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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Benjaman B. Quearry, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02);
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of devices and methods for providing enhanced echogenicity to medical devices. An echogenic feature is formed in the shape of a pyramidal reuleaux triangle. A lobe is constructed at a rim of an echogenic feature to create a pocket between the lobe and a bottom surface of the feature. A test fixture is disclosed which provides a method for obtaining quantifiable echogenicity data of medical devices.