Patents
Patents for A61B 8 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves (41,493)
02/1997
02/11/1997US5601086 Beat frequency ultrasonic microsphere contrast agent detection system
02/11/1997US5601085 Ultrasound imaging
02/06/1997WO1997003610A1 Device for the detection of concretions and cavitation bubbles
02/06/1997WO1997003609A1 Free-hand aiming of a needle guide
02/06/1997WO1996031753A3 Three-dimensional digital ultrasound tracking system
02/06/1997CA2226938A1 Free-hand aiming of a needle guide
02/05/1997EP0757260A1 Method of detecting moving velocity of tissue or blood and ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus
02/05/1997EP0757255A2 Imaging systems
02/05/1997EP0756740A1 Process and device for tracing an ultrasound field
02/04/1997US5598846 Rotatable ultrasound transducer finger probe
02/04/1997US5598845 Ultrasound transducer device for continuous imaging of the heart and other body parts
01/1997
01/30/1997WO1997001768A3 Portable ultrasound imaging system
01/30/1997DE3844672C2 Therapy appts. with ultrasonic treatment transmitter
01/29/1997EP0755223A1 Method and apparatus for locating vibrating devices
01/29/1997EP0746370A4 Improved tracking tip for a work element
01/29/1997CN1141595A Gas-contg. microparticles, agent contg. them, their use in medical diagnosis by ultrasonic tech. and method of producing said particles and agent
01/28/1997US5597549 Dissolving film forming surfactant and hydrophilic stabilizer in solvent, freeze drying, contacting with air or gas, mixing with aqueous carrier
01/28/1997US5596991 Catheter type ultrasound probe
01/28/1997US5596990 For introducing an imaging catheter to coronary vasculature
01/28/1997US5596989 Ultrasonic probe
01/23/1997WO1997001988A1 Ultrasound imaging catheter with a cutting element
01/23/1997DE19625140A1 Convertor arrangement with varying focal width esp for medical imaging using multiple focus ultrasonic lens
01/23/1997CA2225784A1 Ultrasound imaging catheter with a cutting element
01/22/1997EP0754430A2 Ultrasonic imaging catheter
01/22/1997EP0754429A2 Ultrasonic endoscopic probe
01/22/1997EP0754074A1 Method and apparatus for performing multiple procedures
01/22/1997EP0754011A1 Real time digital reception focusing method and apparatus adopting the same
01/22/1997EP0754008A1 Method and apparatus for epicardial mapping
01/22/1997EP0754006A1 Method and apparatus for diagnosing erectile dysfunction
01/22/1997EP0754004A1 Electronically steerable endoscope
01/22/1997EP0547159B1 Ultrasonic imaging system and insonifier
01/22/1997CN1140982A High resolution ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method
01/21/1997US5595724 Treated calcium/oxyanion-containing particles for medical diagnostic imaging
01/21/1997US5595182 Cardiovascular measurements by sound velocity dilution
01/16/1997WO1997001768A2 Portable ultrasound imaging system
01/16/1997CA2225622A1 Portable ultrasound imaging system
01/15/1997EP0605573B1 Ultrasonic instrument with a micro motor having stator coils on a flexible circuit board
01/14/1997US5592943 Apparatus and method for acoustic analysis of bone using optimized functions of spectral and temporal signal components
01/14/1997US5592942 Automated longitudinal position translator for ultrasonic imaging probes, and methods of using same
01/14/1997US5592941 Apparatus and method for non-invasively detecting urinary tract infection using ultrasound
01/14/1997US5592730 Method for fabricating a Z-axis conductive backing layer for acoustic transducers using etched leadframes
01/09/1997WO1997000638A2 Apparatus and method for making gas-filled vesicles of optimal size
01/08/1997EP0752233A1 Method of monitoring cervical dilatation during labor and ultrasound transducer particularly useful in such method
01/08/1997EP0751743A1 Method and device for estimating and characterising bone properties
01/07/1997US5591911 Ultrasound signal processor
01/07/1997US5590658 Portable ultrasound imaging system
01/03/1997WO1997000482A1 Method and apparatus for composition and display of three-dimensional image from two-dimensional ultrasound
01/02/1997EP0750883A1 Method of making a transducer assembly for an imaging device
01/02/1997EP0750469A1 Low profile intravascular ultrasound imaging transducer
01/02/1997EP0619743B1 Stable microbubble suspensions as enhancement agents for ultrasound echography
01/02/1997DE19522310A1 Catheter for removal of vessel narrowing esp. stenosis in coronary vessel
12/1996
12/31/1996US5590090 Ultrasonic detector using vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
12/31/1996US5588436 For monitoring blood flow within a blood vessel
12/31/1996US5588435 System and method for automatic measurement of body structures
12/31/1996US5588434 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus presenting closely correlated ultrasonic image
12/31/1996US5588433 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
12/31/1996US5588432 Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials, and ablating tissue
12/31/1996US5588428 Method and apparatus for non-invasive volume and texture analysis
12/27/1996WO1996041647A1 Site specific binding system, imaging compositions and methods
12/27/1996EP0749723A1 Intestinal ultrasound probe for trans-intestinal diagnosis in birds, reptiles and/or small mammals
12/27/1996EP0749722A2 Handheld transthoracic rotatable ultrasound transducer
12/25/1996CN1138828A Prepn. of hollow microcapsules
12/24/1996US5588032 Apparatus and method for imaging with wavefields using inverse scattering techniques
12/19/1996WO1996041512A1 Improved coupling of acoustic window and lens for medical ultrasound transducers and method for the manufacture thereof
12/19/1996WO1996041312A1 Automated method for digital image quantitation
12/19/1996WO1996040282A2 Nucleation and activation techniques for use in ultrasound imaging
12/19/1996WO1996039939A1 Methods and apparatus for correlating ultrasonic image data and radiographic image data
12/19/1996WO1996039921A1 Method and apparatus for measuring corneal incisions
12/19/1996DE19521475A1 Sound or shock wave induction device
12/19/1996DE19521416A1 Ray targetting method for therapeutic laser application
12/18/1996EP0583373B1 Ultrasonic inspection method and apparatus with audible output
12/17/1996US5585841 Imaging system with automatic hardcopy compensation
12/17/1996US5585546 Apparatus and methods for controlling sensitivity of transducers
12/17/1996US5585112 Method of preparing gas and gaseous precursor-filled microspheres
12/17/1996US5584294 Method and apparatus for ultrasonic blood flow display
12/12/1996WO1996039081A1 Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position
12/12/1996WO1996039080A1 Ultrasonic densitometer with width compensation
12/12/1996WO1996039079A1 Methods and apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound simultaneously
12/12/1996CA2223171A1 Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position
12/12/1996CA2220756A1 Methods and apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound simultaneously
12/11/1996EP0747011A2 Ultrasonic bone testing apparatus
12/11/1996EP0747010A2 Continuous display of cardiac blood flow information
12/11/1996EP0747009A1 Osteoporosis diagnosing apparatus and method
12/11/1996EP0746370A1 Improved tracking tip for a work element
12/11/1996EP0746346A1 Intravascular catheter
12/11/1996EP0746233A1 Catheter using optical fibers to transmit laser and ultrasonic energy
12/11/1996CN1137748A Gas used as local and subcutaneous transmission carrier and microspheres filled with gas precursor
12/10/1996US5582178 Method and apparatus for intravascular ultrasonography
12/10/1996US5582174 Ultrasonic diagnostic system
12/08/1996CA2176619A1 Ultrasonic bone testing apparatus with repeatable positioning and repeatable coupling
12/05/1996WO1996038815A1 Automatic border delineation and dimensioning of regions using contrast enhanced imaging
12/05/1996CA2220177A1 Automatic border delineation and dimensioning of regions using contrast enhanced imaging
12/04/1996EP0745408A2 Guiding introducer for nonsurgical mapping and/or treatment of ectopic atrial tachycardia
12/04/1996EP0744961A1 Gas-containing microparticles, agents containing them, their use in medical diagnosis by ultrasonic techniques and methods of producing said particles and agents
12/04/1996EP0744915A1 Method for automatic measurement of the doppler angle and arrangement for carrying out the method
12/03/1996US5581144 Transducer apparatus for use in a liquid carrying vessel
12/03/1996US5581036 Bandwidth sampling technique for digital focusing in array imaging systems
12/03/1996US5580575 Therapeutic drug delivery systems
12/03/1996US5579771 Method of and apparatus for the detection and characterization of a segment of an artery by ultrasonic echography
11/1996
11/27/1996EP0744159A1 Ultrasound diagnostics system for obtaining a tomographic image