公开(公告)号：US20120046592A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：US13213042

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Ethan P. Albright ,  Roland Horth ,  John Murkowski ,  Troy Brown ,  Daniel B. Phillips ,  Gregory P. Darlington ,  Adam L. Smith ,  Scott C. Thielman ,  Blake R. Stancik

发明人： Ethan P. Albright ,  Roland Horth ,  John Murkowski ,  Troy Brown ,  Daniel B. Phillips ,  Gregory P. Darlington ,  Adam L. Smith ,  Scott C. Thielman ,  Blake R. Stancik

IPC分类号： A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/429 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61N2007/0091 ,  G10K11/355

摘要： An applicator for providing HIFU therapy to a patient includes a HIFU transducer that is rotatably coupled to a frame. In one embodiment, the rotatable coupling is configured such that the HIFU transducer can be mechanically oriented to position a focal zone of the HIFU transducer at any desired location in a treatment volume radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the applicator while the HIFU transducer remains within a housing that is not more than a defined percentage (e.g., 50%) larger than the maximum diameter of the HIFU transducer. In one embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with a ball and socket joint. In another embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with an offset gimble assembly. A pair of linear actuators and drive shafts engage the HIFU transducer to orient HIFU transducer in a desired direction.

摘要翻译： 用于向患者提供HIFU治疗的施用器包括可旋转地联接到框架的HIFU换能器。 在一个实施例中，可旋转联接器被配置成使得HIFU换能器能够被机械地取向，以将HIFU换能器的聚焦区域定位在治疗体积处于治疗体积的任何期望位置，处理体积从施加器的纵向轴线向外放置，同时HIFU换能器保持在 一个不超过HIFU换能器最大直径的定义百分比（例如，50％）的外壳。 在一个实施例中，HIFU换能器可旋转地联接到具有球窝接头的框架。 在另一个实施例中，HIFU换能器可旋转地联接到具有偏移灵活组件的框架上。 一对线性致动器和驱动轴接合HIFU传感器，以将HIFU换能器定向到所需的方向。

公开(公告)号：US09573000B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US13213042

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Ethan P. Albright ,  Roland Horth ,  John Murkowski ,  Troy Brown ,  Daniel B. Phillips ,  Gregory P. Darlington ,  Adam L. Smith ,  Scott C. Thielman ,  Blake R. Stancik

发明人： Ethan P. Albright ,  Roland Horth ,  John Murkowski ,  Troy Brown ,  Daniel B. Phillips ,  Gregory P. Darlington ,  Adam L. Smith ,  Scott C. Thielman ,  Blake R. Stancik

IPC分类号： A61H1/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61H5/00 ,  A61N7/02 ,  G10K11/35 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/429 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61N2007/0091 ,  G10K11/355

摘要： An applicator for providing HIFU therapy to a patient includes a HIFU transducer that is rotatably coupled to a frame. In one embodiment, the rotatable coupling is configured such that the HIFU transducer can be mechanically oriented to position a focal zone of the HIFU transducer at any desired location in a treatment volume radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the applicator while the HIFU transducer remains within a housing that is not more than a defined percentage (e.g., 50%) larger than the maximum diameter of the HIFU transducer. In one embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with a ball and socket joint. In another embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with an offset gimble assembly. A pair of linear actuators and drive shafts engage the HIFU transducer to orient HIFU transducer in a desired direction.

摘要翻译： 用于向患者提供HIFU治疗的施用器包括可旋转地联接到框架的HIFU换能器。 在一个实施例中，可旋转联接器被配置成使得HIFU换能器能够被机械地取向，以将HIFU换能器的聚焦区域定位在治疗体积处于治疗体积的任何期望位置，处理体积从施加器的纵向轴线向外放置，同时HIFU换能器保持在 一个不超过HIFU换能器最大直径的定义百分比（例如，50％）的外壳。 在一个实施例中，HIFU换能器可旋转地联接到具有球窝接头的框架。 在另一个实施例中，HIFU换能器可旋转地联接到具有偏移灵活组件的框架上。 一对线性致动器和驱动轴接合HIFU传感器，以将HIFU换能器定向到所需的方向。