title:: System for Planning Heart Valve Surgery
publisher:: Siemens Healthcare
people:: Tommaso Monty, Inga Voigt, Russ Behrendt, Bogdan Georgescu, Doreen Nessler, Respawn, Neetmark
organization:: Siemens Healthcare, Thomas Edison
domain:: Medical Imaging, Surgical Planning, Cardiovascular Surgery
Summary
The patented system from Siemens Healthcare aims to assist in planning heart valve surgery. It consists of three key components: 1) Modeling the complex heart valve apparatus, 2) Learning to fit this model to medical imaging data, and 3) Simulating the outcome of different intervention strategies. By obtaining a personalized model from a patient’s image data, the system can predict the optimal surgical approach before the procedure. This technology quantifies valve function and guides clinicians in selecting the best therapy for each patient. The system was developed through collaboration with cardiac surgeons and interventionalists, recognizing the value of such predictive modeling. The team behind this patent is honored to receive the prestigious Thomas Edison Patent Award for their pioneering work in this field.
Data Points
- Patented system for planning and simulating heart valve surgery interventions
- Three main components: valve modeling, model fitting to imaging data, outcome simulation
- Aims to quantify valve function and predict optimal surgical strategy for each patient
- Developed through close collaboration with cardiac surgeons and interventionalists
- Honored with the Thomas Edison Patent Award for pioneering innovation
- Key people involved: Tommaso Monty, Inga Voigt, Russ Behrendt, Bogdan Georgescu, Doreen Nessler, Respawn, Neetmark
- Developed by Siemens Healthcare medical imaging and surgical planning teams
- Enables pre-operative prediction to guide therapy and increase access to treatment