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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:

(Inserm) Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale, Paris, FR;

Inventors:

Jean-Yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;

Cyril Lafon, Toussieu, FR;

Jean-Louis Mestas, Veyrins-Thuellin, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01); A61D 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/35 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61D 1/00 (2013.01); A61D 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 5/1001 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); G10K 11/352 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0472 (2016.02); A61M 2037/0007 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0008 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0039 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0091 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method determines parameters to generate confocal ultrasound beams (B,B) inside a medium (), and uses a device () comprising first and second ultrasound means () and first and second displacement members () for moving the ultrasound means (). The parameters include signals s,sto the ultrasound means (), and the positions x,xof the ultrasound means (). The parameters are optimized for having a minimum amplitude a,aof the signals s,sand having an acoustic effect inside the medium ().


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