SYSTEMS WITH SONIC VISUALIZATION CAPABILITY

• Main Authors: HARTMAN RYAN, WOOD MARK D, AQUILINO PAUL D
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 21.12.2018
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SURGERY; TRANSPORTING

According to aspects of the present disclosure, a system (100) for visualizing a target area may include an elongate shaft (102). The elongate shaft may include a distal portion, a lumen that extendslongitudinally through the distal portion, and an opening at the distal end of the distal portion. The opening may be in communication with the lumen. The system also may include a visualization assembly (154) housed within the distal portion of the elongate shaft. The visualization assembly may include a transducer array (158) having a field of view in which the transducer array transceives soundwaves. The field of view of the transducer array may cover at least part of the distal portion of the elongate shaft and the target area to facilitate visualization of the part of the distal portionof the elongate shaft and the target area. 根据本发明的些方面，公开了种用于使目标区域可视化的系统(100)，所述系统(100)可包括细长轴(102)。所述细长轴可包括远侧部分、管腔和在所述远侧部分的远侧端部的开口，所述管腔纵向地延伸通过所述远侧部分。开口可与所述管腔连通。所述系统还可包括容纳于所述细长轴的所述远侧部分内的可视化组件(154)。所述可视化组件可包括换能器阵列(158)，所述换能器阵列(158)