ATE45080T1 - Ultraschall-endoskop mit nebeneinander, auf biegsame weise, angeordneten wandler-elementen. - Google Patents

Ultraschall-endoskop mit nebeneinander, auf biegsame weise, angeordneten wandler-elementen.

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ATE45080T1
ATE45080T1 AT83302683T AT83302683T ATE45080T1 AT E45080 T1 ATE45080 T1 AT E45080T1 AT 83302683 T AT83302683 T AT 83302683T AT 83302683 T AT83302683 T AT 83302683T AT E45080 T1 ATE45080 T1 AT E45080T1
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transducer elements
flexible way
ultrasonic endoscope
elements placed
array
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AT83302683T
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Fred Eli Silverstein
David Giuliani
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Advanced Tech Lab
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
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  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
AT83302683T 1982-05-17 1983-05-11 Ultraschall-endoskop mit nebeneinander, auf biegsame weise, angeordneten wandler-elementen. ATE45080T1 (de)

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US06/379,213 US4462408A (en) 1982-05-17 1982-05-17 Ultrasonic endoscope having elongated array mounted in manner allowing it to remain flexible
EP83302683A EP0094791B1 (de) 1982-05-17 1983-05-11 Ultraschall-Endoskop mit nebeneinander, auf biegsame Weise, angeordneten Wandler-Elementen

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ATE45080T1 true ATE45080T1 (de) 1989-08-15

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US (1) US4462408A (de)
EP (1) EP0094791B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS58218952A (de)
AT (1) ATE45080T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1206250A (de)
DE (1) DE3380293D1 (de)

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US4462408A (en) 1984-07-31
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