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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088072 | Methods and systems for controlled deployment of needles in tissue Needles are deployed in tissue under direct ultrasonic or other imaging. To aid in deploying the needle, a visual needle guide is projected on to the image prior to needle deployment. Once the needle guide is properly aligned, the needle can be deployed. After needl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7798972 | Puncture adapter and an ultrasonic probe, and the method of using the same A puncture adapter is provided for being mounted on an ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic probe to be mounted comprises a rod-like insertion portion that is insertable into a subject and has a search unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves at the tip end ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7645238 | Regional anesthetic method and apparatus A system and method for regional anesthesia using ultrasound to assist in locating the anesthetic needle are disclosed. One or more piezo-electric crystal transducers is placed either at the tip of the needle or near the tip of the needle on a stylet which is insert... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7351205 | Shallow angle needle guide apparatus and method A needle guide for use with an imaging instrument is disclosed. The needle guide is suitable for delivery of a needle at a shallow angle into a patient during imaging analysis. Thus, the needle guide is well suited to the controlled collection of biopsy tissue or ot... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335197 | Transurethral needle ablation system with flexible catheter tip A one-piece, single-use disposable device for transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of prostate tissue to alleviate BPH is disclosed. The device may include a flexible catheter tip including a rigid core and a flexible tip. The device may also include a single use lo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316678 | Catheter with associated extension lumen An intra-luminal device for the extraction of occlusive or partially occlusive material is disclosed. Said device comprises a novel catheter extension which minimizes cavitation of extracted fluids and also allows the better navigation of tortuous lumens or vasculat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7251532 | Medical lead fixation A distal tip coupled to a body of an implantable medical device includes a canted passageway extending distally from a lumen of the body and an opening terminating the passageway and positioned in proximity to a distal end of the distal tip; a helical fixation eleme... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7194297 | Impedance-matching apparatus and construction for intravascular device Intravascular device for matching impedances of portions of an intravascular circuit and limiting RF signal-induced heating of intravascular conductors. An intravascular device includes alternating conductive and dielectric layers and an electrically conductive coil... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7135029 | Ultrasonic surgical instrument for intracorporeal sonodynamic therapy The present invention relates, in general, to ultrasonic surgical instruments and, more particularly, to an intracorporeal ultrasonic surgical instrument for sonodynamic therapy. Disclosed is an ultrasonic surgical system comprising: a generator and an instrument co... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6926673 | Optical tracking systems A method of tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method includes the steps of storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908433 | Adhesive method and apparatus for guiding needles An apparatus and method for guiding a needle where a structure is attached to the sterile sheath to aid in coupling the needle guide to the transceiver. In one case, the needle guide is attached to the exterior of the sheath; in another, a needle guide adapter is at... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6702749 | Optical needle guide for ultrasound guided needle biopsy An optical guide for a biopsy needle includes a light projector for producing a line image on a patient's skin surface, wherein the light projector is adapted for mounting on an ultrasound transducer such that the line image corresponds with an intersecti... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695786 | Guide and position monitor for invasive medical instrument An instrument guide is described for mounting an invasive instrument such as a biopsy needle to an imaging probe, controlling its position, monitoring its position, and/or predictively displaying its position on a user display of the medical imaging syste... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689067 | Method and apparatus for ultrasound guidance of needle biopsies An ultrasound scanning system having an ultrasound transducer (10) which provides ultrasound images (33), a computer to process the ultrasound information and to render the ultrasound image (33) correctly positioned and scaled for display on a flat panel ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685648 | Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body A method is provided for delivering a drug to a selected tissue region within a patient's body with a catheter having a deployable puncturing element, a drug delivery element and an orientation element on a distal portion thereof. The distal portion of th... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676607 | Intraoperative microsurgical ultrasonic device and methods related thereto Featured is a device that provides a mechanism for imaging structure and/or tissue of a surgical site during and after performing a microsurgical procedure such as ophthalmic surgical procedures. Also featured are methods and systems related thereto. In t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669643 | Method and apparatus for sonographic examination, biopsy, and excision Method and apparatus for internal examination of human and other subjects employing special catheters and biopsy wires, in combination with sonographic or fluoroscopic transducers, to provide unprecedented accuracy, economy, and efficiency in internal exa... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6632679 | Method to determine the speed of sedimentation of blood and other parameters correlated thereto, and relative apparatus Method and apparatus to determine the speed of sedimentation of blood and other parameters connected thereto, said method being carried out by detecting the development over time of the optical density, or absorbance, of a sample of blood, said sample bei... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6554801 | Directional needle injection drug delivery device and method of use The invention relates to an apparatus and method for imaging and mapping various structures located at a target area within a patient's lumen using conventional IVUS technology. The mapped images are used to accurately determine and control the location o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6508824 | Catheter-based methods for enlarging blood vessels to facilitate the formation of penetration tracts, fistulas and/or blood flow channels Methods, devices and systems wherein a penetrating catheter or other penetrating device is used to penetrate into a target blood vessel, and wherein the target vessel is dilated prior to the penetration so as to improve the imaging, aiming at and/or penet... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6361499 | Multiple angle needle guide A needle guide for use in imaging analysis, such as ultrasound analysis, is provided having a mounting base secured to the imaging instrument. A needle guide is configured to be removably secured to the pivoting portion of the mounting base. The needle gu... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6338717 | Tip of ultrasonic endoscope A radially scanning, annular ultrasonic oscillator array is provided in a tip body of an endoscope so as to be arranged about the longitudinal axis of the tip body. A first treatment tool projection port is provided in the tip body and opens at a location... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6081738 | Method and apparatus for the guided bypass of coronary occlusions Described herein is a catheter method and apparatus for the guided intraluminal bypass of a coronary occlusion. A method is described employing an intraluminally operable catheter shaft including an optionally steerable working element, combined with an e... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6036649 | Ultrasound probe An ultrasound probe of the present invention comprises a rod-like grip section constituting a rear section of the probe, a rod-like insertion section constituting a forward section of the probe and having a piezoelectric element array at a forward end and... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5456258 | Catheter type ultrasound probe A catheter type ultrasound probe having an ultrasound transducer mounted on a rigid fore end section at the tip end of a soft and flexible body section of a catheter member to be introduced into an intracavitary portion. The catheter member includes an ar... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5090414 | Intracavitary ultrasound probe An intracavitary ultrasound probe comprises a rotating shaft rotatably supported inside an elongated body and adapted to swing or rotate a transducer element, an motor housed in a handle, and a stab needle guide extending in substantially parallel to the ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4911173 | Biopsy attachment for ultrasound probe A biopsy attachment 90 for a ultrasound probe 10 includes a frame 92 and a device 100, 102 for mounting the frame 92 to the probe 10 in order to align the frame 92 relative to the probe 10. The biopsy 90 attachment further includes a biopsy needle guide 1... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4887606 | Apparatus for use in cannulation of blood vessels Apparatus for use in cannulation of blood vessels includes a hollow needle having a sharpened end for penetrating tissue, a trocar including a transducer mounted on one end for positioning within the hollow needle for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4763662 | Ultrasonic biopsy endoscope with extensible guide sheath An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an operation section and an insertion section adapted to be inserted into the body cavity of a human being. The insertion section has an insertion channel extending therethrough. A guide sheath is slidably inser... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4742829 | Intracavitary ultrasound and biopsy probe for transvaginal imaging An ultrasound probe for positioning in the vaginal cavity includes a phased array of transducer elements at one end thereof oriented at an acute angle with respect to the central axis of the probe whereby the imaging field of view is provided by rotating ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4635644 | Ultrasonic applicator An ultrasonic applicator for an ultrasonic-echo planigraphic imaging apparatus has a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements arranged in row on a living body application surface of the ultrasonic applicator. The ultrasonic applicator comprises a punct... | 01/13/1987 |
