WO2024157226 - IMPROVED SPARSITY IN FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ARRAYS
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Publication Number
WO/2024/157226
Publication Date
02.08.2024
International Application No.
PCT/IB2024/050762
International Filing Date
27.01.2024
Title **
[English]
IMPROVED SPARSITY IN FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ARRAYS
[French]
AMÉLIORATION DE LA PARCIMONIE DANS DES RÉSEAUX ULTRASONORES FOCALISÉS
Applicants **
INSIGHTEC LTD.
LEVY, Yoav
PRUS, Oleg
DE PICCIOTTO, Rafi
GRINFELD, Javier
Inventors
LEVY, Yoav
PRUS, Oleg
DE PICCIOTTO, Rafi
GRINFELD, Javier
Priority Data
63/481,998
27.01.2023
US
63/482,068
30.01.2023
US
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Quotation for National Phase entry
| Country | Stages | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Filing, Examination, Granting | 3880 | |
| EPO | Filing, Examination, Granting | 48837 | |
| Japan | Filing, Examination, Granting | 3760 | |
| South Korea | Filing, Examination, Granting | 5374 | |
| USA | Filing, Examination, Granting | 14740 |
Total:
76,591
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Abstract[English]
An ultrasound transducer includes a plurality of regions, wherein each region of the plurality of regions comprises an active portion including one or more transducer elements placed in random or non-regular positions with respect to transducer elements included in neighboring regions, and an inactive portion including one or more inactive transducer elements or an area with no transducer elements. A controller is configured to: (a) select a first subset of transducer elements of a first plurality of the active portions of the plurality of regions; and (b) drive the first subset of transducer elements to generate a first focal zone of acoustic energy at a first target region.[French]
Un transducteur ultrasonore comprend une pluralité de régions, chaque région de la pluralité de régions comprenant une partie active comprenant un ou plusieurs éléments transducteurs placés dans des positions aléatoires ou non régulières par rapport à des éléments transducteurs inclus dans des régions voisines, et une partie inactive comprenant un ou plusieurs éléments transducteurs inactifs ou une zone sans éléments transducteurs. Un dispositif de commande est configuré pour : (a) sélectionner un premier sous-ensemble d'éléments transducteurs d'une première pluralité des parties actives de la pluralité de régions ; et (b) amener le premier sous-ensemble d'éléments transducteurs à générer une première zone focale d'énergie acoustique au niveau d'une première région cible.