DE3854570T2 - Ultraschallmessfühler. - Google Patents

Ultraschallmessfühler.

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DE3854570T2
DE3854570T2 DE3854570T DE3854570T DE3854570T2 DE 3854570 T2 DE3854570 T2 DE 3854570T2 DE 3854570 T DE3854570 T DE 3854570T DE 3854570 T DE3854570 T DE 3854570T DE 3854570 T2 DE3854570 T2 DE 3854570T2
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Prior art keywords
transducer
platform
ultrasonic
ultrasonic probe
pivots
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE3854570T
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DE3854570D1 (de
Inventor
Richard A Terwilliger
Thomas D Lamson
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Advanced Diagnostic Medical Systems Inc
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Advanced Diagnostic Medical Systems Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/12—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4444—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device related to the probe
    • A61B8/445—Details of catheter construction
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4444—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device related to the probe
    • A61B8/4461—Features of the scanning mechanism, e.g. for moving the transducer within the housing of the probe
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/35—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using mechanical steering of transducers or their beams
    • G10K11/352—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using mechanical steering of transducers or their beams by moving the transducer
    • G10K11/355—Arcuate movement

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Details Of Measuring And Other Instruments (AREA)
DE3854570T 1987-11-13 1988-07-11 Ultraschallmessfühler. Expired - Fee Related DE3854570T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US12037087A 1987-11-13 1987-11-13

Publications (2)

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DE3854570D1 DE3854570D1 (de) 1995-11-16
DE3854570T2 true DE3854570T2 (de) 1996-05-02

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EP (2) EP0317049B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE128841T1 (de)
DE (1) DE3854570T2 (de)
DK (2) DK174750B1 (de)
IL (1) IL87086A (de)

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US5255684A (en) * 1991-10-25 1993-10-26 Interspec, Inc. Ultrasonic probe assembly
US5373845A (en) * 1992-05-22 1994-12-20 Echo Cath, Ltd. Apparatus and method for forward looking volume imaging
US5450851A (en) * 1994-05-25 1995-09-19 Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. Ultrasonic probe assembly
US5423319A (en) * 1994-06-15 1995-06-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Integrated impedance matching layer to acoustic boundary problems for clinical ultrasonic transducers
US5598845A (en) * 1995-11-16 1997-02-04 Stellartech Research Corporation Ultrasound transducer device for continuous imaging of the heart and other body parts
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US5699805A (en) * 1996-06-20 1997-12-23 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Longitudinal multiplane ultrasound transducer underfluid catheter system
US6171247B1 (en) * 1997-06-13 2001-01-09 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Underfluid catheter system and method having a rotatable multiplane transducer
US6248072B1 (en) * 1997-09-19 2001-06-19 John M. Murkin Hand controlled scanning device
US6385474B1 (en) 1999-03-19 2002-05-07 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Method and apparatus for high-resolution detection and characterization of medical pathologies
US6398736B1 (en) 1999-03-31 2002-06-04 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Parametric imaging ultrasound catheter
US10201324B2 (en) 2007-05-04 2019-02-12 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Patient interface system
US9763641B2 (en) 2012-08-30 2017-09-19 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Method and system for imaging a volume of tissue with tissue boundary detection
US10123770B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2018-11-13 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Patient support system
US10143443B2 (en) 2014-05-05 2018-12-04 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Method for representing tissue stiffness
US10743837B2 (en) 2014-08-04 2020-08-18 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Ultrasound waveform tomography method and system
US10285667B2 (en) 2014-08-05 2019-05-14 Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. Method for generating an enhanced image of a volume of tissue

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US4421118A (en) * 1981-08-12 1983-12-20 Smithkline Instruments, Inc. Ultrasonic transducer
DE3224290A1 (de) * 1982-06-28 1983-12-29 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Betriebsverfahren fuer eine vorrichtung zur untersuchung der weiblichen brust mit ultraschall sowie zugehoerige steuervorrichtung
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US4794931A (en) * 1986-02-28 1989-01-03 Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc. Catheter apparatus, system and method for intravascular two-dimensional ultrasonography
US4757818A (en) * 1986-03-03 1988-07-19 Angelsen Bjorn A J Ultrasonic transducer probe with linear motion drive mechanism
US4756313A (en) * 1986-11-05 1988-07-12 Advanced Diagnostic Medical Systems, Inc. Ultrasonic probe

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EP0317049A2 (de) 1989-05-24
EP0642762A2 (de) 1995-03-15
IL87086A0 (en) 1988-12-30
ATE128841T1 (de) 1995-10-15
DK389788A (da) 1989-05-14
DK389788D0 (da) 1988-07-12
DK177091A (da) 1991-10-23
DE3854570D1 (de) 1995-11-16
EP0642762A3 (de) 1995-06-28
EP0317049B1 (de) 1995-10-11
DK177091D0 (da) 1991-10-23
IL87086A (en) 1993-02-21
EP0317049A3 (en) 1990-05-30
DK174750B1 (da) 2003-10-20

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