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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Charles S. Desilets, Edmonds, WA (US);
Jens U. Quistgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Charles S. Desilets, Edmonds, WA (US);
Jens U. Quistgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
LipoSonix, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanically formed vortex transducer is described. The transducer has a plurality of piezoelectric elements suspended in an epoxy and heat molded into a desired shape. An irregularity in the transducer shape provides for a mechanically induced vortex focal field without the need for electronic steering or lens focusing. A system and methods of making the same are also described.