ULTRASOUND MEDICAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An ultrasound medical system comprising an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor, wherein the ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor is supported by the ultrasound end effector and is disposable in contact with patient tissue.
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Abstract
An ultrasound medical system includes an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor. The ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer. The at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor is supported by the ultrasound end effector and is positionable in contact with patient tissue.
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- 1. An ultrasound medical system comprising an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor, wherein the ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor is supported by the ultrasound end effector and is disposable in contact with patient tissue.
- 13. An ultrasound medical system comprising an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor, wherein the ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor is supported by the ultrasound end effector and is disposable in contact with patient tissue, and wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor measures tissue temperature.
- 17. An ultrasound medical system comprising an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor, wherein the ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor is supported by the ultrasound end effector and is disposable in contact with patient tissue, and wherein the at-least-one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor measures tissue electric impedance.
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