公开(公告)号：EP2427117A4

公开(公告)日：2015-11-11

申请号：EP10772828

申请日：2010-05-06

申请人： HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL LTD ,  FRANKEL BRUCE M

发明人： FRANKEL BRUCE M ,  BARASO RANDALL R ,  TSUCHIDA KAZUTOSHI ,  WAKABAYASHI HIROAKI

IPC分类号： A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B8/0875 ,  A61B5/0053 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B17/7053 ,  A61B17/7092 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B34/76 ,  A61B2017/00106 ,  A61B2090/0817 ,  A61B2090/3782 ,  A61B2090/3784

摘要： Medical diagnostic instruments and systems are provided that include (i) a proximal handle configured and dimensioned to permit an operator to manually grasp the instrument; (ii) an ultrasound probe including a longitudinal shaft extending distally from the handle and terminating in a distal end, and an ultrasound transducer mounted with respect to the longitudinal shaft proximate the distal end thereof, the ultrasound transducer including an array of ultrasonic energy generation elements; and (iii) a tactile feeler probe mounted with respect to the ultrasound probe, the tactile feeler probe including a longitudinal shaft mounted with respect to the longitudinal shaft of the ultrasound probe and extending distally beyond the distal end thereof, and a feeler probe tip (e.g., a ball tip) defined at a distal end of the longitudinal shaft of the tactile feeler probe. Advantageous methods for use of the disclosed instruments and systems are also provided, e.g., for detecting breaches in cortical bones in connection with pedicle screw placement.

公开(公告)号：EP2635192A4

公开(公告)日：2017-06-07

申请号：EP11838566

申请日：2011-10-27

申请人： HITACHI LTD ,  FRANKEL BRUCE M

发明人： FRANKEL BRUCE M ,  BARASO RANDALL R ,  TSUCHIDA KAZUTOSHI ,  WAKABAYASHI HIROAKI

IPC分类号： A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B8/0875 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B17/7053 ,  A61B17/7092 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B34/76 ,  A61B2017/00106 ,  A61B2090/0817 ,  A61B2090/3782 ,  A61B2090/3784

摘要： Medical diagnostic instruments/systems are provided that include (i) a proximal handle configured and dimensioned to permit an operator to manually grasp the instrument; (ii) an ultrasound probe including a longitudinal shaft extending distally from the handle and terminating in a distal end, and an ultrasound transducer mounted with respect to the longitudinal shaft, the ultrasound transducer including an array of ultrasonic energy generation elements (iii) a tactile feeler probe mounted with respect to the ultrasound probe; and (iv) at least one hollow receiver member mounted with respect to the longitudinal shaft of the ultrasound probe, the at least one hollow receiver member configured to receive a K-wire to permit the instrument to be slidably mounted thereto for purposes of guiding the ultrasound and tactile feeler probes axially relative to a desired anatomical location. Advantageous methods for use of the disclosed instruments/systems are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了医疗诊断仪器/系统，其包括（i）近侧手柄，所述近侧手柄的构造和尺寸设定为允许操作者手动抓握所述仪器; （ii）超声波探头，其包括从手柄向远端延伸并终止于远端的纵向轴和相对于纵向轴安装的超声波换能器，超声波换能器包括超声波能量产生元件阵列（iii）触觉 探头探头相对于超声探头安装; 和（iv）至少一个相对于超声探头的纵轴安装的中空接收器构件，所述至少一个中空接收器构件构造成接收K线以允许器械可滑动地安装到其上，以便引导 超声波和触觉探针探针相对于期望的解剖位置轴向地延伸。 还提供了使用所公开的器械/系统的有利方法。