Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130018285 | FOCUSED ULTRASOUND THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FOCAL POINTAANM PARK; Jun-hoAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP PARK; Jun-ho Hwaseong-si KRAANM LEE; Hyoung-kiAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Hyoung-ki Seongnam-si KRAANM LEE; Ho-taikAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Ho-taik Yongin-si KRAANM AHN; Min-suAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP AHN; Min-su Seoul KRAANM PARK; Ji-youngAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP PARK; Ji-young Yongin-si KR - A method of controlling a focus in a focused ultrasound therapy apparatus, the method including receiving an target area to which ultrasound is radiated to remove a lesion; determining a path through which the focus moves in the target area, depending on a form of the target area; and forming the focus on the determined path and then radiating ultrasound to the target area. | 01-17-2013 |
20130060170 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF - A medical apparatus and a method of controlling thereof are provided. The medical apparatus includes an ultrasound transducer unit including a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements, the ultrasound transducer elements being configured to transform signals into ultrasound and output the transformed ultrasound, a grouping unit configured to group the ultrasound transducer elements into a plurality of groups, and a signal generating unit configured to generate the signals to be transformed into the ultrasound and output the generated signals to the groups via a plurality of output channels respectively corresponding to the groups. | 03-07-2013 |
20140046225 | FOCUSED ULTRASOUND THERAPY APPARATUS AND FOCAL POINT CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A focal point controlling method of a focused ultrasound therapy apparatus includes receiving a plurality of focal point positions on which a focal point of an ultrasonic wave is to be formed, and receiving a sound pressure that is to be applied by the ultrasonic wave to each of the plurality of focal point positions, determining a particle velocity at each of a plurality of elements included in an ultrasound transducer, and radiating the ultrasonic wave according to the determined particle velocity. The particle velocity may be determined based on the received sound pressure that is to be applied by the ultrasonic wave to each of the plurality of focal point positions, by reflecting a sound pressure distribution of the ultrasonic wave that is generated by each of the plurality of elements. | 02-13-2014 |
20140207051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Provided are an ultrasound system and methods that deliver medication through skin by using multiple frequencies. The method to deliver medication through skin include irradiating the skin with ultrasound having a first frequency to cavitate a skin tissue; irradiating the skin with ultrasound having a second frequency, which is lower than the first frequency, to collapse the cavitated tissue; and delivering the medication through the collapsed tissue, wherein a single transducer is configured to produce the ultrasound having the first frequency and the ultrasound having the second frequency. | 07-24-2014 |
20140236015 | HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND PROBES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THE SAME - An ultrasound probe includes a therapeutic ultrasound transducer, a slot disposed in the therapeutic ultrasound transducer, and a first diagnostic ultrasound transducer disposed in the slot and configured to move along the slot. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236050 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND HIFU SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND THAT FORM MULTI-FOCI IN REGION OF INTEREST - Provided is a method of generating ultrasound that forms focus points in a region of interest. Additional embodiments include related apparatuses and system embodiments. The method includes: setting focus patterns that each indicate focus points to be formed by radiating therapeutic ultrasound to a region of interest of an object; calculating a parameter of the therapeutic ultrasound based on characteristics of tissue in the region of interest existing on a path through which the therapeutic ultrasound moves; and generating therapeutic ultrasound set at different frequencies to form the focus patterns, based on the calculated parameter. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236061 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND THAT FORMS MULTI-FOCI VIA MEDICAL IMAGE IN REGION OF INTEREST - A method of generating therapeutic ultrasound that forms multi-foci by a therapeutic ultrasound probe, the method including: obtaining a medical image including anatomical information of a region of interest in a subject; calculating, by using the medical image, characteristics which influence traveling of therapeutic ultrasound with respect to tissues included in the region of interest; calculating, by using the calculated characteristics, a parameter of the therapeutic ultrasound for forming multi-foci in the region of interest; and generating the therapeutic ultrasound according to the calculated parameter. | 08-21-2014 |
20140371774 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND - An apparatus and a method are provided to generate an ultrasound to be transmitted from an ultrasound irradiation device. The apparatus and the method include acquiring a medical image including anatomical information about a subject, and calculating characteristics of a tissue in the subject, which may affect propagation of the ultrasound based on the medical image. The apparatus and method also determine a parameter of the ultrasound to create a focal point on the subject using the calculated characteristics, and generate the ultrasound according to the determined parameter. | 12-18-2014 |