Patents by Inventor Jung-Chu Wu

Jung-Chu Wu 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).

  • Publication number: 20080146908
    Abstract: A lithotripter with stone tracking and locking localization system comprises an X-ray machine, an ultrasound scanner, an ultrasound probe, a movable platform, a monitor, a system controller and a stone tracking and locking localization system. The X-ray generator is mounted on the end of rotational arm, capable of illuminating across a range from 0 to 30 degrees, especially at 0 and 30 degrees, whereby the position of stones embedded in a patient's body can be located in a three-dimensional way. The ultrasound probe is located under the movable platform and shock-cup, whereby the image of a stone embedded in the patient can be displayed on the monitor after the ultrasound probe moves and contacts the surface of body. The stone tracking and locking localization system then lock on the position of the stone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Jung-Chu Wu