External ultrasonic therapy
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1. A pad for use with a therapeutic ultrasonic treatment device configured to apply ultrasonic energy to a patient'"'"'s head, comprising:
- a pouch defining a chamber; and
an ultrasonic coupling media disposed within the chamber of the pouch;
wherein the pad is configured to fit between a patient'"'"'s skin and a transducer element of the treatment device.
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Abstract
A coupling pad can be used with a transducer element. Ultrasound produced by the transducer element can be propagated through the coupling pad to a patient. In one arrangement, the pad is a pouch containing a pliant substance. In other arrangements, the pad is a somewhat solid member formed of a material that transmits ultrasound waves efficiently. The pad may be configured to fit between a patient'"'"'s skin and a transducer element so that output from the transducer element passes through the pad to a treatment site of the patient.
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15 Claims
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1. A pad for use with a therapeutic ultrasonic treatment device configured to apply ultrasonic energy to a patient'"'"'s head, comprising:
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a pouch defining a chamber; and
an ultrasonic coupling media disposed within the chamber of the pouch;
wherein the pad is configured to fit between a patient'"'"'s skin and a transducer element of the treatment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for outputting an ultrasound field to a person'"'"'s head, comprising:
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a transducer element configured to produce an ultrasound field into a treatment site in a person'"'"'s head; and
a pad including a covering containing an ultrasonic coupling agent, the pad being sized and configured to separate the transducer element and the skin of the patient'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering ultrasound to a patient'"'"'s head, the method comprising:
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positioning an ultrasound transducer element relative to a treatment site of a patient;
positioning a pliant pad between the transducer element and the patient, the pliant pad acoustically coupling the transducer to the patient;
delivering an clot removing agent to the treatment site; and
delivering ultrasound from the transducer element through the pad to the treatment site. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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