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3133244, |
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3297020, |
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3625200, |
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3674014, |
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3817241, |
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3847157, |
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3868565, |
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3902501, |
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Mar 10 1981 |
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Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
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Jun 18 1984 |
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Sterile cover for intraoperative ultrasonic diagnostic devices and method and kit for providing same |
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Dec 03 1984 |
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Central venous pressure catheter for preventing air embolism and method of making |
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External magnetic detection of physiopathological and other parameters |
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Mar 31 1983 |
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Dec 03 1985 |
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Jul 29 1986 |
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Jun 18 1987 |
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Mar 13 1987 |
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Oct 03 1986 |
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4796632, |
Aug 11 1986 |
General Electric Company |
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4798588, |
Dec 03 1984 |
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Central venous pressure catheter and method for using |
4798598, |
May 23 1986 |
Sarcem S.A. |
Guide for a catheter |
4809681, |
Mar 28 1986 |
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Electrocardiographic measurement method for controlling an intra-aortic balloon pump |
4809713, |
Oct 28 1987 |
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Catheter with magnetic fixation |
4813729, |
Feb 10 1988 |
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Magnetic retrieval tool |
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Apr 25 1986 |
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Acoustic image system and method |
4836214, |
Dec 01 1986 |
Cardiodynamics International Corporation |
Esophageal electrode array for electrical bioimpedance measurement |
4840622, |
Oct 06 1987 |
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Kink resistant catheter |
4849692, |
Oct 09 1986 |
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Device for quantitatively measuring the relative position and orientation of two bodies in the presence of metals utilizing direct current magnetic fields |
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Nov 14 1986 |
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Method and assembly for introducing multiple devices into a biological vessel |
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Sep 17 1986 |
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Catheter for measuring bioimpedance |
4856317, |
May 02 1988 |
C R BARD, INC |
Vacuum calibration system and method for fiberoptic pressure transducer |
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Volcano Corporation |
Ultrasonic pulmonary artery catheter and method |
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Oct 28 1987 |
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Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
Attachment attached to ultrasound probe for clinical application |
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Feb 04 1988 |
Volcano Corporation |
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Apr 04 1988 |
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Transcricothyroid catheterization device |
4887606, |
Sep 18 1986 |
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4887615, |
Dec 28 1988 |
Microtek Medical Inc. |
Sterile drape for ultrasound probe |
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Jul 18 1988 |
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Articulated needle guide for ultrasound imaging and method of using same |
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Jan 29 1988 |
Pacesetter, Inc |
Minute volume rate-responsive pacemaker |
4905698, |
Sep 13 1988 |
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Nov 13 1987 |
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Biopsy attachment for ultrasound probe |
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Device for quantitatively measuring the relative position and orientation of two bodies in the presence of metals utilizing direct current magnetic fields |
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Apparatus and method for continuously measuring volumetric blood flow using multiple transducer and catheter for use therewith |
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Volcano Corporation |
Guide wire assembly with electrical functions and male and female connectors for use therewith |
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Jan 09 1989 |
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5005592, |
Oct 27 1989 |
Becton Dickinson and Company |
Method and apparatus for tracking catheters |
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Apr 13 1989 |
VANGUARD IMAGING LTD |
Apparatus and method for monitoring visually accessible surfaces of the body |
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Jul 14 1989 |
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Apr 15 1986 |
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Catheter locatable with non-ionizing field and method for locating same |
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St. Louis University |
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Jun 18 1990 |
Spacelabs Healthcare LLC |
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May 24 1989 |
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Apparatus for locating a catheter adjacent to a pacemaker node of the heart |
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Aug 16 1990 |
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Sep 28 1989 |
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Method and device for doppler-guided and imaged retrograde catheterization |
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Apr 14 1988 |
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Apparatus and method for displaying data communication network configuration after searching the network |
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Sep 03 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Tracking system to follow the position and orientation of a device with radiofrequency field gradients |
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Oct 31 1990 |
LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC |
Steerable infusion guide wire |
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Feb 29 1988 |
The Reagents of the University of California |
Plate-mode ultrasonic structure including a gel |
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Three-dimensional displacement of a body with computer interface |
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Apr 06 1992 |
HYMEDIX INTERNATIONAL, INC |
Guidewires with lubricious surface and method of their production |
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Mar 14 1991 |
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Doppler-guided retrograde catheterization using transducer equipped guide wire |
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Feb 22 1991 |
Dymax Corporation |
Needle guide |
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Aug 04 1988 |
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Interactive video system providing repeated switching of multiple tracks of actions sequences |
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Apr 28 1989 |
Thomas Jefferson University; Drexel University |
Intravascular, ultrasonic imaging catheters and methods for making same |
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Nov 21 1990 |
B. Braun Melsungen AG |
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Mar 13 1992 |
Volcano Corporation |
Vascular catheter for measuring flow characteristics and method |
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Sep 03 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Stereoscopic X-ray fluoroscopy system using radiofrequency fields |
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Sep 03 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Automatic gantry positioning for imaging systems |
5257636, |
Apr 02 1991 |
Steven J., White; Deborah O., White; WHITE, DEBORAH O , 145 ALPINE DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14618 A CITIZEN OF USA |
Apparatus for determining position of an endothracheal tube |
5257979, |
Jul 27 1992 |
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Instrument for catheterization |
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Jun 19 1992 |
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC |
Flow monitor and vascular access system with continuously variable frequency control |
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May 27 1991 |
Sulzer Brothers Limited |
Puncturing device for blood vessels |
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Sep 03 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Multi-planar X-ray fluoroscopy system using radiofrequency fields |
5265614, |
Aug 30 1988 |
FUKUDA DENSHI CO , LTD |
Acoustic coupler |
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Sep 27 1991 |
Hans, Baer; Eduard, Hirsbrunner |
Blood flow measuring apparatus |
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Feb 14 1991 |
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. |
Still image control in an electronic endoscope |
5271404, |
Jun 25 1992 |
Volcano Corporation |
Method and apparatus for processing signal data to form an envelope on line |
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Apr 13 1990 |
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. |
Apparatus for detecting insertion condition of endoscope |
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Oct 28 1987 |
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CORP |
Guidewire advancement method |
5274551, |
Nov 29 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Method and apparatus for real-time navigation assist in interventional radiological procedures |
5275053, |
Aug 21 1991 |
C R BARD, INC |
Fiber optic pressure sensor systems |
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Jun 07 1991 |
NEC Electronics Corporation |
Gas supply apparatus |
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May 30 1991 |
GIVEN IMAGING, INC |
Telemetry capsule and process |
5280786, |
Jan 21 1992 |
C R BARD, INC |
Fiberoptic blood pressure and oxygenation sensor |
5287331, |
Oct 26 1992 |
MICROACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS INC |
Air coupled ultrasonic transducer |
5289373, |
Nov 29 1991 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY A NEW YORK CORPORATION |
Method and apparatus for real-time tracking of catheter guide wires in fluoroscopic images during interventional radiological procedures |
5292342, |
May 01 1992 |
Medtronic, Inc. |
Low cost implantable medical device |
5295485, |
Dec 13 1991 |
Hitachi, Ltd. |
Ultrasonic diagnostic system |
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Jul 09 1992 |
CHITTENDEN BANK |
Non-concentricity compensation in position and orientation measurement systems |
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Jan 12 1993 |
ESCALON VASCULAR IP HOLDINGS, INC |
Syringe with ultrasound emitting transducer for flow-directed cannulation of arteries and veins |
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Feb 28 1986 |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
Method and apparatus for intravascular two-dimensional ultrasonography |
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Apr 01 1992 |
General Electric Company |
Tracking system to monitor the position and orientation of a device using multiplexed magnetic resonance detection |
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Nov 08 1991 |
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, A CORP OF MN |
Ultrasonic and interventional catheter and method |
5325873, |
Jul 23 1992 |
Abbott Laboratories; White's Electronics, Inc. |
Tube placement verifier system |
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May 06 1991 |
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc |
Vascular catheter assembly for tissue penetration and for cardiac stimulation and methods thereof |
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Apr 05 1991 |
Medtronic, Inc. |
Subcutaneous multi-electrode sensing system, method and pacer |
5333614, |
Sep 28 1992 |
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Measurement of absolute vascular flow |
5337678, |
Jan 07 1993 |
Ergonomic Equipment Pty. Ltd. |
Adjustable desk frame |
5341807, |
Jun 30 1992 |
American Cardiac Ablation Co., Inc.; AMERICAN CARDIAC ABLATION, CO , INC , A CORP OF MA |
Ablation catheter positioning system |
5343865, |
Feb 25 1993 |
Echocath |
Apparatus and method for locating an interventional medical device with a ultrasound color imaging system |
5345940, |
Nov 08 1991 |
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
Transvascular ultrasound hemodynamic and interventional catheter and method |
5348020, |
Dec 14 1990 |
TSA AMERICA, INC , A CORP OF DELAWARE |
Method and system for near real-time analysis and display of electrocardiographic signals |
5350352, |
Feb 21 1991 |
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
Acoustic pressure pulse generator |
5357961, |
May 12 1993 |
GUIDE FLOW LLC |
Catheter guidewire and flushing apparatus and method of insertion |
5369624, |
Mar 26 1993 |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc |
Digital beamformer having multi-phase parallel processing |
5375596, |
Sep 29 1972 |
NEO MEDICAL INC |
Method and apparatus for determining the position of catheters, tubes, placement guidewires and implantable ports within biological tissue |
5376083, |
Oct 31 1990 |
LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC |
Steerable infusion guide wire |
5377678, |
Sep 03 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Tracking system to follow the position and orientation of a device with radiofrequency fields |
5385053, |
Aug 21 1991 |
C R BARD, INC |
Fiber optic pressure sensor systems |
5391199, |
Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc |
Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias |
5394876, |
Jun 30 1994 |
SpaceLabs Medical, Inc. |
Method and apparatus for aiming a doppler flow sensing device |
5394877, |
Mar 21 1994 |
Axon Medical, Inc. |
Ultrasound medical diagnostic device having a coupling medium providing self-adherence to a patient |
5395366, |
May 30 1991 |
GIVEN IMAGING, INC |
Sampling capsule and process |
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May 24 1991 |
EP Technologies, Inc. |
Combination monophasic action potential/ablation catheter and high-performance filter system |
5398691, |
Sep 03 1993 |
University of Washington |
Method and apparatus for three-dimensional translumenal ultrasonic imaging |
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Nov 12 1991 |
Ludlow Corporation |
Adhesive hydrogels having extended use lives and process for the preparation of same |
5411485, |
Apr 19 1993 |
HYPROTEK, INC |
Catheter access system and method |
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Feb 16 1994 |
W L GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC |
Ultrasonic probe having articulated structure and rotatable transducer head |
5422478, |
Apr 17 1992 |
C R BARD, INC |
Fiberoptic pressure sensor having drift correction means for insitu calibration |
5425367, |
Sep 04 1991 |
CORPAK MEDSYSTEMS, INC |
Catheter depth, position and orientation location system |
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Mar 23 1994 |
EchoCath, Inc. |
Method and apparatus for locating vibrating devices |
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Sep 14 1993 |
University of Washington |
Apparatus and method for locating a medical tube in the body of a patient |
5427114, |
Aug 19 1993 |
C R BARD, INC |
Dual pressure sensing catheter |
5429132, |
Aug 24 1990 |
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine |
Probe system |
5429617, |
Dec 13 1993 |
THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION; POLYMICRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC |
Radiopaque tip marker for alignment of a catheter within a body |
5431641, |
Jun 02 1993 |
Dornier Medizintechnik GmbH |
Plug arrangement for connecting sterile and non-sterile apparatus |
5433729, |
Apr 12 1991 |
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc |
Atrial defibrillator, lead systems, and method |
5437276, |
Jul 24 1992 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
Apparatus for measuring magnetic sources |
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Nov 18 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Inductively coupled RF tracking system for use in invasive imaging of a living body |
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Jul 01 1993 |
C R BARD, INC |
Fiberoptic sensor using tapered and bundled fibers |
5443066, |
Jan 29 1993 |
General Electric Company |
Invasive system employing a radiofrequency tracking system |
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Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc. |
Apparatus and method for ablation |
5445150, |
Nov 18 1991 |
General Electric Company |
Invasive system employing a radiofrequency tracking system |
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Jan 08 1993 |
PRESSURE PRODUCTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INC |
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Feb 01 1993 |
Volcano Corporation |
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Nov 04 1993 |
Qualcomm Incorporated |
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Nov 17 1992 |
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May 24 1993 |
Boston Scientific Corporation |
Medical acoustic imaging catheter and guidewire |
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Aug 09 1994 |
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Apr 04 1994 |
Graphic Controls Corporation |
Non-invasive fetal probe |
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Jul 15 1992 |
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Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc. |
Apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmias |
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Oct 08 1993 |
Cordis Corporation |
Magnetic guidewire coupling for catheter exchange |
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Jan 18 1993 |
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Aug 25 1994 |
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Apr 25 1995 |
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Jul 15 1992 |
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Jan 08 1993 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V |
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Dec 14 1993 |
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Sep 29 1992 |
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Mar 28 1995 |
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Mar 25 1988 |
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Jun 21 1993 |
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Dec 26 1990 |
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Jan 10 1994 |
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Apr 15 1994 |
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Apr 10 1992 |
Medtronic CardioRhythm |
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Jul 28 1992 |
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Magnetic guidewire coupling for catheter exchange |
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Apr 26 1994 |
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Jul 20 1993 |
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Oct 06 1993 |
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Jul 20 1993 |
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Nov 17 1993 |
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Aug 24 1994 |
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Aug 12 1992 |
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Jun 14 1995 |
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Method and system for navigating a catheter probe |
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Dec 21 1995 |
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May 11 1992 |
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Jul 12 1994 |
Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
Device for measuring position and orientation using non-dipole magnet IC fields |
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Jan 25 1993 |
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Nov 25 1994 |
General Electric Company |
Integral auto-selecting yoke/transducer connector for ultrasound transducer probe |
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Aug 04 1995 |
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO |
Method and apparatus for positioning an ultrasonic transducer and a display screen |
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Jan 05 1996 |
Acuson Corporation |
Modular transducer system |
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Sep 14 1993 |
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Oct 19 1990 |
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Nov 29 1994 |
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Oct 11 1994 |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc |
Needle guide for use with ultrasound imaging systems |
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Nov 28 1994 |
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Feb 21 1995 |
Exogen, Inc |
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Nov 16 1993 |
Georgetown University |
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Dec 20 1994 |
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Apr 18 1995 |
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Jan 25 1993 |
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Jan 25 1993 |
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Jul 25 1994 |
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Jun 14 1994 |
Vingmed Sound A/S |
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Apr 04 1994 |
Graphic Controls Corporation |
Hydrogel adhesive for attaching medical device to patient |
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Oct 08 1992 |
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Apr 06 1995 |
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Nov 21 1990 |
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Aug 19 1996 |
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Nov 05 1996 |
Janin Group |
Ultrasound cover |
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Sep 13 1995 |
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC |
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Sep 27 1995 |
IMMERSION CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION |
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Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc. |
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Nov 01 1993 |
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Nov 22 1995 |
Medtronic, Inc |
Catheter mapping system and method |
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Jun 01 1995 |
Johns Hopkins University, The |
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Jul 12 1996 |
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Aug 19 1996 |
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Jul 20 1993 |
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Jun 29 1993 |
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Nov 13 1995 |
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Jun 07 1995 |
Biosense, Inc |
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Jun 28 1996 |
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC |
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Apr 09 1996 |
Covidien AG |
Dual purpose ultrasonic biomedical couplant pad and electrode |
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Jan 11 1996 |
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Mar 25 1996 |
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Oct 12 1994 |
Micron Technology, Inc. |
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Jun 07 1995 |
Biosense, Inc |
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Jan 25 1993 |
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Apr 03 1995 |
General Electric Company |
Imaging of interventional devices in a non-stationary subject |
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Mar 05 1996 |
HANGER SOLUTIONS, LLC |
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Nov 13 1995 |
CORDIS WEBSTER, INC |
Electrically conductive unipolar vascular sheath |
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Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc |
Cardiac electromechanics |
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Sep 13 1995 |
MEDISON CO , LTD |
Portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus |
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Oct 28 1996 |
EP Technologies, Inc |
Systems and methods for guilding diagnostic or therapeutic devices in interior tissue regions |
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Jun 14 1996 |
Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
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Aug 29 1996 |
Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
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Aug 10 1988 |
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Sep 06 1994 |
SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC |
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Feb 06 1993 |
BEHR SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD |
Production of powder |
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Jan 25 1993 |
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Jun 07 1995 |
Biosense, Inc |
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Sep 30 1996 |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc |
Universal needle guide for ultrasonic transducers |
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Jan 23 1995 |
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation |
Medical magnetic positioning system and method for determining the position of a magnetic probe |
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Jun 14 1996 |
Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
Magnetic field position and orientation measurement system with dynamic eddy current rejection |
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Jun 14 1996 |
Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
Optical 6D measurement system with three fan-shaped beams rotating around one axis |
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Jan 26 1996 |
B. Braun Melsungen AG |
Catheter set with an ECG contact capabililty |
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Feb 20 1996 |
CorMedica |
Percutaneous endomyocardial revascularization |
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May 22 1997 |
Intermedics Inc |
Endocardial lead with multiple branches |
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May 28 1993 |
Acuson Corporation |
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Jun 27 1996 |
LUCENT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC |
Tracheal tube and methods related thereto |
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Jul 01 1992 |
PREVENTIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC |
Capacitive biofeedback sensor with resilient polyurethane dielectric for rehabilation |
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Mar 28 1995 |
Sonometrics Corporation |
Ultrasound-based 3-D tracking system using a digital signal processor |
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Dec 31 1996 |
VERATHON INC |
Coupling pad for use with medical ultrasound devices |
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Jun 28 1996 |
Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. |
Ultrasonic diagnostic image flash suppression technique |
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Pacesetter AB |
Blood flow measurement device |
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Nov 07 1995 |
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Mar 18 1994 |
Schneider (USA) Inc. |
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Sep 12 1996 |
KONIKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V |
Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with personal computer architecture |
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Mar 28 1995 |
Sonometrics Corporation |
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Feb 06 1996 |
Parker Laboratories |
Protective cover set for a medical probe |
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Sonometrics Corporation |
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Sep 13 1995 |
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Apr 19 1996 |
Becton Dickinson and Company |
Catheter with stress distribution fingers |
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Jul 17 1997 |
Medtronic, Inc |
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Sep 15 1994 |
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May 07 1996 |
Acuson Corporation |
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Jun 01 1995 |
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Electronic pneumothorax monitoring device |
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Sonometrics Corporation |
System for displaying a 2-D ultrasound image within a 3-D viewing environment |
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Jun 28 1996 |
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Hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument with digital beamformer |
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Jan 05 1996 |
Acuson Corporation |
Modular transducer system |
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Feb 28 1996 |
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Sep 20 1996 |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
Enhanced accuracy of three-dimensional intraluminal ultrasound (ILUS) image reconstruction |
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Sep 10 1996 |
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Oct 06 1993 |
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Magnetic determination of position and orientation |
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Sep 19 1997 |
Medtronic, Inc |
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Oct 18 1993 |
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. |
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Jul 20 1993 |
Biosense, Inc. |
Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias |
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Dec 22 1993 |
Sulzer Osypka GmbH |
Ultrasonic marked cardiac ablation catheter |
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Jul 01 1993 |
Boston Scientific Corporation |
Catheters for imaging, sensing electrical potentials and ablating tissue |
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Jun 25 1996 |
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Jun 12 1996 |
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Intermedics Inc |
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Aug 27 1996 |
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May 31 1996 |
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
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Feb 16 1995 |
Hitachi, LTD |
Remote surgery support system and method thereof |
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Sep 26 1996 |
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Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus |
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X-ray collimation assembly |
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Jan 16 1998 |
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, INC; ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES |
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Sonometrics Corporation |
System for carrying out surgery, biopsy and ablation of a tumor or other physical anomaly |
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Sep 13 1995 |
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Jun 28 1996 |
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC |
Ultrasonic array transducer transceiver for a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument |
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Mar 10 1993 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
Ultrasonic wave medical treatment apparatus suitable for use under guidance of magnetic resonance imaging |
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Sep 12 1996 |
Siemens Healthcare GmbH |
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Sep 14 1993 |
University of Washington |
Medical tube and apparatus for locating the same in the body of a patient |
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IMMERSION CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION |
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Volcano Corporation |
Apparatus for mapping electrical activity in a body and treating tissue |
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Jun 23 1998 |
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British Telecommunications public limited company |
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RIC Investments, LLC |
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Urinary catheter |
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The Johns Hopkins University |
Method of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic analysis and associated apparatus employing a loopless antenna |
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IMMERSION CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION |
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Medical device for insertion into the body |
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Electromagnetic acceleration transducer for implantable medical device |
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Catheter positioning system |
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Systems and methods for determining the location of an implanted device including a magnet |
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Ascension Technology Corporation; ROPER ASCENSION ACQUISITION, INC |
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Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. |
Apparatus and method for automatic sensing threshold determination in cardiac pacemakers |
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Mar 14 1997 |
UAB Research Foundation |
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Jul 25 1997 |
Arch Development Corporation |
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Nov 22 1995 |
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Catheter location system and method |
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Feb 23 1996 |
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Wireless I/O apparatus and method of computer-assisted instruction |
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Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.; OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO , LTD |
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Sonowand AS |
Method for ultrasound guidance during clinical procedures |
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Three-dimensional tracking and imaging system |
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
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Jun 07 1995 |
University of Arkansas |
Method and apparatus for detecting electro-magnetic reflection from biological tissue |
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NEXT MEDICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY |
Coupling sheath for ultrasound transducers |
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IMMERSION CORPORATION DELAWARE CORPORATION |
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Jan 09 1998 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
Magnetic catheter tracker and method therefor |
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Jul 11 1997 |
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
Device for mapping electrical activity in the heart |
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Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. |
Endoscope form detecting apparatus in which coil is fixedly mounted by insulating member so that form is not deformed within endoscope |
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Spectra Research, Inc.; SPECTRA RESEARCH, INC |
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Cardiac electromechanics |
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Blood vessel puncturing device using ultrasound |
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Measuring position and orientation using magnetic fields |
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Preinsertion measurement of catheters |
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Flying Null Limited |
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Self-aligning catheter |
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Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc |
Electrophysiological mapping and ablation catheter and method |
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Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc; MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC |
Electrode carrying surgical drape and method |
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TeraTech Corporation |
Portable ultrasound imaging system |
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
Power supply for use in electrophysiological apparatus employing high-voltage pulses to render tissue temporarily unresponsive |
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DELTEC, INC |
Method and apparatus for location of a catheter tip |
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ATL Ultrasound, Inc. |
Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with cordless scanhead transmission system |
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Jul 30 1997 |
Genesis Technologies, Inc. |
Multiparameter fetal monitoring device |
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Nov 20 1998 |
ATL Ultrasound, Inc. |
Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with cordless scanhead charger |
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
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PIE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT B V |
Portable ultrasound diagnostic system with handsfree display |
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STEREOTAXIS, INC |
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