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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Profound Medical Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Christopher Driver, Oakville, CA;
Samantha Lee, Mississauga, CA;
Nicholas Alexander Lavdas, London, CA;
Profound Medical Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe includes a shaft including a monolithic thermoplastic body having an outer wall that defines a diameter of the shaft, the monolithic thermoplastic body defining a plurality of channels that extend from a proximal end of the shaft. The plurality of channels includes an ultrasound transducer channel and a cooling channel. A tip is located at a distal end of the shaft and is formed by the monolithic thermoplastic body. A printed circuit board (PCB) including at least one ultrasound transducer element is disposed in the ultrasound transducer channel. The outer wall can define an acoustic window that is aligned with the at least one ultrasound transducer elements Alternatively, a hole can be defined in the outer wall and the hole can be covered with another material or a balloon to define the acoustic window.