公开(公告)号：US20190000422A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16022841

申请日：2018-06-29

Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.

Inventor： Lawrence C. West ,  Kailiang Chen ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Sarp Satir ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian

IPC: A61B8/08 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S7/52

Abstract: Ultrasound devices configured to perform high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) are described. An ultrasound device may include HIFU units configured to emit high acoustic intensities and elasticity detectors configured to determine characteristics of the target area of a human body based on the elasticity of the target area. The elasticity detectors may determine, e.g., whether the target area is healthy, and if not, the type cell in need of treatment (e.g., the type of cancer cell present in the target area). In one example, the elasticity detectors may be configured to determine the stiffness of the target area, which may provide an indication as to the type of cell present in the area, by estimating the velocity of a shear wave propagating away from the target area. The shear wave may arise in response to the application of an ultrasound wave to the target area.

公开(公告)号：US20210038193A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16988125

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.

Inventor： Jianwei Liu ,  Lingyun Miao ,  Sarp Satir

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H04R31/00

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device is provided. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate having a membrane support layer formed on a bottom cavity layer, and an opening in the membrane support layer so as to form a transducer cavity. In some embodiments, the opening comprises a truncated circle shape.

公开(公告)号：US20200163654A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16696883

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.

Inventor： Sarp Satir ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a capacitive micromachined transducers for ultrasound imaging having pressure calibrator to compensate for ultrasound image distortions caused by environmental pressure changes. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method to calibrate a first ultrasound transducer of an array of ultrasound transducers for ambient pressure variation. The method includes the steps of detecting a real-time ambient pressure value; determining a pressure difference value between the detected ambient pressure value and a predetermined pressure value; and calibrating the first ultrasound transducers to compensate for the determined pressure difference.