Generating histotripsy therapy pulses using full cycle transmit
AssigneeAcoustiic Inc.
InventorsPaul Reynolds, Holly Lay
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for generating histotripsy therapy pulses using full cycle transmit. A system may include a transducer array may include transducer elements, a computing and imaging device, and drive electronics positioned so that traces from the drive electronics to the transducer elements of the transducer array are no more than 5 cm in length. The drive electronics may be placed within or at the end of a cable that connects the computing and imaging device to a handset that comprises the transducer array or within a handset that comprises the transducer array.
Claims23
A system for generating pressure waves for intrinsic, shock scattering, hybrid or boiling histotripsy comprising:
- a transducer array comprising transducer elements;
- a computing and imaging device;
- and
- a first energy device disposed such that a distance from the first energy storage device to drive electronics is not more than 3 m.
A handset device comprising:
- a transducer array comprising transducer elements;
- drive electronics configured to drive the transducer elements;
- a first energy device configured to supply power to the drive electronics and disposed such that the distance between the first energy device and the drive electronics is no more than 20 cm;
- and
- control circuitry for the drive electronics.
A device comprising:
- a handset comprising a transducer array comprising transducer elements;
- a cable connected to the handset;
- drive electronics disposed within or at the end of the cable, the drive electronics configured to drive the transducer elements;
- a first energy device configured to supply power to the drive electronics and disposed in the cable such that the distance between the first energy storage device and the drive electronics is no more than 3 cm;
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- control circuitry for the drive electronics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.