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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01S 15/46 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); B06B 1/0629 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02); G01S 2015/465 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to ultrasound imaging method and apparatus suitable for minimally invasive ultrasound diagnostic devices in cardiac ablation monitoring and in tumor ablation monitoring. The present invention proposes an assembly of forward and side-facing transducers and a system of embedded forward and side-facing transducers in apertures on surfaces of the assembly. This provides control of the acoustic properties of the transducer and improved ablation monitoring when the assembly is incorporated in a medical device.


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