Patents by Inventor Francis A. De Bernardis

Francis A. De Bernardis 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).

  • Method for attaching an interventional medical device to a vibratory member associated with visualization by an ultrasound imaging system
    Patent number: 5421336
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system comprising an interventional device having a key member: a vibrator member coupled to the interventional device for transmitting a vibratory mechanical oscillation in the form of flexural waves to the interventional device, to cause the interventional device to produce a motion according to the flexural waves, the vibrator member including a lock member which cooperates with the key member to assure firm attachment of the interventional device to the vibrator member; and an ultrasonic imaging system which detects the motion of the interventional device and generates an image of an interior of a body in which the motion is locatively represented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Echo Cath, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis A. De Bernardis