Method for ultrasound imaging

Details Method for ultrasound imaging Method for ultrasound imaging

1993-01-29

1993-10-05

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128772, 128898, A61B 812

Patent

active

052495809

ABSTRACT:
An ultrasound imaging method for invasive imaging, in particular for imaging blood vessels including the coronary vessels. A sheath is comprised of three lumens; one serves as an ultrasound probe passage, one serves as a guide wire passage, and one serves as either a probe or a guide wire passage and is connected to the other two. Methods of using the sheath disclosed to obtain ultrasound images of a region within a subject are disclosed.

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