The increasing number of applications in healthcare
such as Renal Denervation and Sonography along with the miniaturization of
these devices particularly for minimally invasive procedures is predicted to
drive the market for these sensors in the coming years. Other drivers are the
non-invasive procedures performed by HIFU or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
devices which may not even require contact of the device. Acceptance in medical
community particularly with regards to safety and efficacy of ultrasound is
expected to be a significant driver for these sensors in the coming years.
Ultrasound has been an integral part of healthcare
since its first use in 1942 when Doctor Karl Theodore Dussik of Austria
published the first paper on medical ultrasonics on his research. In Sweden
Inge Edler and Carl Hellmuth Hertz used ultrasound in cardiology. Ultrasound
sensors are used for a variety of medical devices and healthcare. The use of
medical ultrasound can be broadly classified into diagnostic ultrasound where
high frequency waved penetrate the skin and are received back and converted by
the transducer or sensor into an image with the help of an interface device.
The other facet is the therapeutic ultrasound sensors which are used to damage
tissue through a process called ablation. This ablation is used to removal of
tumors, cauterization and other procedures.
The sensor consists of a core piezoelectric crystal placed inside the device. These crystals have the property of changing size when a current passes through them. Thus when an alternate current is passes through them, they increase and decrease in size at a very high rate of speed. This “oscillation” creates vibrations at a high frequency consequently emitting sound waves beyond the hearing range of most animals. Another property of these crystals is that the vibrations or severe change in size in turn create voltage which is converted by computer software to render images.
There are over
20 classes of crystals which are considered piezoelectric and are used for a
variety of purposes. Therapeutic ultrasonic sensors are used in catheter based
ablation or in treatment of gall stones, kidney stones and uterine fibroids.
These devices are also used for numerous cosmetological applications such as
acne removal, treating varicose veins and others such as disinfection and
cleaning of equipment.
Some of the major companies producing these sensors
make them for a variety of medical applications and range from sizes such as
hand-held sensors to large ultrasound beds used for therapeutic purposes. Some
of the major companies making ultrasound sensors are Migatron Corp, Rockwell
Automation, Maxbotix, Pepperl+Fuchs, Omron, Blatek Inc, Vermon, Philips, GE,
Acuson, Esaote, among many others.
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