Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Device, OPTICHO INC
Summary
USPTO issued Patent No. US12605072B2 to OPTICHO INC., LTD. for a photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging device that combines laser light and ultrasonic wave technologies for tissue imaging. The patent covers an imaging probe with a laser emitter and ultrasonic transducer, and an operation unit for image formation from photoacoustic and ultrasonic signals. 19 claims were granted.
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USPTO issued Patent No. US12605072B2 granting OPTICHO INC., LTD. exclusive intellectual property rights for a photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging device that combines laser light source and ultrasonic wave technologies for tissue imaging applications.
For parties operating in medical imaging technology, this patent establishes proprietary boundaries around combined photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging approaches. Medical device manufacturers developing similar dual-modality imaging systems should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses to assess potential infringement exposure.
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Photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging device, and imaging forming method
Grant US12605072B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
OPTICHO INC., LTD.
Inventors
Chul Hong Kim, Won Seok Choi, Eun Yeong Park, Seung Wan Jeon, Chang Yeop Lee, Moon Gyu Han
Abstract
A photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging device includes a laser light source configured to generate a laser, an ultrasonic wave source configured to generate an ultrasonic wave generation signal, an imaging probe including a laser emitter configured to receive the laser and emit the laser to a target and an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive the ultrasonic wave generation signal, emit an ultrasonic wave to the target, and detect a photoacoustic signal and an ultrasonic signal generated and reflected from the target, and an operation unit configured to form an image of tissue in the target from the laser and an image of the tissue in the target from the ultrasonic wave on the basis of the photoacoustic signal and the ultrasonic signal detected by the ultrasonic transducer.
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/0095 A61B 5/0035 A61B 8/0858 A61B 8/0875 A61B 8/0891 A61B 8/4416 A61B 8/08 A61B 8/0833 A61B 8/00 A61B 5/00 A61B 8/4477 A61B 8/5261
Filing Date
2021-09-02
Application No.
18268271
Claims
19
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