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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Tero Jouko Valtter Virta, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Tero Jouko Valtter Virta, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprised of: a patient support for supporting a patient, an ultrasound transducer system for ultrasonic treatment of the patient, a region formed in the patient support operable for transmitting ultrasound from the ultrasound transducer system to a treatment zone in the patient, a protective cover for covering the region, and wherein the protective cover is adapted to be removed from the region while the patient is positioned relative to the treatment zone such that the treatment zone is able to receive treatment from the ultrasound transducer system.