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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2005
Applicants:

Ralf Seip, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Wo-hsing Chen, Fishers, IN (US);

Narendra T. Sanghvi, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Ralf Seip, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Wo-Hsing Chen, Fishers, IN (US);

Narendra T. Sanghvi, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Focus Surgery, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Ultrasound transducers are disclosed which focus acoustic energy at various focal locations while minimizing focal spot degradation and the generation of unwanted on-axis or off-axis energy concentrations through using a generally constant f-number at the various focal locations.


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