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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicant:
David L. Mcgee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
David L. McGee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and systems for ultrasonically imaging anatomical structures and performing ablation therapy within the body are disclosed. A combined ablation and ultrasound imaging probe includes a housing, an ablation electrode located on a distal tip section of the housing, and a number of ultrasonic imaging sensors configured for visualizing anatomical structures within the body. During an ablation procedure, the ultrasonic imaging sensors can be tasked to generate a number of ultrasonic images that can be displayed as a composite image on a display screen of a user interface.