CARDIAC ABLATION DEVICES
    1.
    发明申请
    CARDIAC ABLATION DEVICES 审中-公开
    心脏消融装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110118632A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-19

    申请号:US12946735

    申请日:2010-11-15

    IPC分类号: A61N7/00

    摘要: A cardiac ablation device treats atrial fibrillation by directing and focusing ultrasonic waves into a ring-like ablation region (A). The device desirably is steerable and can be moved between a normal disposition, in which the ablation region lies parallel to the wall of the heart for ablating a loop-like lesion, and a canted disposition, in which the ring-like focal region is tilted relative to the wall of the heart, to ablate only a short, substantially linear lesion. The ablation device desirably includes a balloon reflector structure (18, 1310) and an ultrasonic emitter assembly (23, 1326), and can be steered and positioned without reference to engagement between the device and the pulmonary vein or ostium. A contrast medium (C) can be injected through the ablation device to facilitate imaging, so that the device can be positioned based on observation of the images.

    摘要翻译: 心脏消融装置通过将超声波引导并聚焦到环形消融区域(A)中来治疗房颤。 该装置理想地是可操纵的,并且可以在其中消融区域平行于心脏壁平行以消除环状病变的正常设置和倾斜位置之间移动,其中环形聚焦区域倾斜 相对于心脏壁,仅消融短暂的,基本上线性的损伤。 消融装置理想地包括球囊反射器结构(18,1310)和超声波发射器组件(23,1326),并且可以被引导和定位,而不参考装置与肺静脉或口腔之间的接合。 可以通过消融装置注入造影剂(C)以促进成像,使得可以基于对图像的观察来定位装置。

    Cardiac ablation devices
    2.
    发明授权
    Cardiac ablation devices 有权
    心脏消融装置

    公开(公告)号:US07837676B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-23

    申请号:US10783310

    申请日:2004-02-20

    IPC分类号: A61B18/04

    摘要: A cardiac ablation device treats atrial fibrillation by directing and focusing ultrasonic waves into a ring-like ablation region (A). The device desirably is steerable and can be moved between a normal disposition, in which the ablation region lies parallel to the wall of the heart for ablating a loop-like lesion, and a canted disposition, in which the ring-like focal region is tilted relative to the wall of the heart, to ablate only a short, substantially linear lesion. The ablation device desirably includes a balloon reflector structure (18, 1310) and an ultrasonic emitter assembly (23, 1326), and can be steered and positioned without reference to engagement between the device and the pulmonary vein or ostium. A contrast medium (C) can be injected through the ablation device to facilitate imaging, so that the device can be positioned based on observation of the images.

    摘要翻译: 心脏消融装置通过将超声波引导并聚焦到环形消融区域(A)中来治疗房颤。 该装置理想地是可操纵的,并且可以在其中消融区域平行于心脏壁平行以消除环状病变的正常设置和倾斜位置之间移动,其中环形聚焦区域倾斜 相对于心脏壁,仅消融短暂的,基本上线性的损伤。 消融装置理想地包括球囊反射器结构(18,1310)和超声波发射器组件(23,1326),并且可以被引导和定位,而不参考装置与肺静脉或口腔之间的接合。 可以通过消融装置注入造影剂(C)以促进成像,使得可以基于对图像的观察来定位装置。

    Ultrasound transducer unit and planar ultrasound lens
    3.
    发明授权
    Ultrasound transducer unit and planar ultrasound lens 有权
    超声波传感器单元和平面超声镜

    公开(公告)号:US06787974B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US09988997

    申请日:2001-11-21

    IPC分类号: H01L4108

    CPC分类号: G10K11/30

    摘要: A lens for focusing an ultrasound wave having a wavelength, includes a plurality of substantially concentric rings disposed about a central point, at least one of the rings having a substantially triangular cross-section defined by first, second, and third sections, the first section extending from a proximal end radially away from the central point to a distal end, the second section extending from the distal end of, and substantially perpendicular to, the first section and terminating at a peak, and the third section smoothly sloping from the proximal end of the first section to the peak of the second section, and wherein the first, second and third sections have lengths with respect to the wavelength of the ultrasound wave such that (i) phases of the ultrasound wave are substantially additive at a focal point located on an axis perpendicular to the lens that passes through the central point, and (ii) aggregate focused ultrasound energy would not be predicted at the focal point by Snell's law refraction.

    摘要翻译: 用于聚焦具有波长的超声波的透镜包括围绕中心点设置的多个基本同心的环,所述环中的至少一个具有由第一,第二和第三部分限定的基本上三角形的横截面,第一部分 从近端径向远离中心点延伸到远端,第二部分从第一部分的远端延伸并基本上垂直于第一部分并终止于峰顶,并且第三部分从近端平滑地倾斜 的第一部分的峰值,并且其中第一,第二和第三部分相对于超声波的波长具有长度,使得(i)超声波的相位在位于焦点处的基本上是相加的 在垂直于穿过中心点的透镜的轴上,和(ii)聚焦的聚焦超声能量不会在焦点处被Sn预测 埃尔的法律折射。

    Preparation and maintenance of sensors
    10.
    发明授权
    Preparation and maintenance of sensors 有权
    传感器的准备和维护

    公开(公告)号:US08834703B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US13430492

    申请日:2012-03-26

    摘要: Apparatus and methods are described for preparing, maintaining, and stabilizing sensors. The apparatus and methods for preparing sensors for use are utilized in advance of the sensor being removed from a sealed, sterilized package. The apparatus include packaging materials having electrical circuits capable of stabilizing a sensor to prepare the sensor for use. The methods for preparing a sensor for use includes methods of providing a solution to a sterilized packaging that contains a sensor connected to a sensor activating circuit, activating the circuit, and allowing the sensor to stabilize. These methods can be performed without compromising the packaging. The apparatus for stabilizing a sensor that is in use include a circuit connectable to the sensor that provides a signal to the sensor that prevents the sensor from becoming destabilized when disconnected from a monitoring device.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于制备,维护和稳定传感器的装置和方法。 在将传感器从密封的无菌包装中取出之前,使用用于制备用于制备传感器的装置和方法。 该装置包括具有能够稳定传感器以制备传感器以供使用的电路的封装材料。 制备用于使用的传感器的方法包括向包括连接到传感器启动电路的传感器,激活电路并允许传感器稳定的灭菌包装提供解决方案。 这些方法可以在不损害包装的情况下进行。 用于稳定正在使用的传感器的装置包括可连接到传感器的电路,该传感器向传感器提供信号,以防止当与监视装置断开时传感器变得不稳定。