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US08936554B2 Method and system for ultrasonic imaging of an organ in a patient's body through a part of the patient's respiratory tract
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用于通过患者呼吸道的一部分在患者身体中对器官进行超声成像的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Method and system for ultrasonic imaging of an organ in a patient's body through a part of the patient's respiratory tract
- Patent Title (中): 用于通过患者呼吸道的一部分在患者身体中对器官进行超声成像的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12051222Application Date: 2008-03-19
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Publication No.: US08936554B2Publication Date: 2015-01-20
- Inventor: Arno Nierich
- Applicant: Arno Nierich
- Applicant Address: NL Hattem
- Assignee: Stroke2Prevent B.V.
- Current Assignee: Stroke2Prevent B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Hattem
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- Priority: EP99200703 19990310
- Main IPC: A61B8/14
- IPC: A61B8/14 ; A61B5/03 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B8/12
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for ultrasonic imaging of an organ in a patient's body through a part of the patient's respiratory tract, including: arranging an ultrasonic imaging device in or on the patient's body; introducing a flexible catheter carrying at least one inflatable member into the respiratory tract; positioning the inflatable member at a predetermined location in the respiratory tract; filling the inflatable member with an ultrasonic transmission fluid through the flexible catheter; and transmitting ultrasonic waves from the imaging device through the transmission fluid in the inflatable member to the organ to be imaged. The inflatable member is positioned in the respiratory tract by manipulating guide means that are attached to or integrated with the flexible catheter. The invention further relates to an ultrasonic imaging system for carrying out this method and to an assembly means for use in such an ultrasonic imaging system.
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