Endourethral device and method
    1.
    发明授权
    Endourethral device and method 有权
    尿道装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07141038B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US10343894

    申请日:2001-08-07

    IPC分类号: A61M29/00 A61M31/00

    摘要: Several embodiments of an endourethral prosthesis, assembly, and attendant methods are provided for patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention. The endourethral prosthesis includes a reversibly expandable element disposed circumferentially about, and longitudinally along a tubular member adapted to receive urine. The tubular member is positionable within a lower urinary tract such that the reversibly expandable element operatively engages a structure of the lower urinary tract so as to prevent migration of the prosthesis so positioned. The reversibly expandible element is in non-reversible fluid communication with the tubular element for selective expansion thereof, the reversibly expandible element is further operatively engagable so as to discharge fluid non-reversibly received from the tubular member exterior to same.

    摘要翻译: 为具有较低尿路症状(LUTS)或尿潴留的患者提供内尿道假体,组装和伴随方法的若干实施例。 内尿道假体包括可逆地扩张的元件,其沿着适于接收尿液的管状构件周向地纵向设置。 管状构件可定位在下尿路内,使得可逆扩张的元件可操作地接合下尿道的结构,以便防止如此定位的假体的移动。 可逆膨胀元件与管状元件不可逆地流体连通,用于其选择性膨胀,可逆膨胀元件进一步可操作地接合,从而将外部不可逆地从管状构件接收的流体排出到外部。

    Urethral profiling device and methodology
    2.
    发明授权
    Urethral profiling device and methodology 有权
    尿道造影装置和方法论

    公开(公告)号:US07048698B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-23

    申请号:US10179108

    申请日:2002-06-24

    IPC分类号: A61B51/03

    摘要: A urethral profile apparatus, assembly and appurtenant methodology is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate member having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end including a probe. The probe is selectively positionable within a urethral passageway by axial translation of the elongate member via the distal end, with the probe dimensioned so as to indicate constrictures of the urethral passageway.

    摘要翻译: 提供尿道剖面装置,装配和附属方法。 该装置包括具有近端和远端的细长构件,近端包括探针。 通过经由远端的细长构件的轴向平移,探针可选择性地定位在尿道通道内,探针的尺寸设定为指示尿道通道的结构。

    Endourethral device and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Endourethral device and method 有权
    尿道装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06991596B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-31

    申请号:US10274027

    申请日:2002-10-18

    IPC分类号: A61F2/02

    摘要: An endourethral device including proximal and distal anchor assemblies selectively spaced apart by a device body is provided. The proximal anchor assembly is adapted to abuttingly engage at least portions of a bladder neck so as to at least proximally anchor said device, the distal anchor assembly being adapted to engage at least portions of a bulbous urethra so as to at least distally anchor said device. The body extends between the proximal and distal anchors assemblies, the device being adapted such that the anchors are selectively spaced apart for fixed positioning within a lower urinary tract in furtherance of a portion of the body at least partially traversing a prostatic urethra.

    摘要翻译: 提供了包括由装置主体间隔开的近端和远端锚固组件的内尿道装置。 所述近端锚固组件适于邻接地接合膀胱颈部的至少一部分,以便至少近端锚定所述装置,所述远端锚固组件适于接合球形尿道的至少一部分,以便至少远端锚定所述装置 。 主体在近端和远端锚固组件之间延伸,该装置适于使锚固件选择性间隔开,用于固定地定位在下尿道内,以促进身体的至少部分穿过前列腺尿道的部分。

    Diagnostic urethral assembly and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic urethral assembly and method 有权
    诊断尿道装配及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06719709B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US09943975

    申请日:2001-08-31

    IPC分类号: A61B5103

    摘要: A diagnostic urethral assembly includes an elongate body having a fluid passageway and an elongate support member selectively positionable within the fluid passageway of the elongate body. The elongate body has a radially responsive wall segment that is being positionable within a lower urinary tract such that the radially responsive wall segment is adjacent a prostatic urethra. The elongate body is adapted to be in fluid communication with a bladder. The assembly has a first condition wherein the elongate support member is translatable relative to the elongate body so as to permit sequential and incremental radial compression of the radially responsive wall segment by the prostatic urethra in furtherance of defining architecture associated with the prostatic urethra and a second condition wherein fluid distally introduced into the elongate body radially expands the radially responsive wall segment into conforming engagement with the prostatic urethra in furtherance of obtaining a mold of same.

    摘要翻译: 诊断尿道组件包括具有流体通道的细长主体和可选择性地定位在细长主体的流体通道内的细长支撑构件。 细长体具有径向响应的壁段,其可定位在下泌尿道内,使得径向响应的壁段邻近前列腺尿道。 细长体适于与膀胱流体连通。 该组件具有第一状态,其中细长支撑构件可相对于细长主体平移,以便允许前列腺尿道的径向响应的壁段的顺序和增量的径向压缩,从而有助于限定与前列腺尿道相关联的结构, 其中向远端引入细长体的流体径向地将径向地响应的壁段扩展成与前列腺尿道的吻合,以便获得其模具。

    Intravascular, ultrasonic imaging catheters and methods for making same
    5.
    发明授权
    Intravascular, ultrasonic imaging catheters and methods for making same 失效
    血管内超声成像导管及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5109861A

    公开(公告)日:1992-05-05

    申请号:US344919

    申请日:1989-04-28

    IPC分类号: A61B8/12 G01S15/89

    摘要: Novel intravascular, ultrasonic imaging catheters are provided which utilize thin layers of a flexible plastic material, such as PVDF, which can be spot polarized in active regions which are to serve as piezoelectric transducers. Thin layer metallic electrodes are deposited on opposing surfaces of these active regions. Strips of the appropriately configured material also having shielding and backing and/or core forming portions are spiral wound into a completed catheter. Alternatively, the catheters are fabricated from extruded PVDF tubing which may be formed around a central core which carries those electrodes which are to contact the inner surface of the extruded tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供了新型血管内超声成像导管,其利用诸如PVDF的柔性塑料材料的薄层,其可以在用作压电换能器的有源区域中进行点偏振。 薄层金属电极沉积在这些有源区域的相对表面上。 具有屏蔽和背衬和/或芯形成部分的适当配置材料的条带被螺旋缠绕到完成的导管中。 或者,导管由挤出的PVDF管制成,其可以围绕中心芯形成,所述中心芯承载将接触挤出管的内表面的那些电极。

    Endourethral device and method
    6.
    发明授权
    Endourethral device and method 有权
    尿道装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08016742B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-13

    申请号:US11413540

    申请日:2006-04-28

    IPC分类号: A61F2/02

    摘要: An endourethral device is provided having an elongate member having proximal and distal segments, the elongate member positionable within a lower urinary tract so as to at least partially traverses a prostatic urethra. A proximal anchor, adapted to abuttingly engage portions of a bladder neck so as to at least proximally anchor the device, is supported at least indirectly by the proximal segment of said elongate member. The proximal anchor includes bladder engaging elements radially extending from the proximal segment of said elongate member, urine being freely dischargable about at least the proximal segment so as to substantially bathe the bladder neck therewith.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有细长构件的尿道内装置,所述细长构件具有近端段和远段,所述细长构件可定位在下泌尿道内,以便至少部分地穿过前列腺尿道。 近端锚,适于邻接地接合膀胱颈部的部分,以至少近端锚定装置,至少间接地由所述细长构件的近侧段支撑。 近端锚固件包括从所述细长构件的近侧段径向延伸的囊状接合元件,尿可以围绕至少近端段自由排出,以便基本上使膀胱颈部沐浴。

    Endourethral device and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Endourethral device and method 有权
    尿道装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07108655B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-19

    申请号:US10059100

    申请日:2002-01-23

    IPC分类号: A61F2/00

    摘要: An endourethral device is provided having an elongate member having proximal and distal segments, the elongate member positionable within a lower urinary tract so as to at least partially traverses a prostatic urethra. A proximal anchor, adapted to abuttingly engage portions of a bladder neck so as to at least proximally anchor the device, is supported at least indirectly by the proximal segment of said elongate member. The proximal anchor includes bladder engaging elements radially extending from the proximal segment of said elongate member, urine being freely dischargable about at least the proximal segment so as to substantially bathe the bladder neck therewith.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有细长构件的尿道内装置,所述细长构件具有近端段和远段,所述细长构件可定位在下泌尿道内,以便至少部分地穿过前列腺尿道。 近端锚,适于邻接地接合膀胱颈部的部分,以至少近端锚定装置,至少间接地由所述细长构件的近侧段支撑。 近端锚固件包括从所述细长构件的近侧段径向延伸的囊状接合元件,尿可以围绕至少近端段自由排出,以便基本上使膀胱颈部沐浴。

    Apparatus for measuring the characteristics of an ultrasonic wave medium
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for measuring the characteristics of an ultrasonic wave medium 失效
    用于测量超声波介质特性的装置

    公开(公告)号:US4648276A

    公开(公告)日:1987-03-10

    申请号:US616472

    申请日:1984-06-01

    IPC分类号: G01S7/52 G01S15/89 G01N29/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to an apparatus which determines the distribution of the attenuation slope coefficient on a real-time basis using the center frequency shift. In one embodiment, the phase difference between a received signal and a reference signal is determined using EXCLUSIVE OR gates or an inverse trigonometric relation stored in a ROM. The phase difference is input to a differentiator which outputs the center frequency shift of the received signal on a real-time basis. The center frequency shift is input to another differentiator which outputs the attenuation slope coefficient. In other embodiments, the received signal is distributed into received signal bands, having different center frequencies, and signal characteristics of the received signal bands are averaged to remove virtually all effects of spectrum scalloping in the time domain. Thus, the attenuation slope coefficient is obtained without the effects of spectrum scalloping using simple hardware and without Fourier transformation.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用中心频移来实时地确定衰减斜率系数的分布的装置。 在一个实施例中,接收信号和参考信号之间的相位差是使用存储在ROM中的独占或门或逆三角关系来确定的。 相位差被输入到实时地输出接收信号的中心频移的微分器。 中心频移被输入到输出衰减斜率系数的另一个微分器。 在其他实施例中,接收的信号被分配到具有不同中心频率的接收信号频带中,并且接收信号频带的信号特性被平均以消除时域中的频谱扇贝的几乎所有的影响。 因此,衰减斜率系数在没有使用简单的硬件并且没有傅立叶变换的频谱扇贝的影响下获得。