Apparatus and method for automatic placement of transducer

Details Apparatus and method for automatic placement of transducer Apparatus and method for automatic placement of transducer

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 8/00 (2006.01) A61B 8/06 (2006.01) A61B 8/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2263674

This invention is an apparatus and method for locating a desired blood vessel within a predetermined volume of tissue. The apparatus and method include a plurality of transducers (150) which are operable to be positioned over the tissue. Each of the transducers when driven produces an output signal indicative of a characteristic of a blood vessel located under each transducer; a control system (70) for selectively driving the transducers in order to produce a plurality of output signals; and for comparing the plurality of output signals in order to determine the output signal having the largest amplitude, which corresponds to the transducer positioned over the desired blood vessel.

L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé destinés à localiser un vaisseau sanguin déterminé dans un volume prédéterminé de tissu. L'appareil comprend une pluralité de transducteurs (150) qui sont prêts à fonctionner au-dessus du tissu. Chaque transducteur mis en fonctionnement produit un signal de sortie indiquant une caractéristique d'un vaisseau sanguin placé sous lui. L'appareil comprend également un système (70) de commande qui entraîne sélectivement les transducteurs afin qu'ils produisent une pluralité de signaux de sortie. Il ne reste alors qu'à comparer la pluralité des signaux de sortie afin de déterminer quel est le signal qui présente la plus grande amplitude, lequel correspond au transducteur placé au-dessus du vaisseau sanguin déterminé.

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