公开(公告)号：US5335663A

公开(公告)日：1994-08-09

申请号：US989515

申请日：1992-12-11

申请人： Clyde G. Oakley ,  Lawrence J. Busse ,  Dennis R. Dietz ,  John E. Shishilla ,  Joseph V. Ranalletta

发明人： Clyde G. Oakley ,  Lawrence J. Busse ,  Dennis R. Dietz ,  John E. Shishilla ,  Joseph V. Ranalletta

IPC分类号： A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4488

摘要： The invention relates to a medical ultrasonic imaging probe, such as may be used in laparoscopic surgery. A probe is provided having both forward viewing and side viewing ultrasonic capabilities. An apparatus is provided for manipulating and orienting video ultrasound images on a video monitor according to the position of the probe. A probe is also provided having both an ultrasonic device and a surgical tool, such as an electrocautery hook for excising and/or cauterizing tissue, that can be closely monitored by the ultrasonic device. Also provided is an ultrasonic probe having lumens for placing ultrasonically transmissive medium adjacent to ultrasonic transducers. A removable, rigid sheath is provided to fit over a laparoscopic probe. Removable sheath that includes a lumen for transmission of surgical tools and the like, an inner chamber containing ultrasonically transmissive medium and sealed with a breakable membrane, a balloon that can be inflated with ultrasonically transmissive medium, and lumens for injecting ultrasonically transmissive medium in the vicinity of a probe's ultrasonic device of a probe inserted into the sheath are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及医用超声成像探针，例如可用于腹腔镜手术。 提供具有前视观看和侧视超声功能的探针。 提供一种装置，用于根据探针的位置在视频监视器上操纵和定向视频超声图像。 还提供了一种探针，其具有可由超声波装置密切监测的超声波装置和外科手术工具，例如用于切除和/或烧灼组织的电烙铁钩。 还提供了具有用于将超声波传播介质放置在超声换能器附近的腔的超声波探头。 提供可移除的刚性护套以配合在腹腔镜探头上。 可拆卸护套，其包括用于外科手术工具等的透射的内腔，包含超声波透射介质并用可破坏膜密封的内室，可以用超声波透射介质充气的气囊，以及用于在附近注射超声波透射介质的腔 公开了探针插入护套中的探针的超声波装置。