ASME Technical Dinner
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005
Ultrasonics in Medical Device Applications
Speaker: Claudio I. Zanelli, Ph.D. C.E.O., Onda Corporation
Ultrasound waves are used in many forms in the realm of medical device applications, beyond the now familiar imaging for obstetrics, cardiology and other soft tissue organs. For instance, ultrasound is used in doppler flow measurement of cardiac output, thickness gauges, and sensors for flow in arteries or vessels – to assist doctors in making decisions during surgery.
At the forefront of ultrasound R&D is its use in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), where the amplitude of the waves is such that nonlinear effects cause heating and destruction of tissue. This use of focused ultrasound allows destroying tissue without affecting the intervening tissue – the holy grail of surgery without disrupting the skin.
About the speaker Claudio Zanelli founded Intec Research Corporation in 1990, a consulting, research and development organization recognized for its ultrasonic quantitative schlieren testing systems that are used by NASA, Mayo Clinic, General Electric, Siemens, Philips, and many other centers of technical leadership.
In 2002, Specialty Engineering Associates, a leader in the design, prototyping and manufacturing of custom ultrasonic transducers and hydrophones, merged with Intec to form Onda Corporation. More information is available on the website http://www.ondacorp.com.
6:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 p.m. Dinner: Roast Beef or Wild Mushroom Ravioli
8:00 p.m. Guest speaker
$25 ASME Members / $15 Students / $30 Non-members (+ $5 without RSVP)
RSVP: Elise Engelhardt
engelhardte@asme.org
Location: The PRIME Hotel Sunnyvale (formerly The Wyndham)
Directions: Take 101 to Lawrence North; turn left at Baylands Park (Moffet Park); turn left into Caribbean Corporate Center. Hotel is at end of driveway.
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