Intraluminal Rotational Ultrasound for Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJeremy Stigall, Princeton Saroha, Robert Emmett Kearney
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Abstract
An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient. The ultrasound device includes a rotatable, flexible elongate drive cable comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, a first ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the drive cable and configured to obtain imaging data of the body lumen while rotating, and a second ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the drive cable and configured to apply an ultrasound therapy to the body lumen while rotating. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also provided.
Claims20
An ultrasound system, comprising:
- an ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the ultrasound device comprising:
- a rotatable, flexible elongate drive cable comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;
- a first ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the drive cable and configured to obtain imaging data of the body lumen while rotating;
- and
- a second ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the drive cable and configured to apply an ultrasound therapy to the body lumen while rotating.
An ultrasound method, comprising:
- obtaining imaging data representative of a body lumen of a patient using a first ultrasound element disposed at a distal portion of a rotating flexible, elongate drive cable positioned within the body lumen;
- and
- applying an ultrasound therapy using a second ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the rotating drive cable.
An ultrasound method, comprising:
- obtaining imaging data representative of a body lumen of a patient using a first ultrasound element disposed at a distal portion of a flexible elongate member positioned within the body lumen;
- determining an ultrasound therapy based on the obtained imaging data;
- and
- applying the determined ultrasound therapy using a second ultrasound element disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.