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Ultrasound therapeutic apparatus using a therapeutic ultrasonic wave source and an ultrasonic probe
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1996-03-29
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2016-03-29
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus consisting of a therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source driven by a driver circuit to generate therapeutic ultrasonic waves, an in vivo imaging probe so as to obtain a tissue tomographic image in the vicinity of the focus of the therapeutic ultrasonic waves. The imaging probe is used to receive echoes of the ultrasonic pulses emitted from therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source. The driving conditions for the therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source is adjusted on the basis of a received echo signal. The received echo signal contains information about actual intensity of the therapeutic ultrasonic waves within a living body, thus improving the safety and reliability of therapy.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiharu Ishibashi
- 👤 Katsuhiko Fujimoto
- 👤 Mariko Shibata
- 👤 Takuji Suzuki
- 👤 Satoshi Aida
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N7/00; A61N7/02; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/225; A61B17/2256; G; G01; G01S; G01S15/00; G01S15/88; G01S15/89; G01S15/8906; G01S15/8979; G01S15/899; G01S7/00; G01S7/52; G01S7/52017; G01S7/52046; G01S7/52049; G01S7/52053; G01S7/52057; G01S7/5206; G01S7/52063; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00084; A61B2017/00115; A61B2017/00119; A61B34/00; A61B34/10; A61B2034/101; A61B2034/102; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B90/37; A61B2090/374; A61B2090/378; A61B34/20; G01S15/8909; G01S15/8915; G01S15/8922; G01S15/895; G01S7/52023; G01S7/52025; G01S7/52026; G01S7/52033; G01S7/52071; G01S7/52073
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising: a source of therapeutic ultrasonic waves; an ultrasonic probe; driving means for driving said source to generate first ultrasonic waves; adjust means for automatically adjusting drive conditions of said driving means on the basis of echoes of the first ultrasonic waves received through said ultrasonic probe; and means for measuring an intensity distribution at a focal point of said first ultrasonic waves; wherein said adjust means adjust said driving means on a basis of a ratio of a target intensity to the measured intensity distribution at the focal point of said first ultrasonic waves, and a drive state of said driving means during measurement of said intensity distribution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising: a source of therapeutic ultrasonic waves; an ultrasonic probe; driving means for driving said source to generate first ultrasonic waves; adjust means for automatically adjusting drive conditions of said driving means on the basis of echoes of the first ultrasonic waves received through said ultrasonic probe; and means for measuring an intensity distribution at a focal point of said first ultrasonic waves; wherein said adjust means adjust said driving means on a basis of a ratio of a target intensity to the measured intensity distribution at the focal point of said first ultrasonic waves, and a drive state of said driving means during measurement of said intensity distribution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adjust means adjusts at least the amplitude or the duration of a drive signal applied from said driving means to said source of therapeutic ultrasonic waves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adjust means adjusts said driving conditions of said driving means on the basis of at least the amplitude or the energy corresponding to a specific band of said echoes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising forming means for forming at least one intensity distribution image of a subject and a tomographic image of the subject on the basis of a received echo signal received by said ultrasonic probe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for predicting a treating region on the basis of a region in said intensity distribution which exceeds a predetermined intensity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for displaying said treating region in combination with said tomographic image.
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