Patents by Inventor Kip R. Nelson

Kip R. Nelson 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: 5752517
    Abstract: Intraoperative ultrasound probes are described having contoured side surfaces which enable the probe to be held between the fingers of a surgeon during a surgical ultrasound procedure. The probes advantageously permit the surgeon to conduct a tactile examination of organs of a patient with the hand and fingertips while holding the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Harman, Brian K. Moist, Gyke McCardle, Kip R. Nelson, Timothy F. Nordgren, Joseph Lindsay Ungari, David M. Becker
  • Patent number: 5158088
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system for guiding a user in the placement of a medical instrument within the body is described. As the medical instrument approaches the image plane of an imaging transducer, ultrasonic wave energy is received by a transducer located on the medical instrument. The level of received energy is detected and used to develop a control signal which varies as a function of the quantum of received energy. The control signal is used to modulate an audible indicator, which provides an audible indiction of proximity of the medical instrument to the image plane as the instrument approaches and intersects the plane. A visual marker is produced on an image display which represent the location of the instrument within the body. As the instrument approaches and intersects the image plane the visual marker is also modulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Kip R. Nelson, Howard Fidel, Joseph D. Aindow