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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Sonacare Medical Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Mark Carol, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
SONACARE MEDICAL, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22015 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2253 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1013 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device including a focused ultrasound probe, a first balloon, and a second balloon. The first balloon can be located at least partially inside the second balloon. The inner balloon can be configured to act as a fluid interface, a mechanism for cooling, and a mechanism for changing tissue depth of a focal point of the probe. The second balloon can be filed with a thermosensitive hydrogel configured to turn from a fluid at room temperature to a gel at physiologic temperatures. The first and second balloons can be configured to create a fluid interface between the probe and targeted tissue of a patient.