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JP2013502277A5
JP2013502277A5 JP2012525644A JP2012525644A JP2013502277A5 JP 2013502277 A5 JP2013502277 A5 JP 2013502277A5 JP 2012525644 A JP2012525644 A JP 2012525644A JP 2012525644 A JP2012525644 A JP 2012525644A JP 2013502277 A5 JP2013502277 A5 JP 2013502277A5
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  1. 患者の皮膚と一致し、患者の皮膚に対する液体封止部を形成するように構成されたフレームと、
    前記患者の皮膚と直接接触する音響結合媒体を保持するように構成されたリザーバ部分と、
    前記音響結合媒体と音響通信する超音波変換器とを備え、前記フレームに対する前記超音波変換器の運動が、前記超音波変換器と前記音響結合媒体との間の音響通信を維持する、超音波治療装置。
  2. 前記患者の前立腺を撮像するように構成された直腸撮像プローブをさらに備える、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  3. 前記リザーバ部分が、前記直腸撮像プローブを受け入れるように構成されたシースを備える、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  4. 前記フレームが、会陰を取り囲む男性患者の生体構造と一致するように寸法決めおよび形状付けされる、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  5. 前記リザーバ部分が柔軟である、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  6. 前記超音波変換器が、前記リザーバ部分に結合され、超音波治療を前記会陰を通して前記患者の前立腺に向けるように構成される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  7. 前記患者の陰嚢を前記会陰から離して保持するように構成された吊り紐をさらに備える、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  8. 前記リザーバ部分が、前記音響結合媒体を空気に露出するように開放される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  9. 前記超音波変換器が、前記音響結合媒体内に浸される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  10. 前記リザーバ部分が、前記音響結合媒体を収容するように前記患者の皮膚に対して封止される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  11. 前記音響結合媒体が、脱気水を含む、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  12. 前記フレームが、接着剤を用いて前記患者に固定される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  13. 前記フレームが、帯を用いて前記患者に固定される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  14. 前記フレームが、着用可能な衣服を含む、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  15. 前記着用可能な衣服が、前記患者の皮膚に対する液体封止部を前記患者の腰付近および前記患者の脚部付近に形成する、請求項14に記載の超音波治療装置。
  16. 前記着用可能な衣服が、前記患者の皮膚に対する液体封止部を前記患者の会陰の周りに形成する、請求項14に記載の超音波治療装置。
  17. 前記リザーバ部分が圧縮されるときに前記リザーバ部分から前記音響結合媒体を受け入れ、前記リザーバ部分が拡張させられるときに前記音響結合媒体を前記リザーバ部分に送達するように構成された遠隔リザーバをさらに備える、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  18. 前記超音波変換器が、組織破砕パルスを前記患者の前立腺に送達するように構成される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  19. 前記超音波変換器が、前記患者の前立腺内にキャビテーション泡を形成するように構成される、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  20. 前記超音波変換器が、およそ50KHzから5MHzの間の周波数で動作する音響パルスを送達するように構成され、前記音響パルスが、およそ8〜25MPaのピーク負圧および10MPaより大きいピーク正圧を有するパルス強度と、50周波より短いパルス長と、およそ0.1%から5%の間のデューティーサイクルと、5KHz未満のパルス繰り返し周波数とを有する、請求項に記載の超音波治療装置。
  21. 患者の鼠径部の両側と一致するように寸法決めおよび構成された第1および第2の部分を備え、前記患者の皮膚に対する液体封止部を形成するように構成されるフレームと、
    前記フレームに結合され、超音波変換器を前記患者の会陰および前立腺を覆って位置決めし運動させることを可能にするように構成されたリザーバ部分とを備える、超音波結合容器。
  22. 前記リザーバ部分に結合された直腸シースをさらに備える、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
  23. 前記超音波変換器を受け入れるように構成され、前記リザーバ部分に結合されたレセプタクルをさらに備える、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
  24. 前記リザーバ部分が柔軟である、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
  25. 前記フレームが、前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分を連結させる第3の部分を備え、前記第3の部分が、直腸下方の前記患者の皮膚と一致するように構成される、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
  26. 前記患者の陰嚢を前記会陰から離して保持するように構成された吊り紐をさらに備える、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
  27. 前記フレームが、前記患者によって着用されるように構成された着用可能な衣服に結合される、請求項21に記載の超音波結合容器。
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