Lesion generation through bone using histotripsy therapy without aberration correction
First Claim
1. A method of treating tissue with ultrasound energy, comprising:
- positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue;
delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator;
forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on the focus; and
preventing the formation of secondary histotripsy bubble clouds due to the bone aberrator without implementing an aberration correction algorithm; and
in the event that a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud develops away from the focus due to the bone aberrator, decreasing a power level of the histotripsy transducer until the secondary bubble cloud disappears.
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Abstract
A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. The device may include a Histotripsy transducer, a generator and controller configured to deliver Histotripsy energy from the transducer to target tissue, and an imaging system. In some embodiments, a method of treating tissue with Histotripsy energy comprises positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue, delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator, forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on the focus, and preventing the formation of secondary histotripsy bubble clouds without implementing an aberration correction algorithm.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of treating tissue with ultrasound energy, comprising:
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positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue; delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator; forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on the focus; and preventing the formation of secondary histotripsy bubble clouds due to the bone aberrator without implementing an aberration correction algorithm; and in the event that a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud develops away from the focus due to the bone aberrator, decreasing a power level of the histotripsy transducer until the secondary bubble cloud disappears. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of treating tissue with ultrasound energy, comprising:
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positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue; delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator; and increasing a power level of the histotripsy transducer until a histotripsy bubble cloud develops at the focus without developing a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud away from the focus; and in the event that a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud develops away from the focus, decreasing the power level of the histotripsy transducer until the secondary bubble cloud disappears. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of treating tissue with ultrasound energy, comprising:
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positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue; delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator; forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on the focus; observing formation of a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud positioned away from the focus; and decreasing a power level of the histotripsy transducer to eliminate the secondary histotripsy bubble cloud. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of treating tissue with ultrasound energy, comprising:
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delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator; forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on a focus of the histotripsy transducer; forming a secondary histotripsy bubble cloud away from the focus of the histotripsy transducer; and decreasing a power level of the histotripsy transducer to eliminate the secondary histotripsy bubble cloud. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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