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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. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Shuki Vitek, Haifa, IL;
Kobi Vortman, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Shuki Vitek, Haifa, IL;
Kobi Vortman, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
InSightec Ltd., Tirat Carmel, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/345 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); B06B 1/0629 (2013.01); B06B 1/0633 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0095 (2013.01); G01S 15/8952 (2013.01);
Abstract
An asymmetric ultrasound transducer array may include multiple regions or groups of transducer elements. The regions may be configured to generate respective ultrasound beams with different capabilities, such as, e.g., focusing at varying focal depths and lateral steering, and/or focusing into different volumes.