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US 2008/0167556 A1Published application
Systems and methods for delivering ultrasound energy
AssigneeTIMI 3 Systems, Inc.
InventorsTodd A. Thompson, Veijo T. Suorsa, Michael J. Horzewski
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Abstract
Systems and methods deliver ultrasound energy to an ultrasound transducer having an impedance subject to variations. The systems and methods electrically couple an ultrasound generator to the ultrasound transducer to deliver ultrasound energy.
Claims6
A system comprising
- an ultrasound transducer,
- an ultrasound generator coupled to the ultrasound transducer for operation,
- a use register sized and configured to be carried by the ultrasound transducer, the use register comprising a memory field that registers, according to preprogrammed rules, a prescribed copyright notice, and
- a use monitoring controller sized and configured to be carried by the ultrasound generator and to be coupled to the use register to control delivery of ultrasound energy through the ultrasound transducer according to the preprogrammed rules comprising a preprogrammed rule that compares the prescribed copyright notice in the memory field to a prescribed content and disables use of the ultrasound transducer if the prescribed content is not present in the memory field.
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A method comprising
- providing an ultrasound transducer
- providing an ultrasound generator
- coupling a use register to the ultrasound transducer comprising a memory field that registers, according to preprogrammed rules, a prescribed copyright notice, and
- coupling a use monitoring controller to the ultrasound generator to control delivery of ultrasound energy through the ultrasound transducer according to a preprogrammed rule that compares the prescribed copyright notice in the first memory field to a prescribed content and disables use of the ultrasound transducer if the prescribed content is not present in the memory field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.