Patent ID: 11957936
Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for transcranial magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound, the system comprising:
a transcranial ultrasound transducer configured to apply ultrasound radiation to a head of a patient, the transcranial ultrasound transducer comprising:
a housing defining a cavity that is configured to receive the head of the patient; and
a transducer surface within the housing;

an antenna that is configured to reflect radio frequency (RF) waves; and
a support configured to be connected to the transcranial ultrasound transducer and configured to suspend the antenna within the cavity, wherein: the support configured to support the antenna at a position at which,
when the head is received within the cavity, the antenna is positioned entirely within the cavity between the housing and the head, and
the antenna is passive and does not form an electrical connection.