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Patent US7949396 - Ultrasonic transducer for a metallic cavity implated medical device - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Webprotokoll | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteAn implantable medical device comprising a housing and an ultrasonic transducer having a communication frequency coupled to a portion of the housing. The housing resonates at the communication frequency, and a casing is coupled to the housing and disposed over the ultrasonic transducer. The casing is...http://www.google.de/patents/US7949396?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7949396 - Ultrasonic transducer for a metallic cavity implated medical device Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS7949396 B2PublikationstypErteilung Anmeldenummer11/780,992 Ver�ffentlichungsdatum24. Mai 2011Eingetragen20. Juli 2007 Priorit�tsdatum21. Juli 2006Auch ver�ffentlicht unterEP2043740A2US20080021509US20110190669WO2008011577A2WO2008011577A3 ErfinderAbhijeet V. ChavanKeith R. MaileBin MiUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterCardiac Pacemakers, Inc. US-Klassifikation607/36Internationale KlassifikationA61N1/375 UnternehmensklassifikationA61B5/0028A61N1/37217A61N1/37288 Europ�ische KlassifikationA61N 1/372D2A61N 1/372D8SA61B 5/00B7BReferenzenPatentzitate (102)Nichtpatentzitate (21) Referenziert von (2)Externe LinksUSPTO USPTO-Zuordnung EspacenetUltrasonic transducer for a metallic cavity implated medical deviceUS 7949396 B2 Zusammenfassung An implantable medical device comprising a housing and an ultrasonic transducer having a communication frequency coupled to a portion of the housing. The housing resonates at the communication frequency, and a casing is coupled to the housing and disposed over the ultrasonic transducer. The casing is adapted to amplify the deformation of the ultrasonic transducer in a bending mode and transfer the bending moment to the housing. An implantable medical device comprising a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion. A first ultrasonic transducer is coupled to a first connection rod and is coaxial with the first connection rod. The first ultrasonic transducer and first connection rod are interposed between the upper and lower portions such that the first ultrasonic transducer is adapted to vibrate the upper and lower portions simultaneously. A method of optimizing an ultrasonic transducer and a housing of an implantable medical device.
19. The implantable medical device of claim 14 wherein the first ultrasonic transducer comprises a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) material having a diameter of approximately 1 centimeter and a height of approximately 1 millimeter, the connection rod has a height of approximately 6 millimeters, a minimum diameter of approximately 1 centimeter, a maximum diameter of approximately 2.5 centimeters, and a taper beginning at a height of approximately 3 millimeters, and the thickness of the housing is between 0.3 to 2 millimeters and the width of the housing is between about 2.5 to 5 centimeters. Beschreibung
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