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6558332 Array type ultrasonic probe and a method of manufacturing the same  
An array type ultrasonic probe in which a plurality of rectangular piezoelectric elements is arranged on a backing material is provided. Each piezoelectric element has lower and upper face...
6554759 Targeting fixture  
A targeting fixture allows for x-y-z movement of a targeting fixture with respect to a grid template. The targeting fixture includes a sheath unit, which accepts a seed implanting device. The...
6554772 Ultrasonic diagnosis device  
To provide an ultrasonic diagnosis device which can be simply manufactured and can detect an ultrasonic wave with excellent sensitivity and accuracy. An ultrasonic diagnosis device in which a...
6556852 Earpiece with sensors to measure/monitor multiple physiological variables  
An apparatus and method for positioning sensors relative to one another and anatomic features in a non-invasive device for measuring and monitoring multiple physiological variables from a single...
6554771 Position sensor in ultrasound transducer probe  
An ultrasound imaging system ( 1 ) comprises a transducer probe ( 2 ) for supplying ultrasound waves to a subject area (A), for receiving ultrasound waves reflecting from the subject area (A), and...
6551245 Ultrasonic probe  
An ultrasonic probe is provided which may be employed in medical applications to radiate an ultrasonic wave for inspecting the interior of a patient's body noninvasively. The ultrasonic probe...
6551247 Ultrasonic probe  
Disclosed is an ultrasonic probe of high performance and high quality. The ultrasonic probe comprises a high molecular material having a conductive layer and is disposed between a piezoelectric...
6551248 System for attaching an acoustic element to an integrated circuit  
A system for attaching an acoustic element to an integrated circuit includes various ways in which to connect piezoelectric ceramic or micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) elements to an...
6546276 Ultrasonic based detection of interventional medical device contact and alignment  
A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring the location of an interventional medical device (IMD) using ultrasonic signals. Both the proximity and alignment of the IMD are calculated from...
6540685 Ultrasound diagnostic device  
An ultrasound diagnostic device is provided which is portable, small, light weight and easy to use. Preferably, the ultrasound diagnostic device is very small and light weight. The weight of the...
6537224 Multi-purpose ultrasonic slotted array transducer  
An ultrasonic probe is provided for medical applications which can be used both in high resolution imaging and therapy or other high intensity applications. The probe includes a primary ultrasonic...
6537223 Probe head  
A one piece, sealed ultrasound probe head for measuring volume flow in vessels, which comprises a conventional ultrasound reflector ( 20 ) and piezo-electric crystals ( 23 ), mounted on a support...
6537220 Ultrasound imaging with acquisition of imaging data in perpendicular scan planes  
An ultrasonic imaging array has two independent, interleaved linear subarrays occupying a common array face. The subarrays are independently steerable and focusable in different imaging planes. The...
6535755 Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus and method  
The Overhauser effect is a technique for increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of nuclear magnetic resonance signals. Electron spin resonance is set up for example in a contrast agent 14 injected...
6527723 Variable multi-dimensional apodization control for ultrasonic transducers  
Variable multi-dimensional apodization control for an ultrasonic transducer array is disclosed. The variable multi-dimensional apodization control is applicable to both piezoelectric based...
6524255 Acoustic coupling guide for an ultrasonic transducer probe  
A coupling guide is provided for controlling the shape and size of a condom covered medical diagnostic ultrasound probe. The coupling guide maintains a constant distance between the transducer of...
6517530 Probe device  
Probe device having an auxiliary element for use during surgery where there is employed a surgical instrument ( 40 ) of the type comprising a relatively elongate, rod-shaped member being provided...
6517528 Magnetic catheter drive shaft clutch  
Rotating element catheters and catheter assemblies employ clutch assemblies for preventing rotational energy from being transmitted from a motor drive unit to the catheter element under defined...
6517491 Transducer with spatial sensor  
An ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound unit and a transducer. The transducer including a transducer housing integrating at least one element integrated and a first spatial locator unit. The...
6517490 Apparatus and process for enhancing imaging of subtle structures  
There is disclosed an apparatus and a process for enhancing images of subtle structures, such as tumor tissue within a soft tissue matrix. Specifically, the process and apparatus provides a...
6511427 System and method for assessing body-tissue properties using a medical ultrasound transducer probe with a body-tissue parameter measurement mechanism  
A system and method for diagnostic ultrasound imaging with a probe combining one or more ultrasound imaging transducer elements and a body-tissue parameter measurement mechanism to detect...
6511432 Preamplifier and protection circuit for an ultrasound catheter  
An ultrasound catheter is disclosed wherein a rotatable transducer couples to the input of a preamplifier. Protection circuits at the input and output of the preamplifier protect the preamplifier...
6511431 Radial scan, forward viewing ultrasonic endoscope  
In a radial scan, forward viewing ultrasonic endoscope, a plurality of flexible substrates for transmitting signals to and from an ultrasonic probe extend rearward from the ultrasonic probe, a...
6508764 Aberration correction apparatus and methods  
An ultrasound system and method for aberration correction processing in conjunction with finely pitched transducer elements and/or aberration correction processing in conjunction with a...
6506160 Frequency division multiplexed wireline communication for ultrasound probe  
Received echo data are transferred from an ultrasound probe to the signal processing circuitry of an ultrasound imaging system by use of a reduced number of multiple coaxial cables. The system...
6503205 Dual ultrasonic transducer probe for blood flow measurement, and blood vessel diameter determination method  
A dual ultrasonic transducer probe and a method of utilizing the probe to determine a blood vessel diameter are presented. The probe comprises first and second ultrasound transducers whose...
6503204 Two-dimensional ultrasonic transducer array having transducer elements in a non-rectangular or hexagonal grid for medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging and ultrasound imaging system using same  
Two-dimensional transducer arrays used for one-, two- and three-dimensional medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging. The transducer arrays have transducer elements that are arranged in a...
6500126 Ultrasound system transducer adapter  
An ultrasound imaging system comprising an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound imaging device incompatible with the transducer and a transducer adapter including an adapter-transducer connector to...
6497667 Ultrasonic probe using ribbon cable attachment system  
An ultrasonic transducer probe uses one or more ribbon cables to attach the transducer elements to the probe wiring. Electrical conductors within a first ribbon cable attach to corresponding lands...
6488630 Arrays of quasi-randomly distributed ultrasound transducers  
An ultrasound transducer array suitable for medical uses such as tissue ablation and short duration high intensity hyperthermia has a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements dispersed across a...
6488625 Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method  
A medical diagnostic ultrasound system is provided which is portable and capable of being carried by a built in handle from location to location by single person. The system is provided in a...
6488626 Ultrasonic sensing by induced tissue motion  
Radiation pulses from a high energy therapeutic ultrasound system are used to stimulate tissue motion by radiation pressure. The tissue motion is monitored using a diagnostic ultrasound system.
6488632 Ultrasonic endoscope  
An ultrasonic endoscope has a bending portion, an ultrasonic probe, and a flexible circuit board. The bending portion, connected to the point of a flexible tube, bends by remote control. The...
6485425 Apparatus and method of holding and manipulating small ultrasound transducers  
An apparatus and method for holding and manipulating a miniaturized ultrasound transducer includes a flexible member, a retaining member, and a control member. The miniaturized ultrasound...
6482162 Loop imaging catheter  
An ultrasonic imaging catheter is used to generate a three-dimensional image of an organ having a relatively large cavity, such as, e.g., a heart. The catheter includes an elongate catheter body...
6482158 System and method of ultrasonic mammography  
A system for ultrasonic mammography includes an ultrasonic mammography device for constructing an ultrasonic image of a breast having a support structure with an ultrasonic transducer mounted on...
6475151 Aerogel backed ultrasound transducer  
An ultrasound transducer having an acoustic backing layer made of an aerogel material is disclosed. The ultrasound transducer comprises an acoustic element for transmitting and receiving ultrasound...
6471651 Low power portable ultrasonic diagnostic instrument  
A portable ultrasonic diagnostic instrument including an array transducer, a beamformer, signal processing and imaging circuitry, and a display for the processed echo signals operates on no more...
6471652 Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system transducer array with multiline patches  
An ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus are described for imaging the coronary arteries of the heart. The vascular system is infused with an ultrasonic contrast agent. A volumetric region of the...
6468220 Echography probe and accessories  
A probe including a body having a main chamber receiving an assembly for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave. The assembly is mounted on a frame driven in reciprocating motion by a...
6461301 Resonance based pressure transducer system  
The invention relates to a resonance based pressure transducer system, insertable into a living body for the in vivo measurement of pressure. It comprises a pressure sensor ( 2 ) having a...
6454712 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image measuring apparatus  
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention comprises an ultrasonic probe, a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave to and from a...
6450963 Apparatus and method for ultrasonic imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes using air and saline  
An apparatus for sonographically observing a location and condition of the body. The apparatus has a pump assembly and a catheter assembly fluidly coupled to the pump assembly. The pump assembly...
6443900 Ultrasonic wave transducer system and ultrasonic wave transducer  
There is disclosed an ultrasonic transducer system for harmonic imaging, comprising: an ultrasonic transducer comprising a transmitting ultrasonic vibrator for transmitting a fundamental ultrasound...
6443901 Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers  
An ultrasonic transducer is formed by a plurality of cMUT cells, each comprising a charged diaphragm plate capacitively opposing an oppositely charged base plate. The diaphragm plate is distended...
6440076 Ultrasound transducer connector assembly  
An ultrasound transducer connector for connecting a transducer to a terminal on an ultrasound unit, the ultrasound transducer connector including a shell; a LIF connector supported by the shell;...
6436040 Intuitive user interface and control circuitry including linear distance measurement and user localization in a portable ultrasound diagnostic device  
An ultrasound diagnostic device includes a console portion and a display portion. The console portion includes a control panel, which includes a plurality of input keys. A user may input commands...
6436045 User controlled destructive waveform routine for ultrasound systems  
An ultrasound system with a transducer that transmits ultrasound signals based on a plurality of parameters in response to a control device that, upon activation in a first imaging mode, adjusts at...
6436050 Removable grip for ultrasound probe  
A removable grip for an ultrasound probe. The grip may be an integrated or unitary hand-held device having a circular or C-shaped cross-section that, when located at a predetermined operative...
6436042 Ultrasonic measuring device for determining bone density and structure  
An ultrasonic measuring device and method for determining bone density and structure includes an electronic control unit, a positioning unit housing at least a transducer pair and carrying a...