HALL, TIMOTHY L.,MAXWELL, ADAM,CAIN, CHARLES A.,KIM, YOHAN,XU, ZHEN
申请号：
EP13784385
公开号：
EP2844343A4
申请日:
2013.04.30
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
An ultrasound therapy system is provided that can include any number of features. In some embodiments, the custom transducer housings can be manufactured using a rapid-prototyping method to arrange a plurality of single-element, substantially flat transducers to share a common focal point. The rapid-prototyping method can include, for example, fused-deposition modeling, 3D printing, and stereolithography. In some embodiments, the therapy system can include a plurality of transducer modules insertable into the openings of the transducer housing. Methods of manufacture are also described, including designing a transducer housing shell to a desired geometry and a plurality of acoustic focusing lenses integral to the transducer housing shell in a 3D computer aided design software, and constructing the transducer housing shell and the plurality of acoustic focusing lenses integral to the transducer housing shell using a rapid-prototyping method.
