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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Detecting Nuclear, Electromagnetic, Or Ultrasonic Radiation > Ultrasonic > Structure Of Transducer Or Probe Assembly > Probe Placed In Vascular System Or Body Orifice > Catheter CatheterCatheter patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060264757 - Ultrasound catheter and imaging device for recording ultra-sound images The invention relates to an ultrasound catheter comprising a device arranged in the area of the catheter tip for ultra-sound image recording, with at least one lumen routed into the area of the catheter tip open at this end and ending adjacent to the ultrasound image recording device for issuing ... 11/09/06 - 20060253032 - Display of catheter tip with beam direction for ultrasound system A medical imaging system for imaging a patient's body includes a catheter having a position sensor and an ultrasonic imaging sensor wherein the position sensor transmits electrical signals indicative of positional information of a portion of the catheter in a patient's body and the ultrasonic imaging sensor transmits ultrasonic energy ... 11/09/06 - 20060253031 - Registration of ultrasound data with pre-acquired image A system and method for imaging a target in a patient's body uses a pre-acquired image of the target and a catheter having a position sensor and an ultrasonic imaging sensor. The catheter is placed in the patient's body and positional information of a portion of the catheter in the ... 11/09/06 - 20060253030 - Registration of electro-anatomical map with pre-acquired image using ultrasound A system and method for imaging a target in a patient's body includes the steps of providing a pre-acquired image of the target and placing a catheter having a position sensor, an ultrasonic imaging sensor and at least one electrode, in the patient's body. Positional information of a portion of ... 11/09/06 - 20060253029 - Display of two-dimensional ultrasound fan A medical imaging system for imaging a patient's body includes a catheter having a position sensor and an ultrasonic imaging sensor wherein the position sensor transmits electrical signals indicative of positional information of a portion of the catheter in a patient's body and the ultrasonic imaging sensor transmits ultrasonic energy ... 11/02/06 - 20060247530 - Echogenic markers on gi medical devices An endoscopic ultrasound-guided system and method for monitoring the location of a device contained within intraluminal and extraluminal regions of a patient is described. The endoscopic ultrasound-guided system includes a linear echoendoscope, a device, and a wire guide. The device and wire guide contain echogenic surfaces which enable transducers placed ... 11/02/06 - 20060247529 - Transurethral ultrasonic imaging system An ultrasound scanning system and methods of using the same. In one preferred form, an ultrasound scanning system comprises an acoustic imaging catheter comprising an ultrasonic transducer, a motion control system and an imaging computer system for imaging a patient's genitourinary system. In another preferred form, an ultrasound scanning system ... 10/26/06 - 20060241483 - Ultrasonic imaging catheters An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be ... 10/26/06 - 20060241482 - Ultrasonic observation apparatus An ultrasonic observation apparatus in which the frame rate can be made higher than that in a mechanical or conventional electronic scan method. The ultrasonic observation apparatus includes: an ultrasonic endoscope including ultrasonic transducers; a transmission aperture setting unit for setting ultrasonic transducer groups as transmission apertures; a transmission frequency ... 10/26/06 - 20060241481 - Ultrasonic endoscope A distal hard part in an insertion portion is provided with an ultrasonic transducer in which a large number of ultrasonic vibrators are arranged in the circumferential direction. The ultrasonic transducer is shaped like a cylinder. Each member that constitutes an endoscopic observation section is passed through this tunnel-like passage. ... 10/26/06 - 20060241480 - Endoscopic medical method and associated device A surgical method includes inserting a distal end portion of an endoscope into a patient along a given path and inserting a distal end portion of a flexible ultrasonic probe device into the patient along the given path. The ultrasound probe device is operated to generate an image of organic ... 10/26/06 - 20060241479 - Endocavity utrasonic probe An endocavity ultrasonic probe includes a backing member of cylindrical or convex shape, and a plurality of strip shaped ultrasonic transducers arranged on the backing member. The ultrasonic transducer is composed of three piezoelectric layers, electrode layers formed above and below each piezoelectric layer, insulating films formed at one side ... 10/26/06 - 20060241478 - Forward looking imaging guidewire The systems and methods described herein provide for a forward looking guidewire having a reduced radial cross-section for increased maneuverability and use of the guidewire within more narrow vasculature. The guidewire can include an elongate tubular member having a distal region, proximal region and inner lumen and a forward looking ... 08/17/06 - 20060184035 - Ultrasonic probe for intra-cavity diagnosis and manufacturing method thereof A diagnostic ultrasonic probe for use in body cavities has at its tip an ultrasonic transducer array, which has a layered structure wherein a flexible circuit board, an electric circuit, a backing material, a piezoelectric element array, an acoustic impedance matching layer and an acoustic lens are formed atop another ... 08/03/06 - 20060173350 - Systems and methods for three dimensional imaging with an orientation adjustable array The systems and methods described herein allow for three dimensional imaging with a medical ultrasound imaging system having an orientation adjustable imaging device. The imaging device can include a transducer array configured to image an imaging field in two dimensions. The imaging device can also include an orientation adjustment unit ... 08/03/06 - 20060173349 - Method for and system of intrusion detection by using ultrasonic signals A method for and system of intrusion detection by using ultrasonic signals are provided. The method includes a training phase and a detection phase. The training phase includes capturing multi-echo signals when no intrusion is present under surveillance. The captured ultrasonic multi-echo signals are analyzed and features are extracted, learned ... 08/03/06 - 20060173348 - Array rotation for ultrasound catheters A transducer array is connected with a catheter housing. As the transducer array is rotated, the catheter housing also rotates. As a result, at least a portion of the catheter housing twists about a longitudinal axis. By applying rotation in a controlled way, such as with a motor, a plurality ... 06/29/06 - 20060142660 - Intravenous pacemaker electrode An intravenous pacemaker electrode comprises an electrode cable comprising a line, a duct and an insulating sleeve as well as an electrode head attached to the distal end of the line in order to transmit stimulation pulses, with an ultrasound catheter being moveable in the duct, and comprising a thread-like ... 06/08/06 - 20060122514 - Method and apparatus for localizing an ultrasound catheter An imaging system is provided with an ultrasound catheter and a controller coupled to the ultrasound catheter. The catheter includes a localizer sensor configured to generate positional information for the ultrasound catheter, and an imaging ultrasound sensor having a restricted field of view. The controller co-registers images from the imaging ... 05/11/06 - 20060100522 - Piezocomposite transducers The embodiments described herein provide for an ultrasound imaging device having a piezocomposite transducer. The imaging device is preferably insertable within a living being and configured to image the interior of the living being. The piezocomposite transducer can be formed from piezoceramic and polymeric materials. The piezocomposite transducer can be ... 04/13/06 - 20060079787 - Transmembrane access systems and methods Systems and methods for penetrating a tissue membrane to gain access to a target site are disclosed. In some examples, systems and methods for accessing the left atrium from the right atrium of a patient's heart are carried out by puncturing the intra-atrial septal wall. One embodiment provides a system ... 04/06/06 - 20060074319 - Image plane sensing methods and systems for intra-patient probes A position of an imaging plane relative to a catheter or other probe is aligned with tissue of interest. Ultrasound tissue images may be registered to the catheter position with minimal rotational ambiguity. The spatial position of an ablation catheter or other device with respect to the imaging plane is ... 03/16/06 - 20060058681 - Ultrasound transducer assembly An ultrasound catheter is disclosed for providing substantially real-time images of small cavities. The ultrasound catheter is characterized by separate and distinct materials for backing the transducers and for carrying the electronics components. The separate materials comprise an electronics carrier meeting the requirements for holding the integrated circuitry of the ... 03/16/06 - 20060058680 - Needle guide for laparoscopic ultrasonography A guide device is provided for a laparoscopic ultrasound probe. The guide device includes a sheath that is adapted to fit over at least a portion of the ultrasound probe, and a guide coupled to the sheath for guiding a medical tool inserted therethrough to position the medical tool in ... 03/09/06 - 20060052707 - Intravascular ultrasonic catheter arrangements Apparatus for intravascular ultrasonic imaging comprises a catheter having an ultrasonic transducer array fabricated at least in part from an electrostrictive material, wherein the electrostrictive material is non-polymeric. ... 12/22/05 - 20050283080 - Connector for securing ultrasound catheter to transducer An ultrasound system has an ultrasound transducer having a transducer housing and a horn provided at the distal end of the transducer housing, an ultrasound transmission member, a sonic connector that is connected to the horn and the proximal end of the ultrasound transmission member, and a catheter knob having ... 12/15/05 - 20050277836 - Transesophageal ultrasound transducer probe A multi-dimensional, such as a two-dimensional, array is provided within a transesophageal probe housing. Since the size of the transesophageal probe housing is limited for comfort of a patient, active electronics are positioned spaced away from the multi-dimensional transducer array, such as within a handle of the transesophageal probe housing. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228290 - Steerable ultrasound catheter Steerable catheters are provided including an elongated flexible member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween (i.e., between the proximal end and the distal end). A plurality of electrical cables is bundled together and positioned within the lumen of the flexible member. The cross-section of ... 09/15/05 - 20050203418 - Endoscope An endoscope includes an inserted unit for being inserted into a celomic cavity of a body and having therein at least one channel, and an ultrasonic treatment apparatus including a transmitting member that transmits an ultrasonic wave produced by an ultrasonic vibrator, and a treatment unit provided on a distal ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |