Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1990-11-14
1991-09-24
Jaworski, Francis
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128 4, 12866203, A61B 800
Patent
active
050506102
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic transesophageal scanhead is provided which enables a physician to easily and quickly change the orientation of the image plane during a scanning procedure without disrupting control of the scanhead. Means are provided on the external control unit of the scanhead for unambiguously selecting the orientation of the plane which is imaged by the transducers at the end of the probe of the scanhead. In one embodiment of the present invention, a rocker switch is provided on the underside of the control unit, and a lighted indicator is provided on top of the control unit. When the physician desires to change the image plane, the rocker switch is rolled forward to select the transducer elements of the probe which are configured for scanning in the desired image plane. As the rocker switch is moved, the lighted indicator on the top of the control unit provides a visual display pattern aligned either longitudinally or transversely with respect to the axis of the probe. Thus, the physician can change scanning planes without moving his hand from the control unit, and the unit constantly provides an indication of the orientation of the selected plane.
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Kaminski Perry W.
Larson Eugene A.
Oaks Frank B.
Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Brinton Yorks, Jr. W.
Jaworski Francis
Manuel George
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