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(11) EP 3 681 402 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/30

(21) Application number: 17772260.0

(22) Date of filing: 14.09.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
 A61B 8/12(2006.01)
A61B 5/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/051562
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/055016 (21.03.2019 Gazette 2019/12)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(71) Applicant: Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MOORE, Thomas C.
    Livermore, California 94550 (US)
  • WATERS, Kendall R.
    Sammamish, Washington 98029 (US)

(74) Representative: Boggio Merlo, Anita et al
Dragotti & Associati S.r.l. Via Nino Bixio, 7
20129 Milano
20129 Milano (IT)

   


(54) INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING OF BLOOD-FILLED OR BLOOD-DISPLACED LUMENS