Acoustic modulation device for medical applications and method thereof
OwnerJacob Warren OWENSinventor
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Abstract
An acoustic modulation device for thrombus prevention may be provided. The device may have at least one ring removably connected to a catheter with a catheter lumen, a plurality of dual-frequency oscillators that emit acoustic ultrasound waves, a plurality of internal transducers in contact with the catheter that transmit the acoustic waves therein, a microcontroller configured to transmit and receive data wirelessly and allow remote tuning of acoustic frequencies, and a plurality of smart sensors in contact with the catheter and configured to transmit data to the microcontroller.
Claims12
An acoustic modulation device for thrombus prevention comprising:
- at least one ring, being removably connected to a catheter, the catheter having a catheter lumen;
- a plurality of dual-frequency oscillators configured to emit acoustic waves in an ultrasound range;
- a plurality of internal transducers being in contact with a surface of the catheter and being configured to transmit the acoustic waves therein;
- a microcontroller, the microcontroller being configured to transmit and receive data wirelessly;
- wherein the microcontroller is configured to allow remote tuning of acoustic frequencies;
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- a plurality of smart sensors being in contact with a surface of the catheter and being configured to transmit data to the microcontroller.
A method of acoustic modulation, comprising the steps of
- training a plurality of machine learning algorithms on a dataset;
- collecting real time data from a patient with a plurality of sensors attached to a catheter, the catheter having a catheter lumen and a plurality of dual-frequency oscillators configured to emit acoustic waves in an ultrasound range;
- inputting the real time data into the plurality of machine learning algorithms and receiving as output an infection risk prediction value;
- comparing the infection risk prediction value against a predetermined threshold value;
- transmitting a signal to a microcontroller if the infection risk prediction value exceeds the predetermined threshold value;
- modulating the frequency of the plurality of dual-frequency oscillators based on the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.