University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
发明人:
Michael Bailey,Bryan Cunitz,Barbrina Dunmire
申请号:
US15452590
公开号:
US10039562B2
申请日:
2017.03.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.