公开(公告)号：US20050215895A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US10985656

申请日：2004-11-10

申请人： Richard Popp ,  Ali Hassan ,  Christian Eversull ,  Jeremy Johnson ,  Paul Yock

发明人： Richard Popp ,  Ali Hassan ,  Christian Eversull ,  Jeremy Johnson ,  Paul Yock

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/14 ,  B06B1/06

CPC分类号： A61B8/12 ,  A61B6/466 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  B06B1/0607

摘要： Devices and methods for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an internal body site are provided. The subject devices are elongated structures (e.g., catheters) having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers located at their distal end. The configuration of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers may be reversibly changed from a first to a second configuration, where the radial aperture of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is greater in the second configuration than in the first configuration. A feature of certain embodiments of the subject invention is that the plurality of ultrasonic tranducers are configured in the second configuration as a substantially continuous set of transducers. In using the subject imaging devices, the distal end of the devices is positioned at the internal body site of interest while the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is in the first configuration. The configuration of the ultrasonic transducers in then changed to the second configuration for imaging the internal body site. The subject devices and methods for their use find application in imaging a variety of different internal body sites.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于获得内部身体部位的三维图像的装置和方法。 主体装置是具有位于其远端的多个超声波换能器的细长结构（例如导管）。 多个超声波换能器的结构可以从第一配置可逆地改变，其中多个超声波换能器的径向孔径在第二配置中比在第一配置中更大。 本发明的某些实施例的特征在于，多个超声波传感器被配置为第二配置，作为基本连续的换能器组。 在使用被摄体成像装置时，在多个超声换能器处于第一构造的同时，装置的远端位于感兴趣的内部身体部位。 然后将超声波换能器的结构改变为用于对内部身体部位成像的第二配置。 其使用的主题装置和方法可用于对各种不同的内部身体部位进行成像。

公开(公告)号：US5879305A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-09

申请号：US954278

申请日：1997-10-20

申请人： Paul Yock ,  Yue-Teh Jang ,  Stephen M. Salmon

发明人： Paul Yock ,  Yue-Teh Jang ,  Stephen M. Salmon

IPC分类号： A61M25/01 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B19/00 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61M25/06

CPC分类号： A61M25/0108 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B2090/3925 ,  A61M25/0067 ,  A61M25/0068 ,  A61M25/06

摘要： Apparatus and method are described for introducing an imaging catheter to the coronary vasculature. A guiding catheter is introduced so that the distal end of the guiding catheter engages a coronary os. The distal end of the guiding catheter is shaped so that a mark on the distal end is oriented in a predetermined orientation relative to the coronary vasculature. An imaging catheter is then introduced through the guiding catheter and an image of the mark is produced with the imaging catheter while in the guiding catheter. In this manner, the relative orientation of the produced image and the coronary vasculature is known.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于将成像导管引入冠状脉管系统的装置和方法。 引导引导导管，使导引导管的远端与冠状动脉吻合。 引导导管的远端成形为使得远端上的标记相对于冠状动脉脉管系统以预定取向定向。 然后通过引导导管引入成像导管，并且在引导导管中用成像导管产生标记的图像。 以这种方式，产生的图像和冠状动脉脉管系统的相对取向是已知的。

公开(公告)号：US5724977A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-10

申请号：US708386

申请日：1996-09-04

申请人： Paul Yock ,  Yue-Teh Jang ,  Stephen M. Salmon

发明人： Paul Yock ,  Yue-Teh Jang ,  Stephen M. Salmon

IPC分类号： A61M25/01 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B19/00 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61M25/06 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61M25/0108 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B2090/3925 ,  A61M25/0067 ,  A61M25/0068 ,  A61M25/06

摘要： Apparatus and method are described for introducing an imaging catheter to the coronary vasculature. A guiding catheter is introduced so that the distal end of the guiding catheter engages a coronary os. The distal end of the guiding catheter is shaped so that a mark on the distal end is oriented in a predetermined orientation relative to the coronary vasculature. An imaging catheter is then introduced through the guiding catheter and an image of the mark is produced with the imaging catheter while in the guiding catheter. In this manner, the relative orientation of the produced image and the coronary vasculature is known.