Patents by Inventor Marianne ANDERSEN

Marianne ANDERSEN 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).

  • US imaging probe with an US transducer array and an integrated optical imaging sub-system
    Patent number: 11583251
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging probe (204) includes a transducer array (210). The transducer array includes one or more transducer elements (212). The ultrasound imaging probe further includes an illumination component (218) and an optical imaging component (220). The ultrasound imaging probe further includes an elongated housing (302) with a long axis (304). The elongated housing includes a proximal end region (306) affixed to a handle (308) and a distal end region (310) with a tip region (312). The elongated housing houses the transducer array, the illumination component, and the optical imaging component in the distal end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BK MEDICAL APS
    Inventors: Marianne Andersen, Terry A. Kling, Henrik Jensen, Johannes Paede
  • US imaging probe with an instrument channel
    Patent number: 11246566
    Abstract: A system (1100) includes an ultrasound imaging probe (304) with an elongate shaft (312) including an outer perimeter housing (331), two ends (328, 330) and a long axis (320). The system further includes a channel (326) that extends along the direction of the long axis, is part of the outer perimeter housing, and is configured as a recess of the outer perimeter housing. The system further includes a handle (310) affixed to one of the ends of the elongate shaft. The system further includes a transducer array (322) disposed at another of the ends of the elongate shaft. The transducer array includes one or more transducer elements (324).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: B-K MEDICAL APS
    Inventors: Marianne Andersen, Henrik Jensen, Johannes Paede
  • US IMAGING PROBE WITH AN US TRANSDUCER ARRAY AND AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL IMAGING SUB-SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180185008
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging probe (204) includes a transducer array (210). The transducer array includes one or more transducer elements (212). The ultrasound imaging probe further includes an illumination component (218) and an optical imaging component (220). The ultrasound imaging probe further includes an elongated housing (302) with a long axis (304). The elongated housing includes a proximal end region (306) affixed to a handle (308) and a distal end region (310) with a tip region (312). The elongated housing houses the transducer array, the illumination component, and the optical imaging component in the distal end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Marianne ANDERSEN, Terry A. KLING, Henrik JENSEN, Johannes PAEDE
  • US IMAGING PROBE WITH AN INSTRUMENT CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20180185007
    Abstract: A system (1100) includes an ultrasound imaging probe (304) with an elongate shaft (312) including an outer perimeter housing (331), two ends (328, 330) and a long axis (320). The system further includes a channel (326) that extends along the direction of the long axis, is part of the outer perimeter housing, and is configured as a recess of the outer perimeter housing. The system further includes a handle (310) affixed to one of the ends of the elongate shaft. The system further includes a transducer array (322) disposed at another of the ends of the elongate shaft. The transducer array includes one or more transducer elements (324).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Marianne ANDERSEN, Henrik JENSEN, Johannes PAEDE