发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for intravascular ultrasonography |
摘要 |
A catheter is provided for insertion into the blood vessel of a patient for ultrasonically imaging the vessel wall. The catheter includes a tubular element and an internally housed drive cable for effective a circumferential scan about the catheter of an ultrasonic generating means. Both the tubular element and the drive cable are of a size and flexibility sufficient to permit their introduction into the vessel and subsequent advancement through the vessel to the location of the vessel wall where imaging is desired.
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申请公布号 |
US5582178(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.12.10 |
申请号 |
US19950469753 |
申请日期 |
1995.06.06 |
申请人 |
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
YOCK, PAUL G. |
分类号 |
A61B8/12;A61B17/22;A61B19/00;(IPC1-7):A61B8/12 |
主分类号 |
A61B8/12 |
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