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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy B. Peterson, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas Martin Wissler, Kenmore, WA (US);
Lars Jonas Olsson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
ATL Ultrasound, Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ;
Abstract
An extended field of view ultrasonic imaging system allows the direction of scanhead motion to be reversed to reacquire the desired image plane or patient anatomy when the movement of the scanhead departs from the desired path of travel.