Methods and apparatus for the examination and treatment of internal organs
May 9, 2010. 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 References 3669095 3779234 3817089 Apparatus with a catheter for examining hollow organs or bodies with the ultrasonic waves Digital rectilinear ultrasonic imaging system Echoscope for examination of objects Ultrasound needle tip localization system Quantitative volume blood flow measurement by an ultrasound imaging system featuring a Doppler modality Ultrasonic scanner Method for detecting air emboli in the blood in an intracorporeal blood vessel InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 488007 filed on 05/09/1990US Classes:600/455, Pulse Doppler128/916, ULTRASOUND 3-D IMAGING600/466CatheterExaminersPrimary: Jaworski, Francis J.Assistant: Manuel, George Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA61B 008/02Foreign Application Priority Data1987-11-11 GBAbstractThe internal examination of a human organ (3) is made by means of an ultrasonic probe (2) inserted into the organ (3), analogue echo signals from the probe being converted to digital signals (8) which are then stored in a digital computer (10) where they are manipulated to produce a variety of three-dimensional representations of the interior of the organ for display on a terminal (12) or as hard copy (13).Other References
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