Abstract: A blood clot obstruction of a coronary artery causing myocardial infarction is treated by sonothrombolysis by transmitted therapeutic ultrasound to the coronary artery in synchronism with the heart cycle. Therapeutic transmission may be at the same phase of consecutive or non-consecutive heart cycles. To allow for microbubble replenishment, two or more different patterns of therapeutic energy may be used. A coronary artery and its downstream microvasculature may be treated at the same time by using different heart cycle timing or different beam patterns or both for the two therapeutic sites.

Abstract: An ECG system acquires ECG signals for the production of ECG lead data which is analyzed for ST elevation characteristics. The ST elevation information is further analyzed to identify a coronary artery or region of the myocardium which may be affected by an obstruction or occlusion. The identity of an obstructed coronary artery or affected myocardium is related to a spatial location in an ultrasound image of the heart to target an ultrasound probe at the coronary artery or myocardial region which may be obstructed or affected by an obstruction. Sonoreperfusion is then performed at the coronary artery or myocardial region targeted by the ultrasound probe.

Abstract: System, methods, and apparatuses for removably attaching a battery to a user device are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a system may include an adhesive layer formed on an inner portion of the user device. The system may also include a battery retention label. The battery retention label may include a body portion configured to be adhered to the inner portion of the user device by the adhesive layer. The body portion may be configured to receive the battery thereon. The battery retention label may also include one or more tabs extending from the body portion. Each of the one or more tabs may include a battery adhesive layer formed on one side thereof. Moreover, each of the one or more tabs may be folded over the battery so that the battery adhesive layer adheres to the battery and retains the battery within the battery retention label.

Abstract: A myocardial contrast echo exam is performed by the use of a two dimensional array transducer probe. The probe is held against a selected acoustic window of the body and first and second image planes through the heart are imaged and the plane orientations stored. Settings to optimize the images may also be stored for the two plane orientations. A contrast agent is infused and the resting heart scanned through the acoustic window. Upon actuation of a user control the ultrasound system automatically acquires images of the selected image planes through the acoustic window. Stress is applied to the heart to increase the heart rate and automatic acquisition sequence is repeated to acquire the images with the heart under stress. The at-rest and stress images may be compared to analyze the reperfusion of the myocardium of the heart.

Abstract: A myocardial contrast echo exam is performed by the use of a two dimensional array transducer probe. The probe is held against a selected acoustic window of the body and first and second image planes through the heart are imaged and the plane orientations stored. Settings to optimize the images may also be stored for the two plane orientations. A contrast agent is infused and the resting heart scanned through the acoustic window. Upon actuation of a user control the ultrasound system automatically acquires images of the selected image planes through the acoustic window. Stress is applied to the heart to increase the heart rate and automatic acquisition sequence is repeated to acquire the images with the heart under stress. The at-rest and stress images may be compared to analyze the reperfusion of the myocardium of the heart.

Abstract: A method of generating three-dimensional (3D) full volume ultra-sound images with the uses of contrast agents includes acquiring ultrasound image data for multiple subvolumes (140,142,144,146) synchronized to an ECG (100) over multiple cardiac cycles (124,126,128,130) via triggering (104,114,106,116,108,118,110,120). Acquiring includes at least one of two acquisition protocols. The first acquisition protocol uses an output acoustic power insufficient for causing destruction of the contrast agents during ultrasound image data acquisition (10). The second acquisition protocol uses an output acoustic power sufficient for causing destruction of the contrast agents during ultrasound image data acquisition (10). Triggering (26,28) of respective ones of the ultrasound image data acquisitions of the multiple subvolumes (140,142,144,146) is selected to enable destroyed contrast agents to be replaced by new contrast agents prior to a subsequent triggering of ultrasound image data acquisition of a subsequent subvolume.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrostatic dissipative alignment plates, sockets and socket assemblies comprising a base for providing an interface between an integrated circuit and an electrical system, and a frame for receiving the integrated circuit, where the base comprises an insulating material and the frame comprises a conducting material.