Ultrasonic therapeutic probe and ultrasonic device
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising a diagnostic probe;
- a therapeutic transducer; and
a supporting member for supporting said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer, said therapeutic transducer being divided into a plurality of transducer elements, and said plurality of transducer elements having an ultrasonic therapeutic probe that is connected with a distribution line to which the respective driving signals are supplied, this ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus further comprising a transmitting circuit for outputting ultrasonic-wave driving signals to the diagnostic probe of said ultrasonic therapeutic probe;
a receiving circuit for receiving and processing a received signal which had been output by said diagnostic probe;
an image processing unit for generating a diagnostic image based on the received signal processed by said receiving circuit;
a display unit for displaying said diagnostic image generated by said image processing unit;
a therapeutic wave transmitting circuit for outputting ultrasonic-wave driving signals to be supplied to said transducer elements of said therapeutic transducer of said ultrasonic probe; and
a control unit for controlling said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit, said image processing circuit, and said therapeutic wave transmitting circuit, wherein the focal point of ultrasonic beams transmitted by said therapeutic transducer is located on the plane which ultrasonic beams transmitted by said diagnostic probe scan.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a therapeutic probe 1 includes a diagnostic probe 2, a therapeutic transducer 3, and a supporting member for supporting them, wherein the therapeutic transducer has a plurality of transducer elements, and a focal point at which ultrasonic waves transmitted by the respective transducer elements converge can be freely shifted by controlling the timing of supplying driving signals to the respective transducer elements. By locating the focal point of ultrasonic beams of the therapeutic transducer 3 on the plane scanned by ultrasonic beams of the diagnostic probe 2, the ultrasonic therapy can be performed while substantially observing the portion to be treated through the diagnostic image.
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21 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising a diagnostic probe;
- a therapeutic transducer; and
a supporting member for supporting said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer, said therapeutic transducer being divided into a plurality of transducer elements, and said plurality of transducer elements having an ultrasonic therapeutic probe that is connected with a distribution line to which the respective driving signals are supplied, this ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus further comprising a transmitting circuit for outputting ultrasonic-wave driving signals to the diagnostic probe of said ultrasonic therapeutic probe;
a receiving circuit for receiving and processing a received signal which had been output by said diagnostic probe;
an image processing unit for generating a diagnostic image based on the received signal processed by said receiving circuit;
a display unit for displaying said diagnostic image generated by said image processing unit;
a therapeutic wave transmitting circuit for outputting ultrasonic-wave driving signals to be supplied to said transducer elements of said therapeutic transducer of said ultrasonic probe; and
a control unit for controlling said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit, said image processing circuit, and said therapeutic wave transmitting circuit, wherein the focal point of ultrasonic beams transmitted by said therapeutic transducer is located on the plane which ultrasonic beams transmitted by said diagnostic probe scan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a therapeutic transducer; and
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16. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising ultrasonic diagnostic imaging means;
- ultrasonic therapeutic means, and image display means for displaying received signals acquired from said ultrasonic diagnostic imaging means, wherein the focal point of ultrasonic beams transmitted by the ultrasonic therapeutic means is located on the plane scanned by ultrasonic beams transmitted by said diagnostic probe.
- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising a diagnostic probe;
- a therapeutic transducer, an ultrasonic probe which integrally has said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer;
a therapeutic pulse generating circuit;
a therapeutic wave delay circuit;
a diagnostic pulse generating circuit, a diagnostic wave transmission delay circuit;
a transmission/reception separating circuit;
a received wave phasing circuit;
a signal processing unit;
a digital scan converter;
a monitor;
a control unit for controlling said diagnostic probe, said therapeutic transducer, said therapeutic pulse generating circuit, said therapeutic wave delay circuit, said diagnostic pulse generating circuit, said diagnostic wave transmission delay circuit, said transmission/reception separating circuit, said received wave phasing circuit, said signal processing unit, and said digital scan converter;
a console for giving a command to said control unit; and
a signal amplifier.
- a therapeutic transducer, an ultrasonic probe which integrally has said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer;
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21. An ultrasonic probe comprising a diagnostic probe;
- a therapeutic probe;
an ultrasonic probe which integrally has said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer; and
a variable focus control unit for controlling ultrasonic waves of said diagnostic probe and said therapeutic transducer.
- a therapeutic probe;
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