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Patent No.:

US 10064598 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2014

Method for focused acoustic computed tomography (fact)

Applicant:

Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Cheryl Rice, San Diego, CA (US);

David Sheehan, Poway, CA (US);

Assignee:

Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Peter Luong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for acoustic tomography within a patient may include generating a focused ultrasonic signal using a transducer is provided; the ultrasonic signal forming a path within the patient. The method includes directing the ultrasonic signal on a spot within the patient; scanning the spot in a predetermined pattern about a volume within the patient; receiving an ultrasonic echo in the transducer; converting the ultrasonic echo into a voltage; selecting a frequency band from the voltage; amplifying the voltage in the selected frequency band with a processing circuit; and generating an image of the volume within the patient structure utilizing the amplified voltage. A method for recanalization of a blood vessel including the above acoustic tomography steps is also provided.

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Rice, Cheryl. (2018). Method for focused acoustic computed tomography (fact) (U.S. Patent No. 10064598). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10064598

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