Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1998-05-18
2000-01-25
Manuel, George
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
A61B 800
Patent
active
060186763
ABSTRACT:
An echogenic medical needle is disclosed which comprises a tubular cannula body, a stylet received within the cannula body, and an echogenicity enhancement within the cannula for improved ultrasound imaging. Preferably, the echogenicity enhancement is on the stylet and comprises a series of annular grooves about the stylet.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4582061 (1986-04-01), Fry
patent: 5383466 (1995-01-01), Partika
Davis Richard E.
McLellan Garey L.
Manuel George
Medtronic Inc.
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