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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Applicants:
Endra Life Sciences Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Nelson Davis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paolo Maccarini, Durham, NC (US);
Idan Steinberg, Superior Charter Township, MI (US);
Michael M. Thornton, London, CA;
Assignees:
ENDRA Life Sciences Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/24 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G02F 1/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/485 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01); G01N 29/2431 (2013.01); G02F 1/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoacoustic measurement probe includes an open-ended hollow radio-frequency (RF) waveguide; at least two RF feeds positioned within the open-ended hollow RF waveguide, wherein each RF feed is configured to provide RF energy; and a thermoacoustic transducer, wherein the open-ended hollow RF waveguide, in the form of a sleeve, surrounds and is mechanically joined to the thermoacoustic transducer.