Apparatus for quantitative measurements of ultrasonic wave power
distribution
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for quantitative measurements of ultrasonic wave power distribution 失效
    超声波功率分布定量测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US5463593A

    公开(公告)日:1995-10-31

    申请号:US212759

    申请日:1994-03-14

    IPC分类号: G01H9/00 H04B17/00

    CPC分类号: G01H9/00

    摘要: A schlieren imaging system provides quantitative images suitable for testing medical equipment. One embodiment includes precision optics which form an image of a volume of a medium through which an ultrasonic acoustic wave propagates. A spatial filter passes diffracted light but blocks other light. A camera forms an image of the medium from the diffracted light so that regions of the medium which diffract light have higher light intensity in the image. From image intensities, a processor determines acoustic pressures or intensities, typically as a value indicating an integral of the acoustic pressure or intensity along an optical path through the volume. Integrated pressure is determined from a look-up table which relates predicted light intensity to pressure values which cause the predicted light intensity. The system is calibrated by forming an image of a reference ultrasonic acoustic wave and determining a relation between the image intensities and predicted intensities. The system may include a timing circuit which periodically activates and deactivates a transducer and causes emission of synchronized pulses of light. The pulses of light are synchronized with a selected delay after activations of the transducer, so that an image is formed which shows an ultrasonic acoustic wave that has evolved during the delay.

    摘要翻译: 施莱伦成像系统提供适合于测试医疗设备的定量图像。 一个实施例包括形成超声波传播的介质体积的图像的精密光学器件。 空间滤波器传递衍射光,但阻挡其他光。 相机从衍射光形成介质的图像,使得衍射光的介质的区域在图像中具有较高的光强度。 从图像强度,处理器确定声压或强度,通常作为指示沿着通过该体积的光路的声压或强度的积分的值。 从预测光强度与导致预测光强度的压力值相关联的查找表中确定集成压力。 通过形成参考超声波的图像并确定图像强度与预测强度之间的关系来校准系统。 该系统可以包括周期性地激活和去激活换能器并引起同步的光脉冲的定时电路。 光的脉冲在传感器激活之后与所选择的延迟同步,从而形成图像,其显示在延迟期间演变的超声波。

    Detachably-mountable, compact, light for surgical and diagnostic devices
    3.
    发明申请
    Detachably-mountable, compact, light for surgical and diagnostic devices 审中-公开
    可拆卸安装,紧凑,轻便的外科和诊断设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130197317A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-01

    申请号:US13385109

    申请日:2012-02-01

    IPC分类号: A61B1/06

    摘要: A detachable light for use in combination with surgical and diagnostic devices. The detachable light incorporates multiple functions into a minimum number of elements in the housing of the detachable light. The housing includes aligning gripping elements which align the light to a functional centerline of the surgical or diagnostic device. The housing includes multiple light sources on its exterior surface, where the direction of light output may be adjusted. Exterior surfaces of the detachable light which are in contact with patient tissue are formed from an atraumatic material.

    摘要翻译: 用于与外科和诊断设备组合使用的可拆卸灯。 可拆卸的光将多个功能结合成可拆卸光的外壳中的最少数量的元件。 壳体包括对准夹持元件,其将光对准外科手术或诊断装置的功能中心线。 壳体在其外表面上包括多个光源,其中可以调节光输出的方向。 与患者组织接触的可拆卸光的外表面由无创伤材料形成。

    Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy
    4.
    发明申请
    Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy 有权
    使用聚焦高强度声能去除毛发

    公开(公告)号:US20080242990A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-02

    申请号:US12156870

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: A61H1/00 A61B8/13

    摘要: Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at a hair follicle and applying sufficient energy to destroy the follicle, whereby hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin would be ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles. The individual imaged hair follicles are then treated using a system which automatically directs the high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle.

    摘要翻译: 头发通过经皮聚焦在毛囊上的高强度声能并且施加足够的能量来破坏卵泡,从而从头发永久地去除头发,从而防止头发被再生长。 通常,患者皮肤的区域将被超声波成像以显示多个个体毛囊的位置。 然后使用自动指导每个滤泡处的高强度声能的系统来处理个体成像的毛囊。

    Ultrasound device for axial ranging
    5.
    发明授权
    Ultrasound device for axial ranging 失效
    用于轴向测距的超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US06863653B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-08

    申请号:US09169747

    申请日:1998-10-09

    摘要: An apparatus for treatment of body tissue includes a treatment apparatus configured to be inserted into a patient. The treatment apparatus has a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion and an axis. An ultrasound transducer is positioned at the distal portion of the treatment apparatus. The ultrasound transducer includes a distal ultrasound energy delivery surface and a proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface. An ultrasound energy attenuator member is positioned adjacent to the proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface and is made of a material to at least partially attenuate ultrasound energy from the proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface.

    摘要翻译: 用于治疗身体组织的装置包括构造成插入患者体内的治疗装置。 治疗装置具有远侧部分,远端,近端部分和轴线。 超声换能器位于治疗装置的远端部分。 超声换能器包括远端超声能量输送表面和近端超声能量输送表面。 超声能量衰减器构件邻近近端超声能量输送表面定位,并且由至少部分地衰减来自近端超声能量输送表面的超声能量的材料制成。

    Ultrasound device for axial ranging

    公开(公告)号:US6024703A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-15

    申请号:US852977

    申请日:1997-05-07

    摘要: A treatment tool such as a catheter, MIS or other surgical tool apparatus for placement within a heart chamber, organ aperture or other body opening and axial ranging therein, the apparatus particularly adapted for laser-assisted percutaneous transmyocardial revascularization (MTR). At the distal end of the tool is an annular ultrasound transducer with associated structure, positioned to transmit ultrasound signals substantially axially aligned with the axis of the treatment tool to the cardiovascular tissue, the transducer further receiving returning signals from the cardiovascular tissue to be treated. In a preferred embodiment, the transducer comprises a piezoelectric crystal material. The transducer assembly is attached to the distal tip of the tool such that a laser delivery means or other functional device can be extended through the lumen of the tool and the annular ultrasound transducer. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is a modular ultrasound device capable of being detachably attached to a steerable catheter, MIS or other surgical tool apparatus. The system also comprises a signal interface extending from the ultrasound transducer and signal processing component operatively connected to the signal interface for real time determination of at least one boundary surface of cardiovascular tissue relative to one or more positions of the distal tip of the treatment tool. A method of delivering laser energy to tissue is disclosed, the method including the steps of positioning the firing tip of a laser delivery means adjacent the front surface of the tissue, delivering laser energy to the tissue, transmitting ultrasound energy to the tissue, receiving ultrasound signals reflected from at least the rear surface of the tissue, and determining the distance betwveen the firing tip of the laser delivery means and the rear surface of the tissue. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes quantitative determination of the contractility or motion of the beating heart, such that changes in the depth of tissue can be used to control the channel depth or other treatment parameters. Retrolasing can also be achieved by mechanically piercing the tissue to a determined depth based on axial ranging measurements, and retracting the treatment tool while simultaneously delivering laser energy therefrom.

    Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy
    7.
    发明授权
    Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy 有权
    使用聚焦高强度声能去除毛发

    公开(公告)号:US07815633B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-19

    申请号:US12156870

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: A61B18/04

    摘要: Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at a hair follicle and applying sufficient energy to destroy the follicle, whereby hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin would be ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles. The individual imaged hair follicles are then treated using a system which automatically directs the high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle.

    摘要翻译: 头发通过经皮聚焦在毛囊上的高强度声能并且施加足够的能量来破坏卵泡,从而从头发永久地去除头发,从而防止头发被再生长。 通常,患者皮肤的区域将被超声波成像以显示多个个体毛囊的位置。 然后使用自动指导每个滤泡处的高强度声能的系统来处理个体成像的毛囊。

    Method of removing and preventing regrowth of hair
    8.
    发明申请
    Method of removing and preventing regrowth of hair 有权
    去除和防止头发再生长的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100228163A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-09

    申请号:US12800299

    申请日:2010-05-11

    IPC分类号: A61N7/02

    摘要: Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at hair follicles and at dermal papilla regions during a telogen phase of hair growth and applying sufficient energy to destroy said follicles and said dermal papilla regions, so that hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin is first ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles and dermal papilla regions. The imaged hair follicles and dermal papilla regions are then treated using a system which automatically directs high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle and dermal papilla region.

    摘要翻译: 通过在头发生长的休止期阶段通过经皮聚焦毛囊和真皮乳头区域的高强度声能,并且施加足够的能量来破坏所述卵泡和所述真皮乳头区域,从而将头发永久地从患者皮肤移除,从而去除头发 再生长被阻止。 通常,首先对患者皮肤的区域进行超声波成像,以显示多个个体毛囊和真皮乳头区域的位置。 然后使用自动指导每个滤泡和真皮乳头区域的高强度声能的系统来处理成像的毛囊和真皮乳头区域。

    Ultrasound intensity determining method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US5873902A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-23

    申请号:US893130

    申请日:1997-07-15

    摘要: A method of treatment by ultrasound comprises providing a first, ultrasound field intensity-to-voltage transducer sized for insertion into the vicinity of a treatment site and a second ultrasound treatment transducer. The free field intensities created by the second transducer in response to various second transducer exciting signal levels are determined. The first transducer outputs in the free field in response to various second transducer exciting signal levels are also determined. The first transducer is inserted into the vicinity of the treatment site, and the second transducer is positioned to create an ultrasound field at the treatment site. The distance from the second transducer to the first transducer is determined. An exciting signal is applied to the second transducer. The output of the first transducer is determined. The level of the exciting signal applied to the second transducer, the determined distance and the first transducer output are employed to determine the attenuation coefficient of the tissues between the second transducer and the first transducer.