Title:
可撓性薄膜に埋め込まれた超音波トランスデューサを有する医療装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5878930
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The invention relates to location determination apparatus for determining a location of a first object (2) like a catheter within a second object (3) being, for example, the heart of a person. The first object comprises a first ultrasound unit, and a second ultrasound unit (5) is located outside the second object. A location determination unit determines the location of the first object within the second object based on ultrasound signals transmitted between the first ultrasound unit and the second ultrasound unit. This allows determining the location of the first object within the second object reliably in a way which is an alternative to using a transmission of electrical signals for determining the location and which may lead to an improved accuracy of determining the location.
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Inventors:
DeLadies The Volks
Van der Fruten Cornelius Antonius Nicholas Maria
Radmakers Antonius Johannes Josephus
Van der Fruten Cornelius Antonius Nicholas Maria
Radmakers Antonius Johannes Josephus
Application Number:
JP2013539363A
Publication Date:
March 08, 2016
Filing Date:
October 03, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
International Classes:
A61B8/12; H04R17/00; H04R31/00
Foreign References:
| EP0685985A2 | ||||
| US20020153805 | ||||
| US6806622 | ||||
| US5655276 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Tsugaru
Fueda Shusen
Fueda Shusen