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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:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicants:
Yoav Medan, Haifa, IL;
Yoni Hertzberg, Moshav, IL;
Dov Maor, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
INSIGHTEC LTD., Tirat Carmel, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/34 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); G01H 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/346 (2013.01); A61B 8/587 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0095 (2013.01); G01H 17/00 (2013.01); G01N 29/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ultrasound transducers may be mapped by varying a focus-affecting parameter and adjusting the parameter so as to improve focus quality. In some embodiments, mapping involves successively varying the phase of one transducer element, or group of elements, with respect to a constant phase of the other transducer elements, and determining the phase at which a tissue displacement in the ultrasound focus is maximized.