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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Brainsonix Corporation, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Mark E. Schafer, Ambler, PA (US);
Samantha F. Schafer, Ambler, PA (US);
James M. Gessert, Longmont, CO (US);
BrainSonix Corporation, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
Calibration or quality assurance devices and methods that ensure proper ultrasound exposure. An apparatus for calibrating an ultrasound transducer is provided. The apparatus includes a hydrophone assembly having a layer containing a solid material and a hydrophone element embedded in the solid material of the layer. A method of calibrating a therapeutic ultrasound system including an ultrasound transducer and system electronics is also provided. The method may include connecting the ultrasound transducer to an electronics module, separately connecting the system electronics to the electronics module, driving the ultrasound transducer at a given frequency to emit an ultrasound beam, sensing the ultrasound beam with a hydrophone element, and measuring a signal that is output from the hydrophone element.