Ultrasonic position indicator
US7068867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3788
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for monitoring a position of an instrument in a subject includes a light transmission medium configured to transmit light pulses to a desired region to produce an acoustic signal, at least one ultrasound sensor configured to receive the acoustic signal and to produce a transduced signal from the acoustic signal, and a processing unit connected to the at least one ultrasound sensor and configured to locate a source of the acoustic signal using the transduced signal.
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