EP 0928158 A4 19991208 - MALE IMPOTENCE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
Title (en)
MALE IMPOTENCE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
Title (de)
ULTRASCHALL-ANORDNUNG ZUR BEFUNDUNG MÄNNLICHER IMPOTENZ
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DIAGNOSTIQUANT L'IMPUISSANCE MASCULINE A L'AIDE D'ULTRASONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9713537 W 19970801
- US 2395996 P 19960809
- US 4136197 P 19970321
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9806333A1] An apparatus for diagnosing male impotence by measuring blood velocity in a cavernosa artery of a male penis includes at least one transducer (30, 32) for transmitting/receiving energy and reading corresponding Doppler effect to detect blood velocity in the cavernosa artery, a transducer housing (20) for supporting the transducer (30, 32) in a substantially fixed orientation with respect to the penis as the transducer measures blood velocity in the cavernosa artery, and a fixing device (50) mechanically coupled to the transducer housing (20), to mechanically fix the transducer housing (20) in place with respect to the penis and hold at least one transducer (30, 32) in a substantially constant angular orientation with respect to the cavernosa artery during an impotence diagnostic procedure. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61B 8/00 (2013.01 - KR); A61B 8/06 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/4227 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 9209962 A1 19920611 - SCHWARTZ ALAN N [US]
- [AD] J.P. QUAM ET AL.: "Duplex and Color Doppler Sonographic Evaluation of Vasculogenic Impotence", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol. 153, December 1989 (1989-12-01), New Orleans (US), pages 1141 - 1147, XP002118520
- [AD] H.S. BASSIOUNY ET AL.: "Penile Duplex Sonography in the Diagnosis of Venogenic Impotence", JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, vol. 13, no. 1, January 1991 (1991-01-01), ST. LOUIS (US), pages 75 - 83, XP002118521
- See references of WO 9806333A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9806333 A1 19980219; AU 3823597 A 19980306; CA 2262789 A1 19980219; EP 0928158 A1 19990714; EP 0928158 A4 19991208; JP 2000516117 A 20001205; KR 20000029894 A 20000525; TW 388706 B 20000501
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9713537 W 19970801; AU 3823597 A 19970801; CA 2262789 A 19970801; EP 97935249 A 19970801; JP 50979398 A 19970801; KR 19997001073 A 19990209; TW 86111422 A 19970809