IMAGING SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    成像系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120172727A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-05

    申请号:US13316839

    申请日:2011-12-12

    IPC分类号: A61B8/12

    摘要: Techniques are described that allow intravascular ultrasound (“IVUS”) imaging of patient tissue, e.g., a blood vessel wall, to be performed at one or more angles selected by a clinician, for example. In one example, a method includes receiving user input, via interaction with a user interface, that defines a range of angles through which a scan will be performed, determining, based on the received user input, at least one current value to be applied to at least one lead of a stator of a motor, controlling application of the at least one current to the at least one lead of the stator in order to rotate a rotor of the motor through the range of angles, and through the range of angles, receiving and processing electrical signals from at least one transducer to form at least one image.

    摘要翻译: 描述了允许患者组织(例如血管壁)的血管内超声(“IVUS”)成像以由临床医生选择的一个或多个角度进行的技术。 在一个示例中,一种方法包括通过与用户界面的交互来接收定义要执行扫描的角度范围的用户输入,基于所接收的用户输入,确定要应用于至少一个当前值的至少一个当前值 电动机的定子的至少一个引线,控制将至少一个电流施加到定子的至少一个引线,以便通过角度范围旋转电机的转子,并且通过角度范围, 从至少一个换能器接收和处理电信号以形成至少一个图像。

    Electrical stimulation of body tissue using interconnected electrode assemblies
    6.
    发明授权
    Electrical stimulation of body tissue using interconnected electrode assemblies 有权
    使用互连的电极组件对身体组织进行电刺激

    公开(公告)号:US08290600B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-16

    申请号:US11490576

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Some embodiments of a cardiac stimulation system may include a plurality of electrode assemblies that are interconnected by one or more wires while at least one of the electrode assemblies (e.g., a control electrode) wirelessly receives energy through inductive coupling with a power communication unit external to the heart (e.g., a device implanted along one or more ribs). These embodiments may provide an arrangement for efficient inductive coupling from the power communication unit to the control electrode. Also, in some circumstances, the cardiac stimulation system may eliminate the need for wired leads that extend to a location outside the heart, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection that passes along the wire and into the heart.

    摘要翻译: 心脏刺激系统的一些实施例可以包括通过一个或多个线互连的多个电极组件,而电极组件(例如,控制电极)中的至少一个通过与外部的电力通信单元的电感耦合无线地接收能量 心脏(例如,沿一个或多个肋植入的装置)。 这些实施例可以提供用于从电力通信单元到控制电极的有效电感耦合的布置。 此外,在某些情况下,心脏刺激系统可以消除对延伸到心脏外部的位置的有线引线的需要,从而减少沿导线进入心脏的感染的可能性。

    Electrical stimulation of body tissue using interconnected electrode assemblies
    7.
    发明申请
    Electrical stimulation of body tissue using interconnected electrode assemblies 有权
    使用互连的电极组件对身体组织进行电刺激

    公开(公告)号:US20080021505A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-24

    申请号:US11490576

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Some embodiments of a cardiac stimulation system may include a plurality of electrode assemblies that are interconnected by one or more wires while at least one of the electrode assemblies (e.g., a control electrode) wirelessly receives energy through inductive coupling with a power communication unit external to the heart (e.g., a device implanted along one or more ribs). These embodiments may provide an arrangement for efficient inductive coupling from the power communication unit to the control electrode. Also, in some circumstances, the cardiac stimulation system may eliminate the need for wired leads that extend to a location outside the heart, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection that passes along the wire and into the heart.

    摘要翻译: 心脏刺激系统的一些实施例可以包括通过一个或多个线互连的多个电极组件,而电极组件(例如,控制电极)中的至少一个通过与外部的电力通信单元的电感耦合无线地接收能量 心脏(例如,沿一个或多个肋植入的装置)。 这些实施例可以提供用于从电力通信单元到控制电极的有效电感耦合的布置。 此外,在某些情况下,心脏刺激系统可以消除对延伸到心脏外部的位置的有线引线的需要,从而减少沿导线进入心脏的感染的可能性。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING AN IMAGING CORE OF AN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING AN IMAGING CORE OF AN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM 有权
    用于制造和使用静脉超声成像系统的成像核心的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100249599A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-30

    申请号:US12415768

    申请日:2009-03-31

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: An imaging assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter, an imaging core, and at least one transducer conductor. The imaging core is insertable into the catheter and extendable from a distal end of the catheter. The imaging core includes a rotatable magnet, a tilted reflective surface, and at least one fixed transducer all disposed in a body. The rotatable magnet is configured and arranged to rotate by a magnetic field generated external to the catheter. The tilted reflective surface rotates with the magnet. The at least one transducer is configured and arranged for transforming applied electrical signals to acoustic signals and also for transforming received echo signals to electrical signals. The at least one transducer conductor is electrically coupled to the at least one transducer and is configured and arranged to extend into the catheter when the imaging core is extended from the catheter.

    摘要翻译: 用于血管内超声系统的成像组件包括导管,成像芯和至少一个换能器导体。 成像芯可插入导管中并且可从导管的远端延伸。 成像芯包括可旋转的磁体,倾斜的反射表面以及全部设置在主体中的至少一个固定换能器。 可旋转磁体被构造和布置成通过导管外部产生的磁场旋转。 倾斜的反射表面与磁体一起旋转。 所述至少一个换能器被配置和布置成用于将所施加的电信号变换成声信号,并且还用于将接收的回波信号变换为电信号。 所述至少一个换能器导体电耦合到所述至少一个换能器并且被配置和布置成当所述成像芯从所述导管延伸时延伸到所述导管中。