Patent ID: 11944490
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A neuromodulation energy application system, comprising:
a neuromodulation positioning patch comprising:
a conformable substrate comprising an application surface configured to be applied to a subject's skin, the application surface comprising an adhesive portion, wherein the adhesive portion is covered by a removable release liner;
a resilient frame disposed on the conformable substrate and protruding from a top surface of the conformable substrate, the top surface opposing the application surface, wherein the resilient frame comprises one or more mating features; and
a plurality of docks, the plurality of docks each comprising an individual dock configured to removably mate with the resilient frame via one or more complementary mating features to the one or more mating features, wherein the individual dock forms a shaped passage to accommodate an ultrasound probe and wherein the shaped passage positions the ultrasound probe at an angle and orientation relative to the resilient frame, wherein each individual dock of the plurality of docks has a different shaped passage relative to one another configured to accommodate respective different types of ultrasound probes and wherein each individual dock of the plurality of docks is configured to removably mate with the one or more mating features of the resilient frame via respective one or more complementary mating features and wherein the resilient frame is shaped to mate with only one of the plurality of docks at a time via the one or more mating features,

wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to generate image data to determine a treatment position, and wherein the resilient frame and the individual dock are configured to change position, angle, and orientation relative to the subject's skin based on the determination of the treatment position; and
the ultrasound probe of the different types of ultrasound probes, wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to removably mate with the dock, and wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to deliver neuromodulation energy, and wherein the plurality of different ultrasound probes have respective different housing shapes relative to one another and corresponding to different shaped passages of the plurality of docks and such that interior walls of the shaped passage of the individual dock directly contact and support a housing of the ultrasound probe when the ultrasound probe is mated with the individual dock.