Human interface and device for ultrasound guided treatment

US9675819B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mirabillis Medica, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Lee D. Dunbar · Bothell, US
• Jessica E. Parsons · Kirkland, US
• Robert H. Pedersen · Woodinville, US
• Tim Etchells · Kenmore, US
• Gregory P. Darlington · Granite Falls, US
• Michael P.H. Lau · Edmonds, US
• Jens U. Quistgaard · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/378
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system and method for providing real-time, image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) targeting and treatment of tissue. In one embodiment, the system includes an HIFU applicator and a user interface with a touchscreen display for three-dimensional visualization of the tissue. Image frames displayed on the user interface depict real-time images of the tissue, including an image parallel to a feature of the applicator and an image orthogonal to the parallel image. Reference lines may be sketched using the touchscreen and displayed on the image frames. In one embodiment, tissue boundaries are detected and marked on the image frames, either by the user or automatically by the system. In another embodiment, the user interface includes a footswitch for the user to interact with the system. In another embodiment, the system includes an ultrasound imaging component configured to undock from the system for use as a stand-alone ultrasound imaging device.