Acoustic signal transmission couplants and coupling mediums

    公开(公告)号:US11191521B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16294847

    申请日:2019-03-06

    摘要: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for use in tomographic ultrasound imaging, large aperture ultrasound imaging and therapeutic ultrasound that provide for coupling acoustic signal transducers to body structures for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic signal transmission couplants can conform to the receiving medium (e.g., skin) of the subject such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the transducer. In one aspect, an acoustic coupling medium includes a hydrogel including polymerizable material that form a network structured to entrap an aqueous fluid inside the hydrogel. The hydrogel is structured to conform to the receiving body, and the acoustic coupling medium is operable to conduct acoustic signals between acoustic signal transducer elements and a receiving medium when the hydrogel is in contact with the receiving body such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the acoustic signal transducer elements.

    ACOUSTIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COUPLANTS AND COUPLING MEDIUMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220192634A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17542211

    申请日:2021-12-03

    摘要: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for use in tomographic ultrasound imaging, large aperture ultrasound imaging and therapeutic ultrasound that provide for coupling acoustic signal transducers to body structures for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic signal transmission couplants can conform to the receiving medium (e.g., skin) of the subject such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the transducer. In one aspect, an acoustic coupling medium includes a hydrogel including polymerizable material that form a network structured to entrap an aqueous fluid inside the hydrogel. The hydrogel is structured to conform to the receiving body, and the acoustic coupling medium is operable to conduct acoustic signals between acoustic signal transducer elements and a receiving medium when the hydrogel is in contact with the receiving body such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the acoustic signal transducer elements.

    ACOUSTIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COUPLANTS AND COUPLING MEDIUMS
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    发明申请
    ACOUSTIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COUPLANTS AND COUPLING MEDIUMS 审中-公开
    声学信号传输耦合和耦合介质

    公开(公告)号:US20160242736A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-25

    申请号:US15053502

    申请日:2016-02-25

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00 A61B8/08

    摘要: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for use in tomographic ultrasound imaging, large aperture ultrasound imaging and therapeutic ultrasound that provide for coupling acoustic signal transducers to body structures for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic signal transmission couplants can conform to the receiving medium (e.g., skin) of the subject such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the transducer. In one aspect, an acoustic coupling medium includes a hydrogel including polymerizable material that form a network structured to entrap an aqueous fluid inside the hydrogel. The hydrogel is structured to conform to the receiving body, and the acoustic coupling medium is operable to conduct acoustic signals between acoustic signal transducer elements and a receiving medium when the hydrogel is in contact with the receiving body such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the acoustic signal transducer elements.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于断层摄影超声成像,大孔径超声成像和治疗超声的装置,系统和方法,其提供将声信号换能器耦合到用于发送和接收声信号的身体结构。 声信号传输耦合剂可以符合受试者的接收介质(例如皮肤),使得在接收介质和换能器之间存在声阻抗匹配。 在一个方面,声学耦合介质包括水凝胶,其包括可聚合材料,其形成网状结构,以将含水流体捕获在水凝胶内。 水凝胶构造成符合接收体,并且声耦合介质可操作以在水凝胶与接收体接触时在声信号换能器元件和接收介质之间传导声信号,使得在 接收介质和声信号换能器元件。

    Acoustic signal transmission couplants and coupling mediums

    公开(公告)号:US10743838B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US15053502

    申请日:2016-02-25

    摘要: Acoustic signal transmission couplants for use in tomographic, large aperture ultrasound imaging and therapeutic ultrasound are described that couple acoustic signal transducers to body structures for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic signal transmission couplants can conform to the receiving medium (e.g., skin) of the subject such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the transducer. In one aspect, an acoustic coupling medium includes a hydrogel including polymerizable material that form a network structured to entrap an aqueous fluid inside the hydrogel. The hydrogel is structured to conform to the receiving body, and the acoustic coupling medium is operable to conduct acoustic signals between acoustic signal transducer elements and a receiving medium when the hydrogel is in contact with the receiving body such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the acoustic signal transducer elements.