Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound based method and apparatus for stone detection and to facilitate clearance thereof
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Application No.: US14941276Application Date: 2015-11-13
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Publication No.: US09597103B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Michael Bailey , John Kucewicz , Barbrina Dunmire , Neil Owen , Bryan Cunitz
- Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Current Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
- Main IPC: A61N7/02
- IPC: A61N7/02 ; A61B17/225 ; A61B8/08 ; A61N7/00 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B6/00 ; A61B5/055 ; A61B17/22 ; G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89 ; A61B5/00
Abstract:
Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160082291A1 ULTRASOUND BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STONE DETECTION AND TO FACILITATE CLEARANCE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2016-03-24
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