Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for locating and distinguishing blood vessel
- Patent Title (中): 用于定位和区分血管的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13803921Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US08764663B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: Jeffrey Smok , Sheela Blaise , Sean James Coyle , Lauren Mayer , Matt Schurmann , Daniel Velez , Bruce McNair , Vikki Hazelwood
- Applicant: Jeffrey Smok , Sheela Blaise , Sean James Coyle , Lauren Mayer , Matt Schurmann , Daniel Velez , Bruce McNair , Vikki Hazelwood
- Agency: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/14
Abstract:
A apparatus and a method are disclosed for transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; and determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130197367A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING AND DISTINGUISHING BLOOD VESSEL Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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