ACTIVE LOCALIZATION AND VISUALIZATION OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE DEVICES USING ULTRASOUND

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APP PUB NO 20160045184A1
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14777229

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Systems and methods are provided for localizing and visualizing devices with the use of an intracorporeal ultrasound imaging probe during a medical procedure. A primary intracorporeal ultrasound imaging probe is employed to image a three-dimensional region via scanning, and to locate a secondary intracorporeal device having one or more ultrasonic beacon transducers. When an A-scan vector associated with the primary intracorporeal ultrasound imaging device is directed towards one or more of the ultrasound beacon transducers of the secondary intracorporeal device, a communication signal is transmitted from the secondary intracorporeal device to a control and processing system associated with the primary intracorporeal ultrasound imaging device, either through acoustic transmission or non-acoustic transmission. Example embodiments are provided in which acoustic communication may be employed within the imaging band, or in a separate communication band distinct from the communication band. Various example dual-band, single-stack ultrasound imaging transducer embodiments are disclosed.

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CONAVI MEDICAL INC293 LESMILL ROAD TORONTO ONTARIO M3B 2V1

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Courtney, Brian Toronto, CA 42 1865
Lukacs, Marc Toronto, CA 11 245
Thind, Amandeep Toronto, CA 12 282

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