4869259 Echogenically enhanced surgical instrument and method for production thereof

4869259 Echogenically enhanced surgical instrument and method for production thereof

846 New Patents coupling between the simulated transducer and the test body and the output of the device may be used to modify the inspection data t...

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coupling between the simulated transducer and the test body and the output of the device may be used to modify the inspection data to provide a displayed signal which is dependent on the coupling achieved by the operator.

4869259 ECHOGENICALLY ENHANCED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND

METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Dexter J Elkins assigned to Vance Products Incorporated; Cook Urological Incorporat

A surgical instrument such as a needle is particle-blasted with particles approximately 50 microns in diameter to produce a uniformly roughened surface portion for use with an ultrasound imaging system to provide real-time monitoring of the location of a specific portion of the needle during insertion and guidance inside the patient's body.