US2011213280A1PendingUtilityA1

Disposable transducer seal

Assignee: MEDICS TECHNOLOGIES CORPPriority: Dec 30, 2003Filed: Feb 8, 2011Published: Sep 1, 2011
Est. expiryDec 30, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61B 2017/2253A61N 7/02A61B 2017/22045A61B 8/4422A61N 2007/0008A61B 8/4281A61B 8/4438A61B 8/00
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Abstract

A transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to ultrasound energy while being stretched taut about the retainer. The transducer seal may be made in a disposable or re-usable form.

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1 . A disposable transducer seal comprising:
 a membrane being substantially transparent to ultrasound energy, said membrane being non-porous to water and acoustic coupling fluids;   a retainer having a substantially annular configuration for holding said membrane; and   a means for mating said retainer with a transducer housing.

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