SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING ECHOGENIC COMPONENTS IN ULTRASONIC IMAGING FIELDS
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May 21, 2009
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May 12, 2008
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May 15, 2007
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Systems and devices according to the present invention providing a needle deployment and visualization device, which includes: a shaft; an ultrasound imaging transducer extendable along at least a portion of the shaft for providing an image within a field of view; and a needle coupled and deployable from the shaft within the field of view. The needle has an artifact configured to preferentially reflect at least a portion of the ultrasound energy emanating from the ultrasound transducer back to the transducer in order to enhance imaging of the needle.
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