EP1429659A4 - Ultrasound therapy - Google Patents

Ultrasound therapy

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Publication number
EP1429659A4
EP1429659A4 EP02796433A EP02796433A EP1429659A4 EP 1429659 A4 EP1429659 A4 EP 1429659A4 EP 02796433 A EP02796433 A EP 02796433A EP 02796433 A EP02796433 A EP 02796433A EP 1429659 A4 EP1429659 A4 EP 1429659A4
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Prior art keywords
ultrasound therapy
ultrasound
therapy
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EP02796433A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1429659A1 (en
Inventor
Kullervo Hynynen
Gregory T Clement
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc
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Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc
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Publication of EP1429659A1 publication Critical patent/EP1429659A1/en
Publication of EP1429659A4 publication Critical patent/EP1429659A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N7/02—Localised ultrasound hyperthermia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0858—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings involving measuring tissue layers, e.g. skin, interfaces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0808—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings for diagnosis of the brain
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N2007/0086—Beam steering
    • A61N2007/0095—Beam steering by modifying an excitation signal
EP02796433A 2001-08-24 2002-08-26 Ultrasound therapy Withdrawn EP1429659A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US738514 2000-12-15
US31478801P 2001-08-24 2001-08-24
US314788P 2001-08-24
US31684201P 2001-08-31 2001-08-31
US316842P 2001-08-31
US73851401A 2001-12-15 2001-12-15
PCT/US2002/027130 WO2003017843A1 (en) 2001-08-24 2002-08-26 Ultrasound therapy

Publications (2)

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EP1429659A1 EP1429659A1 (en) 2004-06-23
EP1429659A4 true EP1429659A4 (en) 2009-11-11

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EP02796433A Withdrawn EP1429659A4 (en) 2001-08-24 2002-08-26 Ultrasound therapy

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WO (1) WO2003017843A1 (en)

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BR112018017326B1 (en) 2016-02-23 2022-12-13 Sunnybrook Research Institute SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TRANSCRANIAL PROCEDURES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSCRANIAL SCULDER
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Non-Patent Citations (4)

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Title
KULLERVO HYNYNEN ET AL: "Trans-skull Ultrasound Therapy: The Feasibility of Using Image-Derived Skull Thickness Information to Correct the Phase Distortion", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, IEEE, US, vol. 46, no. 3, 1 May 1999 (1999-05-01), pages 752 - 755, XP011090072, ISSN: 0885-3010 *
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See also references of WO03017843A1 *
SUN JIE ET AL: "Focusing of therapeutic ultrasound through a human skull: A numerical study", JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, AIP / ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MELVILLE, NY, US, vol. 104, no. 3, 1 September 1998 (1998-09-01), pages 1705 - 1715, XP012000530, ISSN: 0001-4966 *

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