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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Max Oskar Köhler, Espoo, FI;
Peter Dirksen, Valkenswaard, NL;
Shunmugavelu Sokka, Eindhoven, NL;
Ronald Dekker, Valkenswaard, NL;
Inventors:
Max Oskar Köhler, Espoo, FI;
Peter Dirksen, Valkenswaard, NL;
Shunmugavelu Sokka, Eindhoven, NL;
Ronald Dekker, Valkenswaard, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/015 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/064 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 6/03 (2013.01); A61B 6/4057 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); B06B 1/0292 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter () includes a shaft with distal () and proximal ends (). The distal end comprises at least one array of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers () with an adjustable focus for controllably heating a target zone (). A connector () at the proximal end supplies the at least one array of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers with electrical power and controls the adjustable focus.