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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:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Mirabilis Medica, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Lee David Dunbar, Loon Lake, WA (US);
Jessica E. Parsons, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert H. Pedersen, Woodinville, WA (US);
Tim Etchells, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory Paul Darlington, Snohomish, WA (US);
Michael P. H. Lau, Edmonds, WA (US);
Jens Ulrich Quistgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Mirabilis Medica, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing real-time, image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) targeting and treatment of tissue. In one embodiment, the system includes an HIFU applicator and a user interface with a touchscreen display for three-dimensional visualization of the tissue. Image frames displayed on the user interface depict real-time images of the tissue, including an image parallel to a feature of the applicator and an image orthogonal to the parallel image. Reference lines may be sketched using the touchscreen and displayed on the image frames. In one embodiment, tissue boundaries are detected and marked on the image frames, either by the user or automatically by the system. In another embodiment, the user interface includes a footswitch for the user to interact with the system. In another embodiment, the system includes an ultrasound imaging component configured to undock from the system for use as a stand-alone ultrasound imaging device.