Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-12-11
2011-11-15
Cattungal, Sanjay (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C601S001000, C601S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08057391
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for delivering HIFU energy may include a probe with a plurality of leaves that provide a bowl-shaped HIFU therapy transducer. In once case, pins may slide within grooves in the leaves to deploy the leaves. In another case, spines may be configured to slide in a channel defined in each leaf. In other cases, a spring or a shape memory alloy may be used to deploy the leaves. In another implementation, a probe may be fitted with a flexible material that couples the HIFU therapy transducer to the probe and allows the transducer to be drawn to the side of the probe for insertion. In another implementation, a probe may have one or more inflatable bladders that form the HIFU therapy transducer. In yet another implementation, a probe may have an imaging component and a HIFU therapy transducer disposed thereon that rotate, as a unit, about a hinge.
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Connolly Michael J.
Lau Michael
Lebedev Alexander
Vaezy Shahram
Cattungal Sanjay
Christensen O'Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Mirabilis Medica Inc.
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