公开(公告)号：US20130018261A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-17

申请号：US13535687

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  SungMin Kim ,  Jun Young Park

发明人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  SungMin Kim ,  Jun Young Park

IPC分类号： A61N7/00 ,  A61B8/13

CPC分类号： A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/4433 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61N2007/0065

摘要： An ultrasonic apparatus including a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer and a diagnostic ultrasonic transducer which is detachably coupled to the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer is provided. Here, the therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasonic transducers can be mounted to be independently replaceable with new ones. The therapeutic ultrasonic transducer and the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer, both of which constitute the ultrasonic apparatus, can be independently exchanged, transducers having various frequency bands and focusing distances can be combined, and damage to the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer can be prevented by preventing heat generated from therapeutic ultrasonic waves from being transferred to the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer.

摘要翻译： 提供一种包括治疗性超声波换能器和可拆卸地耦合到治疗性超声波换能器的诊断超声换能器的超声波装置。 这里，治疗和诊断的超声波换能器可以安装成独立地替换新的。 可以独立地交换构成超声波装置的治疗超声波换能器和诊断超声波换能器，可以组合具有各种频带和聚焦距离的换能器，并且可以通过防止由于 治疗性超声波被传送到诊断超声波换能器。

公开(公告)号：US20120143100A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-07

申请号：US13390496

申请日：2010-08-16

申请人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  K. Kirk Shung

发明人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  K. Kirk Shung

IPC分类号： A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61B17/22004 ,  A61N2007/0056 ,  A61N2007/0065 ,  A61N2007/0073 ,  A61N2007/027

摘要： Compound ultrasonic transducers are disclosed that include multiple transducer elements configured to have overlapping or consecutive depths of focus in an axial direction. Embodiments of such transducers can be composed of a concentric disc- and one or more annular-type elements and each element has a different radius of curvature to produce multiple focal zones (depths-of focus) upon excitation. Exemplary embodiments include a concentric disc- and one annular-type elements, with each element has a different radius of curvature, which are referred to herein as a dual-focus therapeutic ultrasound transducer (DFTUT). Method of directing ultrasonic energy to a target area and thereby aligning ultrasonic focal zones (depths-of focus) are also disclosed. Two or more transducer elements can each be configured to produce a different focal zone at the target area, such as targeted tissue.

摘要翻译： 公开了复合超声换能器，其包括多个换能器元件，其被配置为在轴向上具有重叠或连续的焦点深度。 这种换能器的实施例可以由同心盘和一个或多个环形元件构成，并且每个元件具有不同的曲率半径，以在激发时产生多个焦点区域（焦点深度）。 示例性实施例包括同心盘和一个环形元件，每个元件具有不同的曲率半径，这在本文中称为双焦治疗超声换能器（DFTUT）。 还公开了将超声能量引导到目标区域并由此对准超声波聚焦区域（聚焦深度）的方法。 每个可以配置两个或更多个换能器元件以在目标区域（例如靶向组织）处产生不同的聚焦区域。

公开(公告)号：US20090240148A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-24

申请号：US12407580

申请日：2009-03-19

申请人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  Jin Ho Chang ,  K. Kirk Shung

发明人： Jong Seob Jeong ,  Jin Ho Chang ,  K. Kirk Shung

IPC分类号： A61B8/13 ,  A61N7/00

CPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B2017/22028 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61N2007/0078 ,  B06B1/0629

摘要： For noninvasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound, composite imaging and therapy acoustic techniques are described. Embodiments include an integrated multi-functional confocal array and a strategy to perform both imaging and therapy simultaneously with this array by using coded excitation techniques with/without a notch filter. An exemplary array embodiment includes a triple-row phased array with one array in the center row for imaging and two arrays in the outer rows for therapy. Different types of piezoelectric materials and stack configurations may be employed to maximize the respective therapy and imaging functionalities. Reflected therapeutic signals that would otherwise corrupt the quality of imaging signals received by the center-row array can be mitigated or removed by use of the coding and/or a notch filter when B-mode images are formed during therapy. A 13-bit Barker code is preferred for implementing coded excitation, although other codes or compression techniques may be used.

摘要翻译： 对于使用高强度聚焦超声的组织的非侵入性治疗，描述了复合成像和治疗声学技术。 实施例包括集成的多功能共聚焦阵列和通过使用具有/不具有陷波滤波器的编码激励技术来同时对该阵列进行成像和治疗的策略。 示例性阵列实施例包括在中心行中具有一个阵列用于成像的三列相控阵列，以及用于治疗的外部行中的两个阵列。 可以采用不同类型的压电材料和叠层结构来使相应的治疗和成像功能最大化。 当在治疗期间形成B模式图像时，可以通过使用编码和/或陷波滤波器来缓解或去除由中心排阵列接收的成像信号的质量的反射治疗信号。 尽管可以使用其他代码或压缩技术，但是优先使用13位巴克码来实现编码激励。