Patent ID: 9737323
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A transducer system comprising: a transducer element comprising a proximal surface and a distal surface, wherein the proximal surface is a continuous surface; a processor coupled to the transducer element, wherein the processor controls a voltage to operate the transducer element at a first power level and a second power level, wherein the transducer element is configured for both imaging and ablation of the tissue, wherein the transducer element is operated at the first power level to image the tissue, wherein the transducer element is operated at the second power level to ablate the tissue, wherein the first power level is different than the second power level, and wherein the transducer element is alternating between imaging and ablation; a first bonding portion attached to the distal surface of the transducer element, wherein the first bonding portion serves as a first acoustic matching layer and as a distal heat sink; a coating on the first bonding portion that serves as a second acoustic matching layer; a proximal heat sink having a second bonding portion attached to the proximal surface of the transducer element, wherein the second bonding portion is bonded to the continuous proximal surface of the transducer element to conduct heat away from the transducer element; and a base coupled to the proximal heat sink, wherein the base is configured to anchor the proximal heat sink and allow fluid flow past the transducer element for cooling the proximal surface and the distal surface of the transducer element.