Patents by Inventor Ronald F. Carey

Ronald F. Carey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5052934
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided to serve as a phantom for evaluation of prosthetic valves and cardiac ultrasound procedures, wherein a controlled pulsatile flow of a blood-mimicking fluid is passed through a multi-chambered region into which are mounted mitral and aortic valves and adjustably positionable ultrasound transducers. A low friction, drive which involves very low levels of extraneous vibrational inputs, is provided with adjustment of both the volume flow rate of blood-mimicking fluid moved in each operational pulse with further control provided by relatively easily adjusted screws to selectively regulate the systolic and diastolic times of the pulsatile flow generated by a bellows arrangement. Windows made of silicone elastomer material presenting both tissue-equivalent impedance for ultrasound transmission and tissue-equivalent attenuation of the ultrasound are provided in controlled thickness to permit detailed observation of valvular flow parameters of interest, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Ronald F. Carey, Bruce A. Herman, Ronald A. Robinson, Harold F. Stewart, Richard G. Hoops, George H. Douglas