Ultrasound imaging and therapy device
US11554386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging and therapy device includes an array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers, and an ultrasound imaging device situated inside an innermost transducer of the plurality of concentric annular ultrasound transducers, wherein it further comprises a mechanical linkage allowing a tilting movement of the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers with respect to the ultrasound imaging device and in that the ultrasound imaging device protrudes in an axial direction from the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers; whereby the ultrasound imaging device can be kept stationary and in direct or indirect contact with a patient's skin while the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers is tilted so as to move a focal point of ultrasound waves generated by the concentric annular ultrasound transducers within an imaging region of the ultrasound imaging device.
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