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Acoustic shielding system and method for protecting and shielding non-targeted regions or tissues that are not intended to be treated by ultrasonic procedures from acoustic energy using a shield. In some embodiments, the shield comprises multiple layers made of one or more materials with one or more acoustic impedances. In some embodiments a multilayered shield includes materials with relatively different acoustic impedance levels. In some embodiments, the shield includes active components such as energy diversion devices, heating, cooling, monitoring, and/or sensing. In some embodiments, the shield is configured to protect an eye, mouth, nose or ear while allowing the ultrasound to treat the surrounding tissue. One embodiment of an eye shield is configured to fit under at least one eyelid and over a portion of the eye.

A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer.

The present invention relates to a system for guiding a medical instrument in a patient body. Such a system comprises means for acquiring a 2D X-ray image of said medical instrument, means for acquiring a 3D ultrasound data set of said medical instrument using an ultrasound probe, means for localizing said ultrasound probe in a referential of said X-ray acquisition means, means for selecting a region of interest around said medical instrument within the 3D ultrasound data set and means for generating a bimodal representation of said medical instrument detection by combining said 2D X-ray image and said 3D ultrasound data set. A bimodal representation is generated on the basis of the 2D X-ray image by replacing the X-ray intensity value of points belonging to said region of interest by the ultrasound intensity value of the corresponding point in the 3D ultrasound data set.

The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a line-focused ultrasound transducer and a high intensity line-focused ultrasound generation device including the same in which ultrasound is focused in a line so that the treatment time can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. A line-focused ultrasound transducer which focuses in a line shape includes: a therapeutic piezoelectric member having a hollow semi-cylindrical shape; a first electrode portion which is provided on an inner surface of the therapeutic piezoelectric member; and a second electrode portion which is provided on an outer surface of the therapeutic piezoelectric member in correspondence with the first electrode portion.

The present invention relates to an ultrasound coupling device for use with various ultrasound transducers, systems, and applications. The coupling device includes a coupling compartment comprising a chamber having a continuous side wall and an opening on a first end. The continuous side wall is configured to hold a low-profile ultrasound transducer within the chamber so that a front ultrasound emitting surface of the low-profile ultrasound transducer faces outward toward the chamber opening. The front ultrasound emitting surface is configured to control the direction and wave pattern of ultrasonic energy emitted from the transducer. The continuous side wall is also configured to hold a quantity of an ultrasound conductive medium within the chamber and is operative to keep the ultrasound conductive medium in simultaneous contact with a surface of a subject and with at least a portion of the front ultrasound emitting surface of the transducer. The present invention also relates to an ultrasound apparatus, kit, and methods of using the ultrasound coupling device, apparatus, and kit.

An ultrasonic probe that can be efficiently charged in a short time, a charger and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, as well as an ultrasonic diagnostic system that uses them are provided by the present invention, which comprises a detector for detecting whether or not an ultrasonic probe having a rechargeable battery or the charger for charging this is in charging state; and a controller for stopping transmitting and receiving operations of ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a transmitting and receiving circuit for executing the generation of a signal related to the transmission of the ultrasonic waves and the generation of the diagnostic information based on the signal related to the reception of the ultrasonic waves; a probe switching circuit for selecting one of a plurality of ultrasonic probes; and a controller for controlling the probe switching circuit in accordance with a detection signal from the detector. The ultrasonic diagnostic system comprises the above-mentioned ultrasonic probes, chargers and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

The invention belongs to the field of blood vessel endoscopic imaging and discloses a device and method for endovascular optical coherence tomography - opto-acoustic - ultrasonic multimode imaging. The device comprises a computer, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) excitation and collection system, an opto-acoustic signal excitation and collection system, an ultrasonic signal excitation and collection system and an integrated probe. The OCT excitation and collection system comprises a field programmable logic array (PFGA) panel, a superluminescent diode, an isolator, a first optical fiber coupler, a reference arm, a linear array charge coupled device (CCD) and a first collecting card. The opto-acoustic signal excitation and collection system comprises a pulsed laser, a diaphragm, a second optical fiber coupler and a doubly clad optical fiber. The ultrasonic signal excitation and collection system comprises a pulse ultrasonic emitter/receiver, a signal amplifier, a signal filter and a second collecting card. The OCT, opto-acoustic and ultrasonic tri-modal blood vessel endoscopic imaging system integrates three imaging modes and respective advantages thereof, and multi-parameter physiological function information and multiscale structural information of a blood vessel can be obtained.

Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus which displays an ultrasound image on a display screen of a display unit based on ultrasound image data. The ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a touch panel and a control unit. The control unit is able to execute a vertical display mode to display two ultrasound images aligned vertically on the display screen and a horizontal display mode to display two ultrasound images aligned horizontally on the display screen. In each display mode, the control unit sets operation reception regions aligned vertically or horizontally on the touch panel. When the control unit detects an operation of touching one of the operation reception regions, the control unit sets an ultrasound image displayed in the touched side to a selected state.

A method and apparatus for cooling in miniaturized electronics are provided including in an electronic circuit board. The electronic circuit includes a substrate and at least one integrated channel within the substrate configured to allow fluid flow therethrough.

The invention discloses portable ultrasonic imaging equipment and a portable ultrasonic imaging system. The portable ultrasonic imaging equipment comprises an ultrasonic probe, a system control and data processing unit and a communication unit. The ultrasonic probe is used for converting electric signals into ultrasonic waves, emitting the ultrasonic waves, receiving ultrasonic echoes, converting the ultrasonic echoes into electric signals and sending the electric signals to the system control and data processing unit. The system control and data processing unit is used for controlling ultrasonic wave emission and ultrasonic echo reception and performing imaging processing on the electric signals acquired after conversion of the ultrasonic echoes according to an ultrasonic imaging algorithm to acquire imaging data. The communication unit is used for sending the imaging data acquired by the system control and data processing unit to receiving equipment. The receiving equipment is used for performing ultrasonic image displaying on the received imaging data and sending images via the internet. Mobile terminal equipment has a networking communication function of a split type ultrasonic imaging system, so that a user can upgrade and update the networking communication function via a client side conveniently and rapidly; the portable ultrasonic imaging equipment has the advantages of low cost, small size, low power consumption and the like.

In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe; a robot arm configured to support the ultrasonic probe and move the ultrasonic probe along a body surface of an object; memory circuitry configured to store trace instruction information used by the robot arm for moving the ultrasonic probe; and control circuitry configured to drive the robot arm in such a manner that the robot arm moves the ultrasonic probe according to the trace instruction information.

The systems and methods described herein include a non-invasive diagnostic tool for intracranial hypertension (IH) detection and other neurological conditions like mild and moderate TBI that utilizes the transcranial Doppler (TCD) measurement of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) in one or more cerebral vessels. A headset includes a TCD scanner which automatically locates various cerebral arteries and exerts an appropriate pressure on the head to acquire good CBFV signals.

Delivery systems, and methods using the same, having an ultrasound viewing window for improved imaging and a needle for ablation treatment of target tissues. In an embodiment, the target tissue is a fibroid within a female's uterus. In an embodiment, the delivery system includes a rigid shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial passage extending through the rigid shaft. In an embodiment, the axial passage is configured for removably receiving the ultrasound imaging insert having an ultrasound array disposed a distal portion.

The invention relates to an ultrasonic apparatus and a vibration device applied to the ultrasonic apparatus. The ultrasonic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe and the vibration device. The vibration device comprises a receiving frame, a mounting rack, a clamping device, and at least one mechanical vibrator mounted on the mounting rack, wherein a first receiving opening for receiving the ultrasonic probe is formed in the receiving frame, and the dimension of the first receiving opening is greater than the outer diameter dimension of the ultrasonic probe; a second receiving opening corresponding to the first receiving opening is formed in the mounting rack; the mounting rack is connected with the receiving frame, and after connection, the first receiving opening corresponds to the second receiving opening. The clamping device is arranged between the receiving frame and the mounting rack and is capable of selectively clamping the ultrasonic probes different in outer diameter dimension.

The invention provides a remote ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment system. The remote ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment system comprises an ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment host, an ultrasonic probe, a multi-section mechanical arm, a controller, a remote console and a displayer. The ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment host is used for processing an ultrasonic image, the ultrasonic probe is usedfor performing ultrasonic detection, the multi-section mechanical arm is used for adjusting the position of the ultrasonic probe, the controller is used for remotely controlling spatial movement of the multi-section mechanical arm to adjust the position of the ultrasonic probe, the remote console communicates with the ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment host to indicate the spatial movement of themulti-section mechanical arm, and the displayer is used for displaying the detection image detected by the ultrasonic probe; the ultrasonic probe is electrically connected with the ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment host, the multi-section mechanical arm is installed on the ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment host, and the controller and the displayer are installed on the remote console. Through the system, remote ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment can be achieved.