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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bracco Suisse SA, Manno, CH;
Scott William Dianis, Andover, MA (US);
Jeffry Earl Powers, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Ralf Seip, Carmel, NY (US);
William Tao Shi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yannick Bohren, Plan Les Ouates, CH;
Emmanuel Jean-Marie Gaud, La Croix-de-Rozon, CH;
Jean-Marc Paul Robert Hyvelin, Geneva, CH;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A therapeutic ultrasound system transmits a staggered or interleaved pattern of therapy beams for use in sonothrombolysis and other Vascular Acoustic Resonators (VAR) mediated therapy. The inventive technique minimizes VAR, e.g. microbubble, destruction due to adjacent beams, ensures uniform sonication of the targeted region by filling in the spaces between the beams in subsequent passes, and further provides a means for bubble replenishment to maximize the clot lysis from ultrasound. The technique is also applicable to diagnostic ultrasound, VAR mediated drug delivery and blood brain barrier opening.