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US 5,699,804 AGranted
Therapy apparatus having a source of acoustic waves
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorManfred Rattner
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Abstract
A therapy apparatus has a source of acoustic waves with an X-ray-transparent region. An X-ray-transparent diagnostic ultrasound transducer of an ultrasound locating system is contained in this region. The X-ray-transparent diagnostic ultrasound transducer can be a piezoelectrically activated polymer foil.
Claims6
A therapy apparatus for use with an X-ray locating system comprising:
- a source of acoustic waves for treating a pathology located in a region of a patient, said source of acoustic waves having an X-ray transparent region formed by an opening extending through said source allowing unattenuated passage of X-rays through said opening;
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- ultrasound locating means for producing an ultrasound image of said region of said patient containing said pathology, said ultrasound locating means having a totally X-ray transparent diagnostic ultrasound transducer disposed in said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.