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Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions

  • US 9,931,134 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2017
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ablation device for ablating tissue within a patient, comprising:

  • a two-dimensional array of transducer elements including a plurality of transducer elements, the two-dimensional array of transducer elements configured to deliver high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) energy, wherein the transducer elements have a taper and further wherein the transducer elements positioned more centrally in the two-dimensional array are larger than the transducer elements positioned more peripherally in the two-dimensional array.

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