EP1227763A4 - Split beam transducer - Google Patents

Split beam transducer

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Publication number
EP1227763A4
EP1227763A4 EP00982685A EP00982685A EP1227763A4 EP 1227763 A4 EP1227763 A4 EP 1227763A4 EP 00982685 A EP00982685 A EP 00982685A EP 00982685 A EP00982685 A EP 00982685A EP 1227763 A4 EP1227763 A4 EP 1227763A4
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Prior art keywords
split beam
beam transducer
transducer
split
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1227763A2 (en
Inventor
Narendra T Sanghvi
Michael H Phillips
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Focus Surgery Inc
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Focus Surgery Inc
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Application filed by Focus Surgery Inc filed Critical Focus Surgery Inc
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Publication of EP1227763A4 publication Critical patent/EP1227763A4/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0833—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings involving detecting or locating foreign bodies or organic structures
EP00982685A 1999-10-18 2000-10-18 Split beam transducer Withdrawn EP1227763A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16022299P 1999-10-18 1999-10-18
PCT/US2000/041226 WO2001028623A2 (en) 1999-10-18 2000-10-18 Split beam transducer
US160222P 2009-03-13

Publications (2)

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EP1227763A2 EP1227763A2 (en) 2002-08-07
EP1227763A4 true EP1227763A4 (en) 2005-06-15

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EP00982685A Withdrawn EP1227763A4 (en) 1999-10-18 2000-10-18 Split beam transducer

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JP (1) JP2003512103A (en)
WO (1) WO2001028623A2 (en)

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