Instrument having enhanced ultrasound visibility

A - Human Necessities – 61 – B

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A61B 8/12 (2006.01) A61B 8/08 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01) A61L 31/14 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2122682

A medical instrument is provided with enhanced ultrasonic visibility. The medical instrument includes an elongate probe or needle for insertion into a patient. Selected locations along the instrument are provided with deposits of a material exhibiting a high degree of ultrasonic reflectivity. The material includes a matrix of gas bubbles contained in a polymeric material. The gas bubbles exhibit high reflectivity of ultrasonar energy.

L'invention concerne un instrument médical caractérisé par une meilleure visibilité aux ultrasons. L'instrument médical comprend une sonde ou aiguille allongée pour insertion dans un patient. On trouve en plusieurs emplacements le long de l'instrument des dépôts d'une matière présentant un haut degré de réflexion des ultrasons. La matière comprend une matrice de bulles de gaz contenue dans un polymère. Les bulles de gaz présentent un haut degré de réflexion de l'énergie des ultrasons.

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