US5383465A
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Ultrasonic instrument
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-18
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2010-12-18
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic invasive instrument such as a biopsy needle has an ultrasonic transducer mounted at one end, with the transducer being electrically coupled to two conductors such as a stylet and central cannula forming the instrument body and transmitting signals from the transducer identifying the instrument's location in a field transmitted by an imaging scanner, the transducer being coupled to at least one of the conductors by an ohmic or capacitive coupling, with for example body fluids serving as the couplant material.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Lesny
- 👤 Joseph D. Aindow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:38
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0688; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403; A61B8/00; A61B8/08; A61B8/0833; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00115; A61B2017/3413; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3925; A61B2090/3929
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An ultrasonic invasive instrument comprising a device having an ultrasonic sensor secured at or near a first end of the device for insertion into the body, and two electrically conductive paths extending form the sensor to a second end of the device for connection to electronic circuitry, the sensor having first and second electrode surfaces, at least one of which surfaces is capable of being electrically connected to a said respective conductive path by an ohmic or capacitive conductive fluid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
An ultrasonic invasive instrument comprising a device having an ultrasonic sensor secured at or near a first end of the device for insertion into the body, and two electrically conductive paths extending form the sensor to a second end of the device for connection to electronic circuitry, the sensor having first and second electrode surfaces, at least one of which surfaces is capable of being electrically connected to a said respective conductive path by an ohmic or capacitive conductive fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An instrument as claimed in claim 1, in which the sensor is a PVDF film ultrasonic transducer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An instrument as claimed in claim 2, in which the PVDF is not provided with a metallic coating on one or both of its faces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An instrument as claimed in claim 1 in which the sensor is glued in position on the device with an electrically non-conducting adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An instrument as claimed in any one of claim 1 in which one of the electrically conductive paths is provided by a wall of the device and, in use, the sensor is ohmically or capacitively coupled to the wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An instrument as claimed in claim 5, in which the fluidic ohmic or capacitive conductive fluid is a body fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An instrument as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sensor is mounted on a cylindrical stylet and is electrically coupled to a conductor passing through the centre of the stylet, and to the cylindrical stylet wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An instrument as claimed in any one of claim 1, wherein the sensor is mounted on a stylet which provides a first of the conductive paths and the second is provided by a cannula surrounding the stylet and through which the stylet moves.
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