Title:
超音波治療システム、及び超音波システムを設計および製造する方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6517393
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An ultrasound therapy system is provided that can include any number of features. In some embodiments, the custom transducer housings can be manufactured using a rapid-prototyping method to arrange a plurality of single-element, substantially flat transducers to share a common focal point. The rapid-prototyping method can include, for example, fused-deposition modeling, 3D printing, and stereolithography. In some embodiments, the therapy system can include a plurality of transducer modules insertable into the openings of the transducer housing. Methods of manufacture are also described, including designing a transducer housing shell to a desired geometry and a plurality of acoustic focusing lenses integral to the transducer housing shell in a 3D computer aided design software, and constructing the transducer housing shell and the plurality of acoustic focusing lenses integral to the transducer housing shell using a rapid-prototyping method.
Inventors:
Hall, Timothy El
Maxwell, Adam
Cane, charles a
Kim, johan
Shui, Jen
Maxwell, Adam
Cane, charles a
Kim, johan
Shui, Jen
Application Number:
JP2018052794A
Publication Date:
May 22, 2019
Filing Date:
March 20, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61N7/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2010517695A | ||||
| JP2007144225A | ||||
| JP2028212U |
Foreign References:
| WO2011154654A2 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Osamu Yamamoto
Toru Miyamae
Motoharu Nakanishi
Tatsumi Ono
Osamu Yamamoto
Toru Miyamae
Motoharu Nakanishi
Tatsumi Ono