ALBRIGHT, ETHAN P.,HORTH, ROLAND,MURKOWSKI, JOHN,BROWN, TROY,PHILLIPS, DANIEL B.,DARLINGTON, GREGORY P.,SMITH, ADAM L.,THIELMAN, SCOTT C.,STANCIK, BLAKE R.
申请号：
EP11818816
公开号：
EP2605830A4
申请日:
2011.08.18
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
An applicator for providing HIFU therapy to a patient includes a HIFU transducer that is rotatably coupled to a frame. In one embodiment, the rotatable coupling is configured such that the HIFU transducer can be mechanically oriented to position a focal zone of the HIFU transducer at any desired location in a treatment volume radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the applicator while the HIFU transducer remains within a housing that is not more than a defined percentage (e.g., 50%) larger than the maximum diameter of the HIFU transducer. In one embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with a ball and socket joint. In another embodiment, the HIFU transducer is rotatably coupled to the frame with an offset gimble assembly. A pair of linear actuators and drive shafts engage the HIFU transducer to orient HIFU transducer in a desired direction.
