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Method of visualizing medical devices during implantation

US7871659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alonzo D. Cook · Flagstaff, US
Warren Cutright · Flagstaff, US
Robert C. Krall · Flagstaff, US
William D. Montgomery · Flagstaff, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2008
Grant date	Jan 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0097
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of rapid visualization of an implantable medical device using technology for viewing inside of a mammalian body. These technologies include ultrasound echocardiography and video imaging such as that used during laparoscopic procedures.

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