Patents by Inventor GODEFRIDUS ANTONIUSS HARKS

GODEFRIDUS ANTONIUSS HARKS 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).

  • Medical probe for ultrasound imaging
    Patent number: 10765404
    Abstract: An internal probe device for insertion into the body of a patient, comprises an elongate body with a plurality of EAP actuators mounted at the surface of the body. The EAP actuators are made to vibrate so that their position becomes visible in a Doppler ultrasound image. The use of EAP actuators to provide vibrations enables individual locations to be identified. In particular, the movement of the EAP actuator may be largely isolated from the main body of the probe. Furthermore, EAP actuators can be thin, lightweight and have a small form factor suitable for application to or within the surface of a probe, such as a catheter, needle or endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Godefridus Antoniuss Harks, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf, Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Alexander Franciscus Kolen, Franciscus Reinier Antonius Van Der Linde
  • MEDICAL PROBE FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20180296186
    Abstract: An internal probe device for insertion into the body of a patient, comprises an elongate body with a plurality of EAP actuators mounted at the surface of the body. The EAP actuators are made to vibrate so that their position becomes visible in a Doppler ultrasound image. The use of EAP actuators to provide vibrations enables individual locations to be identified. In particular, the movement of the EAP actuator may be largely isolated from the main body of the probe. Furthermore, EAP actuators can be thin, lightweight and have a small form factor suitable for application to or within the surface of a probe, such as a catheter, needle or endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: GODEFRIDUS ANTONIUSS HARKS, FRANCISCUS JOHANNES GERARDUS HAKKENS, ROLAND ALEXANDER VAN DE MOLENGRAAF, CORNELIS PETRUS HENDRIKS, ALEXANDER FRANCISCUS KOLEN, FRANCISCUS REINIER ANTONIUS VAN DER LINDE