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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:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Ethan P. Albright, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Roland Horth, Auckland, NZ;
John Murkowski, Seattle, WA (US);
Troy Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel B. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gregory P. Darlington, Snohomish, WA (US);
Adam L. Smith, Palm Desert, CA (US);
Scott C. Thielman, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake R. Stancik, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Ethan P. Albright, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Roland Horth, Auckland, NZ;
John Murkowski, Seattle, WA (US);
Troy Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel B. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gregory P. Darlington, Snohomish, WA (US);
Adam L. Smith, Palm Desert, CA (US);
Scott C. Thielman, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake R. Stancik, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Mirabilis Medica Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
An applicator for providing HIFU therapy to a patient includes a HIFU transducer that is rotatably coupled to a frame. In one embodiment, the rotatable coupling is configured such that the HIFU transducer can be mechanically oriented to position a focal zone of the HIFU transducer at any desired location in a treatment volume radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the applicator while the HIFU transducer remains within a housing that is not more than a defined percentage (e.g., 50%) larger than the maximum diameter of the HIFU transducer. In one embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with a ball and socket joint. In another embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with an offset gimble assembly. A pair of linear actuators and drive shafts engage the HIFU transducer to orient HIFU transducer in a desired direction.