Patents Assigned to SONIC TECH, INC.
  • COMBINATION ULTRASOUND-PHOTOTHERAPY TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20140058296
    Abstract: A soundhead of a treatment device is provided that enables a volume of tissue located beneath the soundhead to simultaneously receive ultrasound and light stimulation. According to one embodiment, the soundhead includes an ultrasound transducer, a light source, and a faceplate extending across a face of the transducer for providing a tissue contacting and ultrasound energy coupling surface of the soundhead. The faceplate is transparent or translucent to the light generated by the light source. Alternate embodiments including externally mounted light sources are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sonic Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Schafer, Brady Aller
  • Combination ultrasound-phototherapy transducer
    Patent number: 8574174
    Abstract: A soundhead of a treatment device is provided that enables a volume of tissue located beneath the soundhead to simultaneously receive ultrasound and light stimulation. According to one embodiment, the soundhead includes an ultrasound transducer, a light source, and a faceplate extending across a face of the transducer for providing a tissue contacting and ultrasound energy coupling surface of the soundhead. The faceplate is transparent or translucent to the light generated by the light source. Alternate embodiments including externally mounted light sources are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sonic Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Schafer, Brady Aller
  • Combination Ultrasound-Phototherapy Transducer
    Publication number: 20090227909
    Abstract: A soundhead of a treatment device is provided that enables a volume of tissue located beneath the soundhead to simultaneously receive ultrasound and light stimulation. According to one embodiment, the soundhead includes an ultrasound transducer, a light source, and a faceplate extending across a face of the transducer for providing a tissue contacting and ultrasound energy coupling surface of the soundhead. The faceplate is transparent or translucent to the light generated by the light source. Alternate embodiments including externally mounted light sources are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SONIC TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Mark E. Schafer, Brady Aller