Portable ultrasound system
First Claim
1. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
- an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component; and
an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer,wherein the oscillator and driver component are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable ultrasound system that can be used for a wide range of ultrasound applications. The portable ultrasound system includes an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, where the energy generating module includes a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component. The portable ultrasound system also includes an ultrasound transducer having a piezoelectric component and a lens component. The ultrasound transducer is operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control the direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer. Also disclosed are devices containing the portable therapeutic ultrasound system of the present invention, as well as methods of using the system.
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31 Claims
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1. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
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an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component; and an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer, wherein the oscillator and driver component are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
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an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component; and an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer, wherein the oscillator and driver component are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and wherein a reservoir is mounted to the piezoelectric component, and wherein said reservoir is configured to store a deliverable component in the absence of ultrasound energy generation and to release the deliverable component in the presence of ultrasound energy generation.
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31. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
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an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, a driver component, and a temperature sensor; and an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer, wherein the oscillator, driver component, and temperature sensor are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and wherein the temperature sensor is deposited on or nearby the piezoelectric component.
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