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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152726 | Non-invasive tracking of bones for surgery There is described a device for use with a position sensing system to register position and orientation in a reference-coordinate system, the device comprising a set of at least three base units removably and non-invasively attachable to a skin surface covering a bo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7938780 | Ultrasonic method and apparatus for measuring intracranial contents volume change An ultrasonic method for indicating a characteristic of intracranial components' volume changes includes the transmission of broadband ultrasound from a transmitting transducer positioned on one side of a human head to a receiving transducer located on another side ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7918798 | Bone examination apparatus and method The invention discloses a bone examination apparatus which includes a shaking module, a multi-mode ultrasonic detecting module, and a processing module. The shaking module is disposed close to a distal end of an examinee's femur, for inputting a shaking signal to th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7874990 | System and method for determining a transfer function A system and method is provided for using ultrasound data backscattered from vascular tissue to estimate the transfer function of a catheter (including components attached thereto—e.g., IVUS console, transducer, etc.). Specifically, in accordance with a first embo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7833161 | Bone densitometer and a method thereof The present invention provides a system for improving the accuracy of the measurement of the osteoporosis condition of the human body parts especially bones using more than three parameters, viz., the broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) quantity, the velocity of ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7727153 | Ultrasonic blood vessel measurement apparatus and method Disclosed are systems and methods for identifying various tissue structure aspects, such as boundaries of arterial walls, within an image, such as an ultrasound image. Various measurements may be made using information with respect to the identified aspects of tissu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727152 | Method and apparatus for scanning confocal acoustic diagnostic for bone quality The invention comprises a system and method for determining at least one material property of a material sample (such as a bone sample) at at least one point. The system includes a transmitting ultrasonic transducer and a receiving ultrasonic transducer, both transd... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7601122 | Ultrasonic elastography with angular compounding Ultrasonic strain measurements, which characterize the structure of tissue, may be obtained by combining multiple echo signals acquired at different compressions and at different angles. Such angular compounding may improve the quality of the elastic signal and prov... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7356172 | Methods and systems for motion tracking Systems and methods are described for tracking motion in a medical imaging system. The methods use landmark sets including hard landmarks and soft landmarks. The systems can include means for generating a landmark set, means for constructing a landmark set spatial r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351207 | Extraction of one or more discrete heart sounds from heart sound information A heart sound analyzer component of an apparatus in one example extracts from composite heart sound information one or more discrete heart sounds of one or more corresponding distinct heart sound sources. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353153 | Method and system for modeling bone structure The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337672 | Method for inspecting grinding wheels This invention discloses a method of evaluating the internal structure of a grinding wheel through ultrasonic inspection. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316730 | Inlet double-seal assembly An inlet seal assembly for sealing an injection port member in a chromatography instrument , comprising an injection port member having a raised metal ring, an inlet seal member with an upper surface, a peripheral groove formed in the inlet seal member upper surface... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315639 | Method of lung lobe segmentation and computer system A method of lung lobe segmentation having the steps of: providing of three dimensional first image data of a lung; segmentation of a tubular structure to identify first voxels of the first image data belonging to the tubular structure and to identify second voxels o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311679 | Disposable transducer seal A transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to u... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291109 | Infant hydration monitor An infant hydration monitor includes a hand-held probe equipped with a pair of arms extending from a housing and incorporating a broadband ultrasonic transmitter and receiver. The arms include finger openings allowing the user to adjust the distance between the tran... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283940 | Multidirectional morphology and mechanics of osteonic lamellae The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275439 | Parametric ultrasound imaging using angular compounding Parametric ultrasonic measurements which characterize the structure of tissue, using information from an ultrasonic signal beyond amplitude information, are obtained by combining multiple ultrasonic signals acquired at different angles, thereby reducing the variance... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275547 | Method and system for determining the location of a medical probe using a reference transducer array The present invention provides systems and methods for determining the coordinates of a location element mounted on a medical probe. First and second signals are transmitted between the location element and a first and second reference transducers, which may be arra... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272975 | Ultrasonic beam shaping device An ultrasonic beam shaping device includes a plate-like beam shaping element formed of opaque material. The beam shaping element has first and second conical surfaces, with a common axis, formed as opposite surface portions of the beam shaping element. A cylindrical... | 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 |
| 7247023 | System and method for monitoring weight and nutrition A website provides a weight and nutritional program over a network. The website allows users to input an assessment of a subject, which can be used to generate a weight plan for the subject. The weight plan can include minimum weights for the subject, each of the mi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236616 | Biometric piezo scanner A piezoelectric thin film sensor array is used to scan and capture biometric data, for example, a fingerprint image. In one embodiment, a multi-layer structure includes a PVDF layer in between two conductor grids arranged orthogonally to one another. Urethane can be... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236564 | Linear array detector system and inspection method A linear array detector (LAD) for scanning an object is provided. The detector includes a scintillator layer configured for generating a number of optical signals representative of a fraction of an incident X-ray beam passing through the object. The plane of the sci... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229423 | Systems and methods for applying audible acoustic energy to increase tissue perfusion and/or vasodilation Systems and methods apply audible acoustic energy to cause vasodilation and/or to increase tissue perfusion. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223249 | Method and apparatus for determining the depth of a gingival pocket A method and apparatus are provided for determining the depth of a gingival pocket using ultra-sound signals transmitted transgingivally. Transgingival (through the gum) transmission of the ultra-sonic signal permits a completely non-invasion determination of the de... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212958 | Method and system for modelling bone structure The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175597 | Non-invasive tissue characterization system and method One embodiment of the present system and method is directed to the identification of tissues within a vascular object by analyzing ultrasound data collected from the vascular object by non-invasive scans. By identifying and characterizing types of tissue from ultras... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175599 | Shear mode diagnostic ultrasound A method of diagnosing a subject by delivering ultrasound signals using shear waves includes applying a portion of an ultrasound mainbeam to a bone surface at an incident angle relative to the surface of the bone to induce shear waves in the bone, energy in the shea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162292 | Beam scanning probe system for surgery With the beam scanning probe system for surgery, a pointer indicating the observation point of a beam scanning probe is superimposed upon an image of a lesion to be operated on in the head which is obtained via a TV camera or a surgery microscope, and the superimpos... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155046 | Method of determining physical parameters of bodily structures A method is disclosed to accurately determine spatial parameters (for example, the diameter, cross-sectional area and segment length) of bodily structures like human arteries. This is done by determining the three-dimensional position of these structures from two mo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131946 | Ultrasonic detection of ear disorders An apparatus and method for detecting an ear disorder. The apparatus includes structure for transmitting and receiving a plurality of signals to interact with an ear, and includes structure for directing the plurality of signals along different directions. In one ex... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129946 | Computer-aided presentation method for a 3D subject In the borders of a computer-aided presentation method for a 3D subject, a 2D basic image of a subject and a 2D basic presentation of a 3D volume data set of the subject are determined by a computer and momentarily output as images via an output system. The basic im... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127383 | Modeling viscoelastic torsional properties of osteons The present invention provides a geometric/material computer model of hierarchical bone based upon the viscoelastic properties of longitudinal and alternate osteons. The viscoelastic properties of osteons include, for example, mechanical properties and osteon conten... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125383 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring Ultrasound is used to provide input data for a blood pressure estimation scheme. The use of transcutaneous ultrasound provides arterial lumen area and pulse wave velocity information. In addition, ultrasound measurements are taken in such a way that all the data des... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124067 | System and method for modeling bone structure The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112173 | Determination of acoustic velocity in bone A method for determining an acoustic velocity in a segment of a bone covered with a layer of soft tissue having an outer surface, which includes determining a first travel time of a first ultrasonic wave along a first path from the outer surface back to the outer su... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103399 | Apparatus and methods of cortical surface registration and deformation tracking for patient-to-image alignment in relation to image-guided surgery A cortical surface registration procedure related to a diagnostic or surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the procedure includes the steps of pre-operatively obtaining a first textured point cloud of the cortical surface of a targeted region of a brain of a living... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090640 | System and method for automatic determination of a region of interest within an image A system and method for automated image analysis selects a Region Of Interest (ROI) within a frame, suitable for subsequent Quantitative Intima Media Thickness (QIMT) analysis. Presently, a time consuming manual analysis by a highly trained technician is required to... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090974 | Ultrasound-mediated high-speed biological reaction and tissue processing Methods of fixing and processing tissue and samples on a membrane by using ultrasound radiation as a part of the method are presented. Ultrasound of a frequency in the range of 0.1–50 MHz is used and the sample or tissue receives 0.1–200 W/cm2 of ultr... | 08/15/2006 |
