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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Perozek, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jimin Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Arash Sabet, Ballwin, MO (US);
Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Perozek, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jimin Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Arash Sabet, Ballwin, MO (US);
Kona Medical, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for applying high intensity ultrasound energy to a nerve surrounding an artery of a patient includes a piezoelectric array comprising a plurality of ultrasound elements, a controller configured to individually control a phasing of each of the ultrasound elements, a platform on which the ultrasound elements are coupled, wherein the platform is configured to support at least a part of the patient, a programmable generator configured to generate an output power for at least one of the ultrasound elements, and a programmable processor configured to process a signal transmitted from one of the ultrasound elements and reflected back from tissue, and determine a tissue characteristic based on the reflected signal.