Patent ID: 8959753
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61M,B23B,B29C,B29L,G01R,G01S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for inserting a marker in a medical ultrasound imaging catheter, the system comprising: a guide comprising an acoustic target having a different acoustic reflectivity than supporting guide material supporting the acoustic target and the guide configured to support the medical ultrasound imaging catheter; a measurement device configured to indicate a position of an array of the medical ultrasound imaging catheter relative to the acoustic target of the guide supporting the medical ultrasound imaging catheter, the measurement device comprising a beamformer and an image processor connected with the array, the position indicated as an alignment of the array based on a peak in acoustic response received by the beamformer from the array; a clamp configured to hold the medical ultrasound imaging catheter in the position relative to the guide in the alignment; and a through hole in the guide.