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US 2011/0213280 A1Published application
Disposable transducer seal
AssigneeMedics Technologies Corporation
InventorsCharles S. Desilets, George Barrett, Jens U. Quistgaard, Gregory Paul Darlington
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Abstract
A transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to ultrasound energy while being stretched taut about the retainer. The transducer seal may be made in a disposable or re-usable form.
Claims1
A disposable transducer seal comprising:
- a membrane being substantially transparent to ultrasound energy, said membrane being non-porous to water and acoustic coupling fluids;
- a retainer having a substantially annular configuration for holding said membrane;
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- a means for mating said retainer with a transducer housing.
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