DILATION AND STONE RETRIEVAL CATHETER

    公开(公告)号:US20220168003A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17539531

    申请日:2021-12-01

    Inventor: Peter J. Crowley

    Abstract: A medical device for capturing renal calculi includes an inflatable balloon, an elongated shaft extending through an orifiace defined by the balloon and attached thereto, a basket apparatus deployable via a distal end of the shaft, and a sheath. The basket includes two or more wire loops that capture calculi and have a collapsed configuration when the basket is positioned within the distal end of the shaft. The medical device can be used by dilating a percutaneous tract by inflating the balloon. A sheath can be advanced over the balloon to create an access route. The basket can be utilized without the removal of the balloon. The balloon can be deflated to allow the shaft and basket to be manipulated in the access route. The shaft and basket can be retracted from the access route to retrieve renal calculi.

    Ultrasonic bar inspection system with improved centering assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11199525B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16277459

    申请日:2019-02-15

    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic bar or tube inspection assembly comprising two centering assemblies and two inspection cassettes. The centering assemblies are designed to guide the bar under inspection with rollers disposed on symmetrically arranged pivot arms activated by a single centering ring. A pressure plate is designed to push the probe cassettes to be stacked tightly and concentrically onto the centering assembly. The inspection probe cassettes, with the accompanying design of engagement grooves and ridges, and a pressure plate, may be easily removed from the bar inspection assembly for maintenance operations.

    Flow cell for analysis of fluids
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11131617B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US16934429

    申请日:2020-07-21

    Abstract: A system for analyzing a fluid includes or uses a movable flow cell assembly being disposed in an analysis location on a wall of an analysis instrument and being configured to be retained by a locking assembly on a first surface of the wall. The system includes a probe head assembly located on an opposed second surface of the wall, the probe head assembly to direct an X-ray source to analyze the fluid in a static state in the movable flow cell assembly or in a flow mode through the movable flow cell assembly. The movable flow cell assembly and the probe head assembly are in electro-magnetic communication for elemental analysis of the fluid using the X-ray source when the movable flow cell assembly is retained by the locking assembly on the first surface of the wall.

    Ultrasonic scanner with interchangeable wedge and flexible probe

    公开(公告)号:US11549918B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16164597

    申请日:2018-10-18

    Abstract: An ultrasound probe assembly comprises a housing and a wedge, wherein wedges configured for pipes of different diameter may be easily interchanged in the assembly. Four wheels are attached to the housing, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. Wheels of each pair are positioned on either side of a linear probe array, wherein the distance between wheels in each pair in a direction perpendicular to the array length is as small as possible. A position encoder monitors the position of the assembly during scanning, and a push lock switch is used to disable the encoder and the data acquisition while indexing to a new scan position on the pipe.

    Dual ultrasonic probe with variable roof angle

    公开(公告)号:US11035829B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US15795869

    申请日:2017-10-27

    Inventor: Jeffrey Wells

    Abstract: A dual probe assembly comprises dual transducers which are free to rotate over a desired range of roof angles required for different inspection applications. The roof angle for a particular application is defined by attaching the dual probe assembly to a wedge assembly having an upper contact surface which defines the roof angle of the transducers.

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