Ultrasonic position indicator

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2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Kang, Juliana (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical waveguide sensor

C385S007000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07068867

ABSTRACT:
A system for monitoring a position of an instrument in a subject includes a light transmission medium configured to transmit light pulses to a desired region to produce an acoustic signal, at least one ultrasound sensor configured to receive the acoustic signal and to produce a transduced signal from the acoustic signal, and a processing unit connected to the at least one ultrasound sensor and configured to locate a source of the acoustic signal using the transduced signal.

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