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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Michael Lau, Edmonds, WA (US);
Shahram Vaezy, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Lebedev, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Connolly, Bothell, WA (US);
Michael Lau, Edmonds, WA (US);
Shahram Vaezy, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Lebedev, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Connolly, Bothell, WA (US);
Mirabilis Medica, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering HIFU energy may include a probe with a plurality of leaves that provide a bowl-shaped HIFU therapy transducer. In once case, pins may slide within grooves in the leaves to deploy the leaves. In another case, spines may be configured to slide in a channel defined in each leaf. In other cases, a spring or a shape memory alloy may be used to deploy the leaves. In another implementation, a probe may be fitted with a flexible material that couples the HIFU therapy transducer to the probe and allows the transducer to be drawn to the side of the probe for insertion. In another implementation, a probe may have one or more inflatable bladders that form the HIFU therapy transducer. In yet another implementation, a probe may have an imaging component and a HIFU therapy transducer disposed thereon that rotate, as a unit, about a hinge.
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