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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Dennis Dean Clark, Lewistown, PA (US);
Inventor:
Dennis Dean Clark, Lewistown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22008 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0065 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic HIFU transducer () has a threaded opening into which a modular cavitation sensor () is removably located. The modular cavitation sensor includes a modular housing () containing a piezoelectric transducer for sensing acoustic signals indicative of cavitation. The modular cavitation sensor has electrodes () which engage spring contacts () in the threaded opening when the modular housing is screwed into the threaded opening. A damaged sensor can be unscrewed and replaced simply without connectors or soldering.