Apparatus for real-time tracking and imaging of objects within the body of a mammal
US5315986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/2255
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for a real-time tracking and imaging of objects. The apparatus comprises of a real-time image forming device, a device for coupling the image forming device with a wave generator generating waves adapted to effect appropriate treatment of said object directed towards a target focus, wherein the coupling device includes a device for displacing the image forming device relative to said target focus. The invention offers the advantage of great positional freedom for the image forming device, enhanced resolution and safe observation of objects within the body of a mammal, and in particular a human being. The object is in particular selected from a concretion, a bone or a tumor, notably a cancerous tumor.
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