Patent ID: 11967065
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A tissue identification and classification system, comprising:
an ultrasound device configured to stimulate tissue with ultrasound waves causing the tissue to vibrate and produce vibration signatures of the tissue;
a vibration detector being configured to detect the vibration signature of the tissue, the produced vibration signatures resulting from the projecting; and
a computer device in communication with the ultrasound device and the vibration detector, the computer device including a processor, a memory, a display interface, and an input-output circuit, the processor including a signal analysis processor configured according to computer-executable instructions for:
accessing a signature library storing a plurality of stored vibration signatures, wherein each of the stored vibration signatures is linked in the library to an optimal ultrasound wave parameter for one of a plurality of known tissues having a known identity and classification,
comparing a first produced vibration signature of the tissue with the plurality of stored vibration signatures of the signature library,
determining a degree of similarity between the first vibration signature of the tissue and at least one of the stored vibration signatures is above a predetermined threshold,
determining a match between the first vibration signature of the tissue and the at least one of the plurality of stored vibration signatures when the degree of similarity is above a predetermined threshold,
adjusting the ultrasound waves of the ultrasound device for the optimal ultrasound wave parameter of the known tissue of the known identity based on the match to produce a second vibration signature of the tissue, and
identifying the tissue based on the second vibration signature of the tissue matching at least a portion of the optimal ultrasound wave parameter of the known tissue.