Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical probe for ultrasound imaging
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Application No.: US15768575Application Date: 2016-10-25
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Publication No.: US10765404B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Godefridus Antoniuss Harks , Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens , Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf , Cornelis Petrus Hendriks , Alexander Franciscus Kolen , Franciscus Reinier Antonius Van Der Linde
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Agency: Schott, P.C.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@1149df7
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/075627 WO 20161025
- International Announcement: WO2017/072098 WO 20170504
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/12 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B8/08 ; G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89

Abstract:
An internal probe device for insertion into the body of a patient, comprises an elongate body with a plurality of EAP actuators mounted at the surface of the body. The EAP actuators are made to vibrate so that their position becomes visible in a Doppler ultrasound image. The use of EAP actuators to provide vibrations enables individual locations to be identified. In particular, the movement of the EAP actuator may be largely isolated from the main body of the probe. Furthermore, EAP actuators can be thin, lightweight and have a small form factor suitable for application to or within the surface of a probe, such as a catheter, needle or endoscope.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180296186A1 MEDICAL PROBE FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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