US 11,887,305 B1
Systems and methods for identifying personalized vascular implants from patient-specific anatomic data
Leo Grady, Darien, CT (US); Charles A. Taylor, Atherton, CA (US); Gilwoo Choi, Mountain View, CA (US); and Campbell Rogers, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to HeartFlow, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by HeartFlow, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/061,920.
Application 18/061,920 is a continuation of application No. 16/532,607, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,540,931.
Application 16/532,607 is a continuation of application No. 14/887,849, filed on Oct. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,413,432, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 14/887,849 is a continuation of application No. 14/254,599, filed on Apr. 16, 2014, granted, now 9,195,800, issued on Nov. 24, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/866,758, filed on Aug. 16, 2013.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/0012 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/076 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying a personalized cardiovascular device based on patient-specific geometrical information, the method comprising:
acquiring a geometric model of at least a portion of a patient's vascular system;
determining a pathology characteristic at a location in the geometric model of the patient's vascular system by using the geometric model to perform a simulation of one or more of blood flow or structural mechanics of the patient's vascular system;
determining one or more device variables based on the determined pathology characteristic; and
recommending a device or delivery system based on the determined one or more device variables, by:
generating an optimal design for the device or delivery system based on the determined one or more device variables;
comparing the optimal design with one or more devices or delivery systems in an inventory list; and
selecting a device or delivery system from the inventory having the most similar characteristics to the optimal design as the recommended device or delivery system.