage and the assigned score. A medical finding is determined from the knowledge base corresponding to the medical risk value. An output statement stored in the knowledge-base and associated with the medical finding is provided. The user is able to modify values of the validated quantifiable stages and modify the output statements.

6049622, Apr 11, 2000

Dec 1, 1997

8/982014

Richard A. Robb - Rochester MN
Bruce M. Cameron - Mazeppa MN
James B. Seward - Rochester MN

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

G06K 900

382128

Image data is acquired and a spatial coordinate system is attached to the image data set. A navigational guide employs the attached coordinate system to indicate to the viewer the orientation of the imaged object and the location of the viewer with respect to the imaged object. This indication is made in a number of ways, including the display of an icon which depicts the orientation of the object being viewed.

2013031, Nov 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

13/903496

James B. Seward - Rochester MN, US

G06F 19/00

600301

A medical general intelligence computer system and computer-implemented methods analyze morpho-physiological numbers for determining a risk of an emergent disease state, determining an emergent disease state, predicting a pre-emergent disease state, determining a pre-emergent disease state, and/or predicting a risk of a pre-emergent disease state.