Lithotripsy system having locating and orienting apparatus
Patent 4669483 Issued on June 2, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 19, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 19, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPatient support apparatus for ultrasound mammary scanning apparatus Mechanical accessory for commercially available compound apparatuses for echo mammography Means and method for the noninvasive fragmentation of body concretions Patent #: 4610249 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/757068 filed on 07/19/1985US Classes:600/439, With therapeutic device601/4, Contact-free comminution of concretion606/128With fragmenting meansExaminersPrimary: Howell, Kyle L.Assistant: Jaworski, Francis J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 17/22 (20060101)A61B 8/08 (20060101) A61B 19/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1984-07-21 DEAbstractAn improved shockwave lithotripsy system includes a movable patient support carriage having a shock wave generator and focussing device mounted thereto, along with an indexing reference. An ultrasonic oscillator is also attached to a mounting arm arrangement mounted in turn to the support carriage and allowing for three dimensional adjustment of the oscillator relative to a patient on the carriage, the mounting arrangement having an additional indexing reference such that after a concrement internal to the patient is located using the ultrasonic oscillator, the shock wave generator may be brought into focus on the concrement by bringing the indexing references into registry. | |
