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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1995
P Anthony Chandraratna, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Roger A Stern, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stellartech Research Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer device is disclosed which is intended to be used for continuous imaging of a patient's heart or other body organs for diagnosis or monitoring. The device consists of a spherical transducer assembly held by a patch which is coated with adhesive for attaching to the body surface of a patient. Provision is made for the manual adjustment of the orientation of the transducer assembly while in place on a patient to adjust the area scanned by the transducer. An alternate embodiment of the device discloses provision for remote controlled adjustment of the transducer assembly orientation.