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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Andrew Shoudy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Gloversville, NY (US);
Warren Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ying Fan, Schenectady, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present discussion relates to the delivery of ultrasonic therapy energy to a target region in conjunction with a clear path determination that may assess one or more of: (1) presence of non-soft tissue regions within the therapy beam path (e.g., bone or bone-like structures, gas-filled cavities, and so forth), (2) partial 'lift-off' of the probe head; or (3) sufficiency of acoustic coupling. Upon determination or confirmation of at least a partial clear path with respect to some or all of these factors, the therapy beam may be delivered to the target region.