Systems and methods for the characterization, prediction, or treatment of progressive eye conditions
AssigneesCornell University, Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm)
InventorsJonathan Mamou, Cameron Hoerig, Quan V. Hoang, Stefan Catheline, Johannes Aichele
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for characterizing and predicting an anatomical feature, and predicting the progression of a condition of the anatomical feature, based on a signal from an ultrasonic transducer. For example, the systems and methods disclosed herein can be utilized to characterize and predict a condition such as myopia based on an elasticity of an anterior sclera.
Claims20
An ultrasound probe comprising:
- a transducer to generate ultrasonic pressure waves at an acoustic frequency to penetrate a surface of an eye to a depth of an anatomical structure of the eye;
- a biocompatible end effector to contact the surface of the eye to propagate the ultrasonic pressure waves from the transducer to the eye;
- and
- a sensor to detect a return pattern of the ultrasonic pressure waves, the return pattern indicative of a mechanical feature of the anatomical structure.
A system comprising:
- a transducer to:
- generate ultrasonic pressure waves at an acoustic frequency to penetrate a surface of an eye to a depth of an anatomical structure of the eye;
- and
- detect a return pattern of the ultrasonic pressure waves, the return pattern indicative of a mechanical feature of the anatomical structure;
- a biocompatible end effector to propagate the ultrasonic pressure waves between the transducer and the surface of the eye;
- and
- one or more processors to:
- analyze the return pattern to characterize the mechanical feature of the anatomical structure.
A method of using an ultrasound probe to characterize a mechanical feature of an anatomical structure of an eye of a subject based on a return pattern indicative of the mechanical feature of the anatomical structure, the ultrasound probe comprising:
- a transducer to generate ultrasonic pressure waves at an acoustic frequency to penetrate a surface of the eye to a depth of an anatomical structure of the eye;
- a biocompatible end effector to contact the surface of the eye to propagate the ultrasonic pressure waves from the transducer to the eye;
- and
- a sensor to detect the return pattern of the ultrasonic pressure waves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.