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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhen Xu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan Sukovich, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aditya S. Pandey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles A. Cain, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hitinder S. Gurm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A histotripsy therapy system configured for the treatment of brain tissue is provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, the system includes an ultrasound therapy transducer, a drainage catheter, and a plurality of piezoelectric sensors disposed in the drainage catheter. The ultrasound therapy is configured to transmit ultrasound pulses into the brain to generate cavitation that liquefies a target tissue in the brain. The drainage catheter is configured to detect the ultrasound pulses. An aberration correction algorithm can be executed by the system based on the ultrasound pulses measured by the drainage catheter to automatically correct for an aberration effect caused by the ultrasound pulses passing through a skullcap of the patient.