George K. Lewis, Jr.;George K. Lewis;Bryant Guffey; Jr.
发明人:
George K. Lewis, Jr.,Bryant Guffey
申请号：
US13519953
公开号：
US09480863B2
申请日:
2011.01.03
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates to an ultrasound coupling device for use with various ultrasound transducers, systems, and applications. The coupling device includes a coupling compartment comprising a chamber having a continuous side wall and an opening on a first end. The continuous side wall is configured to hold a low-profile ultrasound transducer within the chamber so that a front ultrasound emitting surface of the low-profile ultrasound transducer faces outward toward the chamber opening. The front ultrasound emitting surface is configured to control the direction and wave pattern of ultrasonic energy emitted from the transducer. The continuous side wall is also configured to hold a quantity of an ultrasound conductive medium within the chamber and is operative to keep the ultrasound conductive medium in simultaneous contact with a surface of a subject and with at least a portion of the front ultrasound emitting surface of the transducer. The present invention also relates to an ultrasound apparatus, kit, and methods of using the ultrasound coupling device, apparatus, and kit.
