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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:
University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Bailey, Seattle, WA (US);
John Kucewicz, Seattle, WA (US);
Barbrina Dunmire, Burien, WA (US);
Neil Owen, Seattle, WA (US);
Bryan Cunitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/225 (2013.01); A61B 6/03 (2013.01); A61B 6/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 17/2256 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/7232 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22005 (2013.01); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61N 2007/0004 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0052 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0082 (2013.01); G01S 7/52071 (2013.01); G01S 15/899 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.