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.
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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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