公开(公告)号：US20110144544A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12638046

申请日：2009-12-15

申请人： Ying Fan ,  Warren Lee ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby

发明人： Ying Fan ,  Warren Lee ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby

IPC分类号： A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61N2007/0008 ,  A61N2007/0039 ,  A61N2007/0056

摘要： An ultrasound transducer assembly for adjustably directing a beam of ultrasound energy to a region of interest is provided. The ultrasound transducer assembly comprises a therapy transducer, a beam enhancement component that adjusts one or more parameters of the ultrasound beam, wherein the beam enhancement component is in operative association with the therapy transducer, and a component controller operatively coupled to the beam enhancement component for controlling the beam enhancement component.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于可调整地将超声能量束引导到感兴趣区域的超声换能器组件。 所述超声换能器组件包括治疗换能器，调节所述超声波束的一个或多个参数的束增强组件，其中所述束增强组件与所述治疗换能器可操作地相关联;以及组件控制器，其可操作地耦合到所述束增强组件， 控制光束增强分量。

公开(公告)号：US20090264767A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12106383

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： Weston Blaine Griffin ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Warren Lee ,  Terry Michael Topka

发明人： Weston Blaine Griffin ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Warren Lee ,  Terry Michael Topka

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4245 ,  A61B8/4254 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483

摘要： An ultrasonic imaging system and method for acquiring three-dimensional (3D) image data sets are provided. The system comprises a transducer array with a given range of motion adapted to obtain a plurality of 3D image data sets of a region of interest and a processor coupled to the transducer array adapted to receive image data sets from the transducer array and to correct for spatially varying errors induced by motion of the transducer array.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于获取三维（3D）图像数据集的超声成像系统和方法。 该系统包括具有给定运动范围的换能器阵列，其适于获得感兴趣区域的多个3D图像数据组，以及耦合到换能器阵列的处理器，其适于从换能器阵列接收图像数据集并且在空间上进行校正 由换能器阵列的运动引起的变化误差。

公开(公告)号：US20090076390A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12327171

申请日：2008-12-03

申请人： Warren Lee ,  Mirsaid Seyed-Bolorforosh ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes

发明人： Warren Lee ,  Mirsaid Seyed-Bolorforosh ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/022 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B2017/00243 ,  A61B2090/3782 ,  A61N2007/0078 ,  A61N2007/0082

摘要： A system for imaging and providing therapy to one or more regions of interest is presented. The system includes an imaging and therapy catheter configured to image an anatomical region to facilitate assessing need for therapy in one or more regions within the anatomical region and delivering therapy to the one or more regions of interest within the anatomical region. In addition, the system includes a medical imaging system operationally coupled to the catheter and having a display area and a user interface area, wherein the medical imaging system is configured to facilitate defining a therapy pathway to facilitate delivering therapy to the one or more regions of interest.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种用于对一个或多个感兴趣区域进行成像和提供治疗的系统。 该系统包括成像和治疗导管，其构造成对解剖区域进行成像，以便于评估在解剖区域内的一个或多个区域中的治疗需要，并将解决方案区域内的一个或多个感兴趣区域递送治疗。 此外，该系统包括可操作地耦合到导管并具有显示区域和用户界面区域的医学成像系统，其中医学成像系统被配置为有助于限定治疗路径，以促进将治疗递送到一个或多个区域 利益。

公开(公告)号：US20070167825A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11330377

申请日：2006-01-11

申请人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Wildes ,  George Sogoian ,  Charles Baumgartner ,  Weston Griffin ,  Mark Langer

发明人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Wildes ,  George Sogoian ,  Charles Baumgartner ,  Weston Griffin ,  Mark Langer

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4411 ,  A61B8/445

摘要： A catheter tip (50, 170) is provided that is adapted for mating attachment to a catheter body (90, 300). In an embodiment, the catheter tip (50,170) comprises a transducer array (32, 60, 110, 210) in electrical communication with an interconnect (120, 220) and in a mechanical driven relationship with an actuator (80), also in the catheter tip (50, 170), via a drive shaft (38, 82). Oscillating back and forth motion of the transducer array (32, 60, 110, 210) provides ultrasonic imaging functionality that may include real time three-dimensional imaging. Other embodiments of the catheter tip (50, 170) and methods of fabrication also are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供导管尖端（50,170），其适于与导管主体（90,300）配合。 在一个实施例中，导管尖端（50,170）包括与互连（120,220）电连通并且与致动器（80）机械驱动关系的换能器阵列（32,60,110,210），也在 导管尖端（50,170），经由驱动轴（38,82）。 振荡器阵列（32,60,110,210）的来回摆动提供可包括实时三维成像的超声成像功能。 还提供了导管尖端（50,170）的其它实施例和制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070157732A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-12

申请号：US11327779

申请日：2006-01-06

申请人： Warren Lee ,  Charles Baumgartner ,  Douglas Wildes ,  Robert Lewandowski

发明人： Warren Lee ,  Charles Baumgartner ,  Douglas Wildes ,  Robert Lewandowski

IPC分类号： G01N29/04 ,  G01N24/00

CPC分类号： G10K11/002 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  B06B1/0629 ,  G10K11/34

摘要： A composite structure of a z-axis interconnect is presented. The composite structure includes a plurality of layers of backing material alternatingly arranged between a plurality of interconnect layers, where the plurality of interconnect layers is configured to facilitate coupling the composite structure of the z-axis interconnect to a transducer array, where the composite structure of z-axis interconnect is configured for use in an invasive probe.

摘要翻译： 介绍了z轴互连的复合结构。 复合结构包括交替布置在多个互连层之间的多层背衬材料，其中多个互连层被配置为便于将z轴互连的复合结构耦合到换能器阵列，其中复合结构 z轴互连配置用于侵入性探针。

公开(公告)号：US20060145059A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11028789

申请日：2005-01-04

申请人： Warren Lee ,  David Mills ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Kenneth Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Smith ,  Stanley Chu ,  Sam Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

发明人： Warren Lee ,  David Mills ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Kenneth Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Smith ,  Stanley Chu ,  Sam Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

IPC分类号： H01J40/14 ,  G01J1/42 ,  H03F3/08

CPC分类号： H04R23/00 ,  B06B1/0292

摘要： A device comprising an array of sensors and a multiplicity of bus lines, each sensor being electrically connected to a respective bus line and comprising a respective multiplicity of groups of micromachined sensor cells, the sensor cell groups of a particular sensor being electrically coupled to each other via the bus line to which that sensor is connected, each sensor cell group comprising a respective multiplicity of micromachined sensor cells that are electrically interconnected to each other and not switchably disconnectable from each other, the device further comprising means for isolating any one of the sensor cell groups from its associated bus line and in response to any one of the micromachined sensor cells of that sensor cell group being short-circuited to ground. In one implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of fuses. In another implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of short circuit protection modules, each module comprising a current sensor circuit and an electrical isolation switch.

摘要翻译： 一种包括传感器阵列和多条总线线路的设备，每个传感器电连接到相应的总线，并且包括相应多个微机械传感器单元组，特定传感器的传感器单元组彼此电耦合 通过连接该传感器的总线，每个传感器单元组包括彼此电互连并且不可切换地彼此分离的相应多个微机械传感器单元，该装置还包括用于隔离传感器 来自其相关联的总线线路的单元组以及响应于该传感器单元组的微机械传感器单元中的任一个被短路到地。 在一个实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个保险丝。 在另一实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个短路保护模块，每个模块包括电流传感器电路和电隔离开关。

公开(公告)号：US20060099328A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-11

申请号：US10529099

申请日：2003-09-24

申请人： Michael Waite ,  Adrian Burden ,  Warren Lee ,  Richard Tuck

发明人： Michael Waite ,  Adrian Burden ,  Warren Lee ,  Richard Tuck

IPC分类号： B05D5/12

CPC分类号： C04B35/01 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  C03C17/007 ,  C03C2217/475 ,  C04B35/111 ,  C04B35/12 ,  C04B35/14 ,  C04B35/18 ,  C04B35/6264 ,  C04B35/63 ,  C04B35/632 ,  C04B2235/3217 ,  C04B2235/3227 ,  C04B2235/3232 ,  C04B2235/3272 ,  C04B2235/3275 ,  C04B2235/3286 ,  C04B2235/3409 ,  C04B2235/3418 ,  C04B2235/443 ,  C04B2235/5454 ,  C04B2235/6025 ,  C23C18/1208 ,  C23C18/1216 ,  C23C18/122 ,  C23C18/1254

摘要： A layer of a material is created in a thin-film structure by coating a substrate (14) in one pass with an ink having a major, fugitive component (13) and at least one minor, non-fugitive component (12) and treating the ink to expel the major component (13) to leave the layer (15) of material. The layer (15) may bean electrically insulating layer having a thickness in the range 0.5 to 10 micrometres, with the ink containing non-fugitive colloidal ceramic nanoparticles having a size in the range 10 to 100 nanometres. The layer (15) may be a process control. layer, such as an etch stop layer or barrier layer. The layer (15) may be an optically emissive layer or a layer of predetermined electrical conductivity.

摘要翻译： 通过用一种具有主要的，短暂的成分（13）和至少一种次要的非逸散成分（12）的油墨在一次涂覆基材（14），在薄膜结构中产生一层材料，并处理 墨水排出主要组分（13）以离开材料层（15）。 层（15）可以具有厚度在0.5至10微米范围内的电绝缘层，其中油墨含有尺寸在10至100纳米范围内的非挥发性胶体陶瓷纳米颗粒。 层（15）可以是过程控制。 层，例如蚀刻停止层或阻挡层。 层（15）可以是光发射层或预定导电性层。

公开(公告)号：US06969536B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-29

申请号：US10030570

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Richard Allan Tuck ,  Adrian Burden ,  Hugh Bishop ,  Christopher Hood ,  Warren Lee

发明人： Richard Allan Tuck ,  Adrian Burden ,  Hugh Bishop ,  Christopher Hood ,  Warren Lee

IPC分类号： H01J9/02 ,  B05D5/12 ,  H01J1/30 ,  H01J1/304 ,  H01J29/04 ,  H01J31/12 ,  H01J63/02

CPC分类号： H01J9/025 ,  H01J1/3048 ,  H01J63/02

摘要： A field electron emission material is created by applying a silica precursor to graphite particles (11); processing the silica precursor to produce amorphous silica (12) which is doped and/or is heavily defective, and disposing the graphite particles (11) upon an electrically conductive surface (14) of a substrate (13) such that they are at least partially coated with the amorphous silica (12).

摘要翻译： 通过将二氧化硅前体施加到石墨颗粒（11）上来产生场致电子发射材料; 处理二氧化硅前体以产生掺杂和/或严重缺陷的无定形二氧化硅（12），并将石墨颗粒（11）设置在基底（13）的导电表面（14）上，使得它们至少部分地 涂覆无定形二氧化硅（12）。

公开(公告)号：US09629607B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US12104247

申请日：2008-04-16

申请人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Weston Blaine Griffin

发明人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Weston Blaine Griffin

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12

CPC分类号： A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/445 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： An imaging catheter assembly is presented. The imaging catheter assembly includes an imaging catheter which includes an imaging catheter tip. Further, the imaging catheter assembly includes a fluid reservoir connected to the imaging catheter and configured to deliver fluid through a proximal end of the imaging catheter tip. The imaging catheter assembly also includes a release mechanism configured to cause delivery of the fluid to the imaging catheter tip when activated.

公开(公告)号：US08721553B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

申请号：US12104223

申请日：2008-04-16

申请人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Weston Blaine Griffin ,  Reinhold Bruestle

发明人： Warren Lee ,  Douglas Glenn Wildes ,  Weston Blaine Griffin ,  Reinhold Bruestle

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  G01S15/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/483

摘要： An imaging catheter tip is presented. The imaging catheter tip includes a housing. Further, the imaging catheter tip includes a transducer assembly located within the housing in a distal portion of the imaging catheter tip. The transducer assembly includes a transducer. In addition, the imaging catheter tip includes a motor located within the housing in a proximal portion of the imaging catheter tip. The motor is configured to facilitate oscillation of the transducer assembly about a longitudinal axis of the imaging catheter tip. The imaging catheter tip also includes a fill tube disposed between the motor and the housing. The fill tube is configured to deliver acoustic coupling fluid to the distal portion of the imaging catheter tip.

摘要翻译： 呈现成像导管尖端。 成像导管尖端包括壳体。 此外，成像导管尖端包括位于成像导管尖端的远端部分内的壳体内的换能器组件。 换能器组件包括换能器。 此外，成像导管尖端包括位于成像导管尖端的近端部分内的壳体内的马达。 电动机构造成便于换能器组件围绕成像导管尖端的纵向轴线的振荡。 成像导管尖端还包括设置在电动机和壳体之间的填充管。 填充管被配置为将声耦合流体输送到成像导管尖端的远端部分。