Seat frame for use with an extracorporeal high intensity focus ultrasonic wave therapeutic apparatus

• US 20050080341A1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Haifuning Hifu Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Haifuning Hifu Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Wu, Xiadong, Xiong, Liulin, He, Shenxu, Yu, Jinsheng, Lan, Jiang
• Application Number:
  US10/494,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20050080341A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/437
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/02 Localised ultrasound hyperthermia hyperthermia in general A61F7/00

Abstract

the present invention provides a seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus, in which the HIFU therapeutic apparatus includes a HIFU source for providing HIFU; a carrying device for patient and a displacement system for causing the spatial movement of the carrying device for patient with respect to the HIFU source, a containing means for receiving the transmission medium in front of an emiting surface of the HIFU source, said containing means for the transmission medium is an open-type water tank, wherein said seat frame includes a cushion which may be submerged in said open-type water tank, in said cushion is provided an arrangement through which the power ultrasonic wave may pass, said seat frame further includes a cushion supporting arrangement for supporting said cushion on said carrying device for patient.

Claims

1. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus, in which the HIFU therapeutic apparatus includes a HIFU source for providing HIFU;

a carrying device for carrying the patient and a displacement system for causing the spatial movement of the carrying device for patient with respect to the HIFU source, container for receiving the transmission medium in front of an emitting surface of the HIFU source, in which said container for the transmission medium is an open-type water tank, wherein said seat frame includes a cushion which may be submerged in said open-type water tank, in the center of said cushion is provided an arrangement through which the power ultrasonic wave may pass, said seat frame further including a cushion supporting arrangement (18) for supporting said cushion on said carrying device for said patient.

2. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said arrangement through which the power ultrasonic wave can pass is a center hole.

3. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said arrangement through which the power ultrasonic wave can pass is a latex membrane.

4. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cushion is made of a soft and resilient material.

5. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said cushion is made of a foam plastic.

6. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cushion supporting arrangement includes a frame, said cushion is placed on a base plate made of a rigid material, the shape of said base plate corresponds to that of said cushion, and a hole corresponding to said arrangement of the cushion through which the ultrasonic wave can pass is formed in said cushion base plate, said cushion supporting arrangement further includes bearing plates provided on both sides of said cushion respectively, said bearing plate has one end connected to the cushion base plate and the other end connected to said frame, so that the base plate supports said cushion on said cushion supporting arrangement.

7. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein one end of said bearing plate connected to said base plate by a fastener and the other of said bearing plate is connected to said frame by a fastener.

8. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said cushion supporting arrangement includes a base for supporting the whole arrangements of the seat frame, said frame is fixedly attached to said base.

9. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the base is a rigid annular ring.

10. A seat frame for use with an extracorporeal HIFU therapeutic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said cushion supporting arrangement includes a backrest and an armrest connected to said frame.