DE68923557D1 - Gehirnläsionssystem mit ultraschall. - Google Patents

Gehirnläsionssystem mit ultraschall.

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DE68923557D1
DE68923557D1 DE68923557T DE68923557T DE68923557D1 DE 68923557 D1 DE68923557 D1 DE 68923557D1 DE 68923557 T DE68923557 T DE 68923557T DE 68923557 T DE68923557 T DE 68923557T DE 68923557 D1 DE68923557 D1 DE 68923557D1
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ultrasound
brain lesion
lesion system
brain
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Francis Fry
Narendra Sanghvi
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Laboratory Equipment Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A61B90/37—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
    • A61B2090/374—NMR or MRI
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A61B90/37—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
    • A61B2090/378—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation using ultrasound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0808—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings for diagnosis of the brain
    • A61B8/0816—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings for diagnosis of the brain using echo-encephalography

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
DE68923557T 1988-03-02 1989-03-02 Gehirnläsionssystem mit ultraschall. Expired - Fee Related DE68923557T2 (de)

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US07/163,260 US4951653A (en) 1988-03-02 1988-03-02 Ultrasound brain lesioning system
PCT/US1989/000841 WO1989007907A1 (en) 1988-03-02 1989-03-02 Ultrasound brain lesioning system

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DE68923557D1 true DE68923557D1 (de) 1995-08-24
DE68923557T2 DE68923557T2 (de) 1996-01-18

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EP (2) EP0425495B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH03504085A (de)
CA (1) CA1334596C (de)
DE (2) DE68927273T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1989007907A1 (de)

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