Ultrasound therapy transducer head and ultrasound therapy system incorporating the same
AssigneeSunnybrook Health Sciences Center
InventorsKullervo H. Hynynen, Junho Song
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Abstract
An ultrasound therapy transducer head comprises an ultrasound source emitting ultrasonic radiation, the ultrasound source comprising a plurality of transducer elements, integrated driving electronics coupled to the transducer elements, the electronics generating at least one output ultrasound waveform and driving at least some of the transducer elements independently based on the at least one output ultrasound waveform and temperature control structure providing cooling for the electronics.
Claims62
An ultrasound therapy transducer head comprising:
- an ultrasound source emitting ultrasonic radiation, said ultrasound source comprising a plurality of transducer elements;
- integrated driving electronics coupled to said transducer elements, said electronics generating at least one output ultrasound waveform and driving at least some of said transducer elements independently based on said at least one output ultrasound waveform;
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- temperature control structure providing cooling for said electronics.
An ultrasound therapy transducer head comprising:
- an ultrasound source comprising at least one transducer element for generating an ultrasound beam;
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- an acoustic power sensing arrangement through which said ultrasound beam passes, said acoustic power sensing arrangement sensing the acoustic power of the ultrasound beam generated by said at least one transducer element.
An ultrasound therapy transducer head comprising:
- an ultrasound source comprising at least one transducer element for generating an ultrasound beam;
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- temperature control structure to control temperature within said ultrasound therapy transducer head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.