Opto-acoustic transducer for medical applications
Abstract
This invention is an optically activated transducer for generating acoustic vibrations in a biological medium. The transducer is located at the end of a fiber optic which may be located within a catheter. Energy for operating the transducer is provided optically by laser light transmitted through the fiber optic to the transducer. Pulsed laser light is absorbed in the working fluid of the transducer to generate a thermal pressure and consequent adiabatic expansion of the transducer head such that it does work against the ambient medium. The transducer returns to its original state by a process of thermal cooling. The motion of the transducer within the ambient medium couples acoustic energy into the medium. By pulsing the laser at a high repetition rate (which may vary from CW to 100 kHz) an ultrasonic radiation field can be established locally in the medium. This method of producing ultrasonic vibrations can be used in vivo for the treatment of stroke-related conditions in humans, particularly for dissolving thrombus. The catheter may also incorporate anti-thrombolytic drug treatments as an adjunct therapy and it may be operated in conjunction with ultrasonic detection equipment for imaging and feedback control.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Berkeley, CA
- Danville, CA
- Orinda, CA
- Moss Beach, CA
- Pleasanton, CA
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874380
- Patent Number(s):
- 6379325
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- opto-acoustic; transducer; medical; applications; optically; activated; generating; acoustic; vibrations; biological; medium; located; fiber; optic; catheter; energy; operating; provided; laser; light; transmitted; pulsed; absorbed; fluid; generate; thermal; pressure; consequent; adiabatic; expansion; head; ambient; returns; original; process; cooling; motion; couples; pulsing; repetition; rate; cw; 100; khz; ultrasonic; radiation; field; established; locally; method; producing; vivo; treatment; stroke-related; conditions; humans; dissolving; thrombus; incorporate; anti-thrombolytic; drug; treatments; adjunct; therapy; operated; conjunction; detection; equipment; imaging; feedback; control; fiber optic; laser light; pulsed laser; repetition rate; light transmitted; acoustic vibration; /604/606/
Citation Formats
Benett, William, Celliers, Peter, Da Silva, Luiz, Glinsky, Michael, London, Richard, Maitland, Duncan, Matthews, Dennis, Krulevich, Peter, and Lee, Abraham. Opto-acoustic transducer for medical applications. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
Benett, William, Celliers, Peter, Da Silva, Luiz, Glinsky, Michael, London, Richard, Maitland, Duncan, Matthews, Dennis, Krulevich, Peter, & Lee, Abraham. Opto-acoustic transducer for medical applications. United States.
Benett, William, Celliers, Peter, Da Silva, Luiz, Glinsky, Michael, London, Richard, Maitland, Duncan, Matthews, Dennis, Krulevich, Peter, and Lee, Abraham. Tue .
"Opto-acoustic transducer for medical applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874380.
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author = {Benett, William and Celliers, Peter and Da Silva, Luiz and Glinsky, Michael and London, Richard and Maitland, Duncan and Matthews, Dennis and Krulevich, Peter and Lee, Abraham},
abstractNote = {This invention is an optically activated transducer for generating acoustic vibrations in a biological medium. The transducer is located at the end of a fiber optic which may be located within a catheter. Energy for operating the transducer is provided optically by laser light transmitted through the fiber optic to the transducer. Pulsed laser light is absorbed in the working fluid of the transducer to generate a thermal pressure and consequent adiabatic expansion of the transducer head such that it does work against the ambient medium. The transducer returns to its original state by a process of thermal cooling. The motion of the transducer within the ambient medium couples acoustic energy into the medium. By pulsing the laser at a high repetition rate (which may vary from CW to 100 kHz) an ultrasonic radiation field can be established locally in the medium. This method of producing ultrasonic vibrations can be used in vivo for the treatment of stroke-related conditions in humans, particularly for dissolving thrombus. The catheter may also incorporate anti-thrombolytic drug treatments as an adjunct therapy and it may be operated in conjunction with ultrasonic detection equipment for imaging and feedback control.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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