Patent ID: 11857812
Assignee: CORDANCE MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method for configuring an ultrasound treatment system, the method comprising:
providing a treatment ultrasound transducer comprising a plurality of treatment elements, the treatment ultrasound transducer locatable and selectable to deliver ultrasound into the head of the patient;
providing a plurality of position sensors configured to detect relative movement between the head of the patient and the treatment ultrasound transducer, wherein at least a first of the plurality of position sensors is coupled to the treatment ultrasound transducer and a second of the plurality of position sensors is placed on the head of the patient;
by a data processor:
determining a registration transformation which transforms coordinates of at least one target region identified in a previously obtained image to coordinates of the ultrasound treatment system;
determining at least one of an initial treatment ultrasound transducer location and a selected subset of the plurality of treatment elements from which to deliver ultrasound treatment energy from the treatment ultrasound transducer to the at least one target region based at least in part on the registration transformation;
monitoring output from the plurality of position sensors to determine detected relative movement between the head of the patient and the treatment ultrasound transducer;
determining at least one of an updated treatment ultrasound transducer location and an updated selected subset of the plurality of treatment elements from which to deliver ultrasound treatment energy from the treatment ultrasound transducer to the at least one target region based at least in part on the detected relative movement; and
controlling the treatment ultrasound transducer to deliver treatment ultrasound energy from the updated treatment ultrasound transducer location to the at least one target region with an energy sufficient to open the blood brain barrier of the patient at the at least one target region.