Patents Assigned to Circulation Research Limited
  • Methods and apparatus for the examination and treatment of internal organs
    Patent number: 5081993
    Abstract: The internal examination of a human organ (3) is made by means of an ultrasonic probe (2) inserted into the organ (3), analogue echo signals from the probe being converted to digital signals (8) which are then stored in a digital computer (10) where they are manipulated to produce a variety of three-dimensional representations of the interior of the organ for display on a terminal (12) or as hard copy (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Circulation Research Limited
    Inventors: Richard I. Kitney, Keith Straughan, Martin T. Rothman