IP Library Granted Patent US 8,145,295
Granted Patent B2
US 8,145,295 · App. 11/895,566 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Methods and systems for untethered autofluorescent imaging, target ablation, and movement of untethered device in a lumen

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Patent No.
US 8,145,295
App. No.
11/895,566
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatus, devices, methods, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to autofluorescent imaging and ablation are disclosed.

Claims (78)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first input associated with a first dataset, the first dataset including data representative of a fluorescent response in one or more target cells to electromagnetic energy from a first optical energy source;

receiving a second input associated with a second dataset, the second dataset including data representative of an orientation of targeting electromagnetic energy from a second optical energy source alignable with the first optical energy source;

determining data representative of a location of a target area at least partially based on one or more of

the first dataset and the second dataset; and

providing a first output to a first motive source, the first output providing data representative of one or more parameters associated with movement of an untethered device in a lumen at least partially based on the location of the target area.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein data representative of the fluorescent response includes data representative of a target fluorescent response.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

accessing the first dataset in response to the first input.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the first dataset in response to the first input.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein generating the first dataset in response to the first input comprises:

determining data representative of the location of the target area at least partially based on the fluorescent response.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the first output in response to the first input.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a graphical illustration of the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining a graphical illustration of the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset comprises:

determining a graphical illustration of the location of the target area.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining a graphical illustration of the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset comprises:

determining a graphical illustration of the one or more parameters associated with the movement of the untethered device.

10. The method claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the first output associated with the first dataset.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining data representative of one or more characteristics of excitation energy for inducing the fluorescent response.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining data representative of one or more characteristics of ablation energy for at least partially ablating the target area.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

accessing the second dataset in response to the second input.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the second dataset in response to the second input.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory signal bearing medium bearing

at least one of one or more instructions configured to receive a first input associated with a first dataset, the first dataset including data representative of a fluorescent response in one or more target cells to electromagnetic energy from a first optical energy source;

at least one of one or more instructions configured to receive a second input associated with a second dataset, the second dataset including data representative of an orientation of targeting electromagnetic energy from a second optical energy source alignable with the first optical energy source;

at least one of one or more instructions configured to determine data representative of a location of a target area at least partially based on one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset and

at least one of one or more instructions configured to provide a first output to a first motive source, the first output providing data representative of one or more parameters associated with movement of an untethered device in a lumen at least partially based on the location of the target area.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to access the first dataset in response to the first input.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to generate the first dataset in response to the first input.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to generate the first output in response to one or more of the first input and the second input.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to determine a graphical illustration of the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to send the first output associated with the first dataset.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium.

22. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium includes a non-transitory recordable medium.

23. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium includes a non-transitory communications medium.

24. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to access the second dataset in response to the second input.

25. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory signal bearing medium further bears:

one or more instructions configured to generate the second dataset in response to the second input.

26. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product comprising:

one or more instructions configured to receive a first input associated with a first dataset, the first dataset including data representative of a fluorescent response in one or more target cells to electromagnetic energy from a first optical energy source;

one or more instructions configured to receive a second input associated with a second dataset, the second dataset including data representative of an orientation of targeting electromagnetic energy from a second optical energy source alignable with the first optical energy source;

one or more instructions configured to determine data representative of a location of a target area at least partially based on one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset, and

one or more instructions configured to provide a first output to a first motive source, the first output providing data representative of one or more parameters associated with movement of an untethered device in a lumen at least partially based on the location of the target area.

27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to access the first dataset in response to the first input.

28. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to generate the first dataset in response to the first input.

29. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to generate the first output in response to one or more of the first input and the second input.

30. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to determine a graphical illustration of the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset.

31. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to send the first output associated with the first dataset.

32. The system of claim 26 , wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a desktop computer, a workstation computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a networked computer, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer, or a personal digital assistant.

33. The system of claim 26 , wherein the computing device is operable to communicate with a database to access the one or more of the first dataset and the second dataset.

34. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to access the second dataset in response to the second input.

35. The system of claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with an executable computer program product further comprises:

one or more instructions configured to generate the second dataset in response to the second input.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2016
From: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC
To: GEARBOX, LLC
Reel/Frame 037540/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2012
From: SEARETE LLC
To: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
Reel/Frame 027683/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2007
From: BOYDEN, EDWARD S.; HYDE, RODERICK A.; ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y.; LEUTHARDT, ERIC C.; MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P.; RIVET, DENNIS J.; WEAVER, THOMAS ALLAN; WOOD, JR., LOWELL L.
To: SEARETE LLC
Reel/Frame 020118/0564 →