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US 8,075,504 B2Granted
Ultrasound medical systems and related methods
AssigneeCybersonics, Inc.
InventorJoseph Lockhart
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Abstract
Ultrasound medical systems and related methods are described.
Claims20
An ultrasound medical system, comprising:
- an ultrasound probe configured to be disposed within a body vessel of a subject;
- and
- an ultrasound device configured to be disposed outside of the subject, the ultrasound device being configured to detect vibrational energy emitted by the ultrasound probe during use,
- wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to be controlled based on vibrational energy detected by the ultrasound device.
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An ultrasound medical system, comprising:
- an ultrasound probe configured to be positioned within a body vessel of a subject;
- and
- an ultrasound transducer positioned outside of the subject, the ultrasound transducer configured to detect vibrational energy emitted by the ultrasound probe during use,
- wherein the ultrasound transducer is adapted to extracorporeally deliver vibrational energy to the body vessel.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting vibrational energy emitted by an ultrasound probe disposed within a body vessel of a subject using an ultrasound device disposed outside of the subject;
- and
- vibrating the ultrasound probe based on the vibrational energy detected by the ultrasound device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.