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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Waseda University, Tokyo, JP;
Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Kyushu University, National University Corporation, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Masakatsu Fujie, Tokyo, JP;
Yo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Mariko Tsukune, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Ichiryu, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Ogasawara, Tokyo, JP;
Bo Zhang, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hashizume, Fukuoka, JP;
Tetsuo Ikeda, Fukuoka, JP;
Tomohiko Akahoshi, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryu Nakadate, Fukuoka, JP;
WASEDA UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, JP;
KIKUCHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A puncture assistance system provides information on a collapse state of a blood vessel to be punctured, caused by pressing action of an ultrasonic probe, when ultrasonic images of the blood vessel are acquired. A puncture assistance systemincludes: vascular diameter detecting meansfor detecting a vascular diameter during acquisition of the ultrasonic images from an ultrasonic diagnostic device; puncture assistance information generating meansfor generating puncture assistance information for determination of whether or not puncture is allowed to be performed based on a collapse state of a blood vessel B caused by pressing action of an ultrasonic probeagainst skin S by comparing a current vascular diameter detected by the vascular diameter detecting meanswith a standard vascular diameter stored in advance; and a monitorthat presents the puncture assistance information.