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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105239 | Method and apparatus to visualize the coronary arteries using ultrasound A non-invasive screening technique for visualizing coronary arteries which overcomes the problems of visualizing the curved arteries by projecting the three dimensional volume of the arteries onto a two dimensional screen. Blood filled areas such as the coronary art... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8088070 | Hand-held ultrasound imaging device having removable transducer arrays A hand-held ultrasonic imaging device is provided with a removable transducer array. The imaging device has a housing, a display on the housing, and a transducer assembly including a transducer array detachably coupled to the housing. The imaging device may detect t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7695437 | Ultrasound therapy head with movement control A therapy head for use in HIFU procedures is described. The therapy head has an enclosure with a window, an energy applicator and a means of moving the energy applicator within the enclosure. The therapy head uses motors and actuators to move the energy applicator, ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7520857 | 3D ultrasound-based instrument for non-invasive measurement of amniotic fluid volume A hand-held 3D ultrasound instrument is disclosed which is used to non-invasively and automatically measure amniotic fluid volume in the uterus requiring a minimum of operator intervention. Using a 2D image-processing algorithm, the instrument gives automatic feedba... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7500952 | Portable ultrasound imaging system A portable ultrasound imaging system includes a scan head coupled by a cable to a portable battery-powered data processor and display unit. The scan head enclosure houses an array of ultrasonic transducers and the circuitry associated therewith, including pulse sync... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7361145 | Block-switching in ultrasound imaging Systems of generating and manipulating an ultrasound beam are disclosed. The system uses selective sets of ultrasound elements to generate an ultrasound beam, scanning the beam over a series of ultrasound elements in order to collected echo data covering an area, an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331234 | Ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging apparatus An ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus capable of obtaining image information at a high volume rate and improving resolution. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus has an ultrasonic transducer array including plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting ultrasonic ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315298 | Apparatus for controlling CCFL and method for operating the same A flashing apparatus controlled by an audio signal on a motherboard and a method for the same is proposed. The flashing apparatus has at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), a motherboard and a controller. The CCFL is connected to a high voltage cable and... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300403 | Wide aperture array design with constrained outer probe dimension The invention presents solutions for large apertures of an ultrasound array under given dimension constraints given by the application for the ultrasound probe, for example by an endoluminal application. The invention has applications to annular arrays for 2D and 3D... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299806 | Compliant probe interface assembly A probe interface assembly for an automated medical imaging system is provided. The assembly comprises a platform including and inner frame for supporting an ultrasound probe in spaced apart relationship relative to a compression paddle arranged to apply a compressi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275220 | System and method for a seamless user interface for an integrated electronic health care information system An electronic health care system includes a modular framework and a display in communication with the modular framework for providing a graphical user interface to a system user. The modular framework includes a plurality of activities, each activity providing an as... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272529 | Dual wall turbine blade ultrasonic wall thickness measurement technique A method and apparatus is provided to analyze a dual wall structure having at least one hollow core therein and having the same unknown material sound velocities in walls and in post as well. A transducer is located in at least two different positions with respect t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258674 | Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue A system for the destruction of adipose tissue utilizing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) within a patient's body. The system comprises a controller for data storage and the operation and control of a plurality of elements. One elements is a means for mappin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255678 | High frequency, high frame-rate ultrasound imaging system A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a fr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207996 | Doppler directed suturing and compression device and method A compression and ligation device includes a pair of jaws including one or more Doppler chips oriented to send and receive Doppler signals across the jaws, to assist a practitioner in determining whether or not a uterine artery is between the jaws. A suture leader w... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187108 | Ultrasonic probe The invention is constructed such that, in an ultrasonic probe in which a peripheral side face of a piezoelectric plate is covered with a shielding case, and an acoustic matching layer is provided on an ultrasonic wave transmission reception face including the piezo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181969 | Ultrasonic test chamber for tray production system and the like A method and apparatus for ultrasonic inspection of one or more objects in an object holder. In a first embodiment of the method, the objects are immersed in a tank containing coupling fluid and a flow of fluid is generated in the tank beneath the object holder, the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169108 | CW beam former in an ASIC The present invention relates to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former. In one mode the CW-ASIC applies to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166075 | Elastographic imaging of in vivo soft tissue Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may be applied to in vivo imaging of soft tissue without ablation. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150716 | Measuring transducer movement methods and systems for multi-dimensional ultrasound imaging Methods and systems for measuring transducer movement are provided. For example, free-hand scanning for three-dimensional imaging is provided. An optical sensor within the transducer measures motion along the skin surface similar to measuring movement of a personal ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146030 | System and methods for extracting semantics from images System, tools and methods for extracting the contents from a graphical image, such as the representation of a biological process, and converting the contents into a standardized, machine readable format. The standard format can be used to create editable graphical r... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104132 | Acoustic coupling with a fluid bath An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer assembly that emits and receives acoustic signals and an acoustic coupler that acoustically couples the acoustic transd... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7084402 | Liquid coupled defect detection systems and methods Systems and methods for detecting defects in a test specimen. The method generally includes applying a liquid detection medium to the test specimen and exciting the test specimen to cause the liquid detection medium to produce a defect signature for a defect in the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7039453 | Miniature ingestible capsule A miniature ingestible imaging capsule having a membrane defining an internal cavity and being provided with a window is provided. A lens is disposed in relation to said window and a light source disposed in relation to the lens for providing illumination to outside... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022075 | User interface for handheld imaging devices A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for an ultrasound system. The ultrasound system has operational modes and the GUI has corresponding icons, tabs, and menu items image and information fields. The User Interface (UI) provides several types of graphical elements with i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022080 | Electrical and mechanical enhancements for a modular transducer system The preferred embodiments described herein provide electrical and mechanical enhancements for a modular transducer system. In one preferred embodiment, a multiplexer is provided to reduce the number of circuits required to support a given transducer configuration. T... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004904 | Image enhancement and segmentation of structures in 3D ultrasound images for volume measurements A segmentation algorithm is optimized to robustly locate and measure the volume of fluid filled or non-fluid filled structures or organs from imaging systems derived from ultrasound, computer assisted tomography, magnetic resonance, and position emission tomography.... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993971 | Ultrasonic inspection device for inspecting components at preset angles There is provided an ultrasonic inspection device that provides a locking mechanism for inspecting components at preset angles. The inspection device can inspect a component along an arc by inspecting the component at each preset angle, which provides complete and r... | 02/07/2006 |
| RE38971 | Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method According to an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, a cross section of an examining human body having bubbles implanted as ultrasonic shadowing agent is scanned by an ultrasound so as to obtain an echo signal. Image data is repeatedly generated... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974416 | Doppler probe with shapeable portion Disclosed is ultrasonic medical probe (10) connectable to a Doppler signal generator and processor for detecting or measuring blood flow in a vessel. In one embodiment, the distal portion (52) of the probe comprises an outer sheath (17) that inc... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6926671 | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method An ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method combines dynamically focused reception and coded transmission/reception technologies by inexpensive circuitry. A receive aperture is divided into smaller apertures. Correspondingly, a receive beam former is divided into rec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6860853 | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus For the purpose of allowing easy perception of the imaging direction of an image produced by post-processing, the present apparatus comprises: data acquiring means for acquiring three-dimensional image data on a subject to be imaged based on ultrasound using an ultr... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6780154 | Segmented handheld medical ultrasound system and method A segmented ultrasound system is provided. Ultrasound data, such as image data in a video format, is wirelessly transmitted to a multi-use display device from a handheld ultrasound device. Any of various multi-use display devices may be used, such as personal digita... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6719698 | Ultrasonic transducer probe and a measurement device utilizing the same A probe device is presented for use in an ultrasound-based measurement device for blood flow measurements in a patient's body. The probe comprises a housing containing a transducer arrangement. An outer surface of the housing, by which the probe is brought to a meas... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6638229 | Image producing apparatus Image producing apparatus 10, 100 comprising means 48, 112 for producing and also receiving an ultrasound signal, the apparatus being arranged such that a plurality of ultrasound signals are sequentially produced in different directions to cover a volume ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6602193 | Ultrasound handpiece A handpiece having a set of longitudinally vibrating piezoelectric elements and which may additionally have an electric motor to provide rotational or oscillatory movement to the ultrasound horn. The piezoelectric elements are surrounded by a high tempera... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6540679 | Visual imaging system for ultrasonic probe A non-invasive visual imaging system is provided, wherein the imaging system procures an image of a transducer position during diagnostic or therapeutic treatment. In addition, the system suitably provides for the transducer to capture patient information... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527721 | Portable ultrasound system with battery backup for efficient shutdown and restart An ultrasound system is described which can be turned off quickly by an operator command or in response to an interruption of a.c. power to the system. When a.c. power is cut off, the system switches to battery backup while a processor executes an orderly... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6494840 | Portable ultrasonic palpation system A portable ultrasound palpation device for measuring the Young's modulus and the thickness of a soft tissue layer includes a hand-holdable palpation probe having an ultrasonic transceiver connected in series with a load cell. During a test, the probe is p... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6468220 | Echography probe and accessories A probe including a body having a main chamber receiving an assembly for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave. The assembly is mounted on a frame driven in reciprocating motion by a driving motor. The chamber is closed by a probe tip having a slo... | 10/22/2002 |
