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- 专利标题: Method and system for ultrasound treatment with a multi-directional transducer
- 专利标题(中): 用多向传感器进行超声处理的方法和系统
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申请号: US12135962申请日: 2008-06-09
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公开(公告)号: US08057389B2公开(公告)日: 2011-11-15
- 发明人: Peter G Barthe , Michael H Slayton
- 申请人: Peter G Barthe , Michael H Slayton
- 申请人地址: US AZ Mesa
- 专利权人: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- 当前专利权人: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- 当前专利权人地址: US AZ Mesa
- 代理机构: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- 主分类号: A61B8/00
- IPC分类号: A61B8/00
摘要:
A method and system for ultrasound treatment utilizing a multi-directional transducer to facilitate treatment, such as therapy and/or imaging or other tissue parameter monitoring, in two or more directions. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a multi-directional transducer comprises at least two transduction elements configured to provide for ultrasound energy, such as radiation, acoustical energy, heat energy, imaging, positional information and/or tissue parameter monitoring signals in two or more directions. The transduction elements can comprise various materials for providing ultrasound energy or radiation, such as piezoelectric materials, with and without matching layers. In addition, the transduction elements can be configured for substantially uniform, focused and/or defocused radiation patterns, as well as for single, multiple-element and/or multiple-element array configurations. In addition, an exemplary multi-directional transducer can comprise multiple elements, either side by side, stacked or in an array.
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