Circular ultrasound tomography scanner and method
AssigneeHelix Medical Systems Ltd.
InventorsArie Amara, Avi Amara
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Abstract
A portable mechanical high-precision device for performing circular or helical scanning of a patient's organ or body surface for tissue diagnosis and/or treatment includes a substantially hollow housing for accommodating the organ therein and a securing unit for securing the housing to the organ or body surface during scanning so that the organ or body surface is substantially fixed relative to the housing. At least one drive unit is attached to the housing and to at least one scan head for allowing unlimited rotation of the scan head relative to the housing.
Claims45
A portable mechanical high-precision device for performing circular or helical scanning of a patient's organ for tissue diagnosis and/or treatment, comprising:
- a substantially hollow housing having an opening at a first end thereof for accommodating therein said organ or body surface proximate to said organ,
- a securing unit for securing the housing to the organ or body surface during scanning thereof so that the organ or body surface is substantially fixed relative to the housing,
- at least one scan head adapted to scan said organ through said housing, and
- at least one drive unit attached to the housing and to the at least one scan head for allowing unlimited rotation of the scan head relative to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.