Patents Assigned to KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY (KFMC)
  • Therapeutic ultrasound apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10806952
    Abstract: An apparatus and as method for generating ultrasound. The apparatus comprises: a signal generator arranged to generate a driving signal; and an ultrasound transducer arranged to transmit an ultrasound beam in response to the driving signal received from the signal generator. The signal generator is arranged to combine a carrier wave and a modulating wave having a lower frequency than the carrier wave to generate an amplitude modulated driving signal. The ultrasound beam is suitable for inducing cavitation in a human or animal body tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: King Fahad Medical City (KFMC)
    Inventor: Fares Al Mayiah
  • THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160339273
    Abstract: An apparatus and as method for generating ultrasound. The apparatus comprises: a signal generator arranged to generate a driving signal; and an ultrasound transducer arranged to transmit an ultrasound beam in response to the driving signal received from the signal generator. The signal generator is arranged to combine a carrier wave and a modulating wave having a lower frequency than the carrier wave to generate an amplitude modulated driving signal. The ultrasound beam is suitable for inducing cavitation in a human or animal body tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY (KFMC)
    Inventor: Fares AL MAYIAH