Title:
広範集束超音波推進プローブ、システム、及び方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6412275
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are ultrasonic probes and systems incorporating the probes. The probes are configured to produce an ultrasonic therapy exposure that, when applied to a kidney stone, will exert an acoustic radiation force sufficient to produce ultrasonic propulsion. Unlike previous probes configured to produce ultrasonic propulsion, however, the disclosed probes are engineered to produce a relatively large (both wide and long) therapy region effective to produce ultrasonic propulsion. This large therapy region allows the probe to move a plurality of kidney stones (or fragments from lithotripsy) in parallel, thereby providing the user the ability to clear several stones from an area simultaneously. This “broadly focused” probe is, in certain embodiments, combined in a single handheld unit with a typical ultrasound imaging probe to produce real-time imaging. Methods of using the probes and systems to move kidney stones are also provided.
Inventors:
Bailey, Michael, Earl.
Kunitz, Brian
Dunmere, Barbina
Maxwell, Adam
Levy, Oren
Kunitz, Brian
Dunmere, Barbina
Maxwell, Adam
Levy, Oren
Application Number:
JP2017539527A
Publication Date:
October 24, 2018
Filing Date:
October 19, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
University of Washington
SonoMotion, Inc.
SonoMotion, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/22
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2013527782A | ||||
| JP2006204929A | ||||
| JP5058110U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
sk patent corporation
Akihiko Okuno
Hiroyuki Ito
Akihiko Okuno
Hiroyuki Ito