MICROMANIPULATOR CONTROL ARM FOR THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS

Title:

MICROMANIPULATOR CONTROL ARM FOR THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/028603

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can image a target tissue volume and apply ultrasound energy to the target tissue volume. In some embodiments, the medical imaging and therapy device is configured controllably apply ultrasound energy into the prostate by maintaining a cavitational bubble cloud generated by an ultrasound therapy system within an image of the prostate generated by an imaging system. The medical imaging and therapy device can be used in therapeutic applications such as Histotripsy, Lithotripsy, and HIFU, for example. Methods associated with use of the medical imaging and therapy device are also covered.

Inventors:

ROBERTS WILLIAM W (US)
HALL TIMOTHY L (US)
CAIN CHARLES A (US)
FOWLKES J BRIAN (US)
XU ZHEN (US)
KUSNER MICHAEL THOMAS JR (US)
TEOFILOVIC DEJAN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2010/046794

Publication Date:

July 28, 2011

Filing Date:

August 26, 2010

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Assignee:

UNIV MICHIGAN (US)
ROBERTS WILLIAM W (US)
HALL TIMOTHY L (US)
CAIN CHARLES A (US)
FOWLKES J BRIAN (US)
XU ZHEN (US)
KUSNER MICHAEL THOMAS JR (US)
TEOFILOVIC DEJAN (US)

International Classes:

A61N7/00; A61B8/00; A61B8/13; B25J7/00

Foreign References:

US20080312561A1	2008-12-18
US20090030339A1	2009-01-29
US20090198094A1	2009-08-06
US20080091123A1	2008-04-17
US20060074303A1	2006-04-06

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