Applicators that house and support ultrasound transducers for transcutaneous delivery of ultrasound energy
First Claim
1. An applicator for delivering ultrasound energy comprising an ultrasound transducer adapted and configured to be electrically coupled to an ultrasound generator, a housing that carries the ultrasound transducer for use, an element that supports the ultrasound transducer within the housing, the element including an elastic material having a hardness of about 30 Shore A to about 100 Shore A.
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Abstract
An applicator for delivering ultrasound energy that comprises an ultrasound transducer adapted and configured to be electrically coupled to an ultrasound generator. A housing carries the ultrasound transducer for use. An element supports the transducer within the housing. The element includes an elastic material having a hardness of about 30 Shore A to about 100 Shore A.
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22 Claims
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1. An applicator for delivering ultrasound energy comprising
an ultrasound transducer adapted and configured to be electrically coupled to an ultrasound generator, a housing that carries the ultrasound transducer for use, an element that supports the ultrasound transducer within the housing, the element including an elastic material having a hardness of about 30 Shore A to about 100 Shore A.
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5. An applicator for transcutaneous delivery of ultrasound energy comprising
an ultrasound transducer adapted and configured to be electrically coupled to an ultrasound generator, the ultrasound transducer including an acoustic stack having a front mass radiating surface and a side surface, a housing that carries the acoustic stack for use, the housing also carrying a bladder that is spaced from the front mass radiating surface and adapted and configured for contact with a skin surface and forming a chamber between the bladder and the front mass radiating surface, the chamber being adapted and configured to contain an acoustic coupling media, and an element that supports the acoustic stack within the housing, being adapted and configured to expose the front mass radiating surface to the acoustic coupling media while preventing substantial contact between the acoustic media and the side surface, the element including an elastic material having a hardness of about 30 Shore A to about 100 Shore A.
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18. An applicator for transcutaneous delivery of ultrasound energy comprising
an ultrasound transducer adapted and configured to be electrically coupled to an ultrasound generator, the ultrasound transducer including an acoustic stack having a front mass radiating surface, a housing that carries the acoustic stack for use, the body also carrying a bladder that is spaced from the front mass radiating surface and adapted and configured for contact with a skin surface and forming a chamber between the bladder and the front mass radiating surface, the chamber being adapted and configured to contain an acoustic coupling media, and an element that supports the acoustic stack within the housing, being adapted and configured to expose the front mass radiating surface to the acoustic coupling media, and a hydrophilic material on the front mass radiating surface.
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