发明名称 Implantable sonic windows
摘要 A sonic window includes a body sized and configured to close an opening formed through the cranium, wherein at least a part of the body is made of a sonically transparent material through which ultrasonic waves can pass.
申请公布号 US9044195(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.06.02
申请号 US201414268574 申请日期 2014.05.02
申请人 University of South Florida 发明人 Manwaring Jotham Charles;Manwaring Kim Herbert
分类号 A61N7/00;A61B8/08;A61N7/02;A61B17/00;A61B19/00 主分类号 A61N7/00
代理机构 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP 代理人 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
主权项 1. A diagnostic or therapeutic ultrasonic method comprising: forming an opening through the cranium; closing the opening with a sonic window made of a sonically translucent material through which ultrasonic waves can pass; securing the sonic window to the cranium using a press fit or by fusing it to the cranium such that no fasteners or adhesives are used; closing the scalp over the sonic window; and transmitting ultrasonic waves into the brain through the sonic window.
地址 Tampa FL US