Patent · US Expired

Combined electrical impedance and ultrasound scanner

US6952606B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by

6References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Roselle Anderson · Solna, SE
Thomas Mertelmeier · Erlangen, DE
Bernhard Scholz · Heroldsbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2002
Grant date	Oct 4, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/916
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrical impedance scanner having a probe in its contact surface [lacuna] an electrode matrix for detection of the surface distribution of the body current and/or body potentials originating from an opposing electrode which is fitted at some other point on the body of the patient, in which case additional ultrasound transducers (12) for the transmission and reception of ultrasound waves are installed in the contact surface (9) of the probe (3) and are connected to an ultrasound investigation appliance which has a monitor.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.