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Adjustable focusing therapeutic apparatus with no secondary focusing

US5738635A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 1996
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K11/346
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of Dirac-type autocorrelation function signals for powering multielements ultrasonic transducers used in therapeutic application in order to minimize or eliminate secondary focusing. The Dirac-type autocorrelation function signals may be generated by a pseudo random binary code.

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