Clear thermochromic therapeutic ultrasound phantom
AssigneeFus Mobile Inc.
InventorsAri HANANEL, Ron AGINSKY, Brian SKOGLIND
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Abstract
A transparent phantom for simulating tissue response to high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The phantom includes an embedding material that is both optically and acoustically transparent, a bone element embedded within the material, and a thermochromic coating on the bone element that changes color when heated above a threshold temperature. The phantom provides real-time visual feedback of thermal effects for training and system validation
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A device for simulating tissue response to high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), the device comprising:
- an embedding material at least partly transmissive to light in the visible light range and at least partly transmissive to acoustic waves in the ultrasound range;
- a bone element embedded within the embedding material;
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- a coating disposed on at least a portion of the bone element, the coating comprising thermochromic paint that changes color when heated above a predetermined temperature threshold.
A method for simulating tissue response to high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), the method comprising:
- providing a bone or bone model embedded within an optically transparent embedding material transmissive to acoustic waves in the ultrasound range;
- the bone or bone model having a thermochromic material applied thereon that changes color when heated above a predetermined temperature threshold;
- applying acoustic waves from outside the embedding material to the bone or bone model causing the thermochromic paint to change color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.