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US 12,733,954 B2Granted
Combination ultrasound transducer and fat injecting cannula
OwnerMohammed A. Alsufyaniinventor
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Abstract
A medical device for injecting fat while simultaneously allowing the injection site to be viewed with ultrasound. The device may comprise a handle with a front portion and a rear portion, a cannula having a cannula tip, extending from the front portion of the handle, and an ultrasound probe attached to the handle, the ultrasound probe comprising an ultrasound head. The ultrasound head is aligned with and spaced apart from the cannula tip, and remains so aligned during the injection process so that the injection area may be continuously viewed during the procedure.
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A device comprising:
- a handle having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, wherein the elongate upper portion includes a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate lower portion includes a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end of the elongate upper portion is pivotably coupled to the second end of the elongate lower portion;
- a fat-injecting cannula that extends from the first end of the elongate lower portion;
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- an ultrasound probe, including an ultrasound head, that extends from the first end of the elongate upper portion;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to a first position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a first fat injection area of a patient at a first depth;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to a second position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a second fat injection area of the patient at a second depth that is different from the first depth;
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- wherein the ultrasound probe provides real-time visualization guidance including a first view of first fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the first depth and a second view of the second fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the second depth.
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A device comprising:
- a handle having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, wherein the elongate upper portion includes a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate lower portion includes a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end of the elongate upper portion is pivotably coupled to the second end of the elongate lower portion;
- a fat-injecting cannula that extends from the first end of the elongate lower portion;
- an ultrasound probe, including an ultrasound head, that extends from the first end of the elongate upper portion;
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- a lock that is lockable to fixedly position the elongate upper portion of the handle relative to the elongate lower portion of the handle and that is unlockable to enable pivoting of the elongate upper portion of the handle relative to the elongate lower portion of the handle;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to and locked in a first position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a first fat injection area of a patient at a first depth;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to and locked in a second position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a second fat injection area of the patient at a second depth that is different from the first depth;
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- wherein the ultrasound probe provides real-time visualization guidance including a first view of first fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the first depth and a second view of the second fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the second depth.
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A device comprising:
- a handle having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, wherein the elongate upper portion includes a first end, a second end, and a lever at the second end, wherein the elongate lower portion includes a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the elongate upper portion is pivotably coupled to the second end of the elongate lower portion, and wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotably adjustable with the lever;
- a fat-injecting cannula that extends from the first end of the elongate lower portion;
- an ultrasound probe, including an ultrasound head, that extends from the first end of the elongate upper portion;
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- a lock that is lockable to fixedly position the elongate upper portion of the handle relative to the elongate lower portion of the handle and that is unlockable to enable pivoting of the elongate upper portion of the handle relative to the elongate lower portion of the handle, wherein the lock is spring-biased to a locked position;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to, via the lever, a first position and locked in the first position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a first fat injection area of a patient at a first depth;
- wherein the elongate upper portion is pivotable to, via the lever, a second position and locked in the second position enabling injection of fat from the fat-injecting cannula into a second fat injection area of the patient at a second depth that is different from the first depth;
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- wherein the ultrasound probe provides real-time visualization guidance including a first view of first fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the first depth and a second view of the second fat injection area and the fat-injecting cannula at the second depth.
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