Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-28
2008-09-30
Winakur, Eric F (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S459000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07429244
ABSTRACT:
A blood-vessel-shape measuring apparatus that can accurately measures a shape of a section of a blood vessel is provided.A blood-vessel-shape calculating means62calculates, based on respective echo signals detected by first and second arrays26, 28that are placed on a skin20of a brachial portion14as a portion of a living being such that each of the first and second arrays26, 28is across a brachial artery18located under the skin20, respective positions of respective portions of the arterial wall that are located right below the first and second arrays26, 28and correspond to supersonic-wave elements26nof the first array26and supersonic-wave elements28nof the second array28, and calculates, based on the respective positions of the respective portions of the arterial wall that correspond to the supersonic-wave elements26n, 28n, a shape of the brachial artery18on an orthogonal section thereof. Thus, even if the brachial artery18may run, under the skin20, in a direction that is not orthogonal to the first or second array26, 28or is not parallel to the skin20, an accurate sectional shape of the brachial artery18can be obtained.
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Hirano Hitoshi
Kinouchi Yohsuke
Fernandez Katherine L
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
The University of Tokushima
Unex Corporation
Winakur Eric F
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