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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Edap Tms France, Vaulx-en-Velin, FR;
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale—i.n.s.e.r.m., Paris, FR;
Lucie Brasset, Villeurbanne, FR;
Jean-Yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;
Nicolas Guillen, Fontaine sur Saone, FR;
Francoise Chavrier, Chezeneuve, FR;
Emmanuel Blanc, Saint-Didier au Mont D'Or, FR;
EDAP TMS FRANCE, Vaulx-en-Velin, FR;
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE-I.N.S.E.R.M., Paris, FR;
Abstract
The object of the invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of biological tissues by means of the application of focused ultrasound waves, the apparatus including: a probe movement system for ensuring: the moving of the focal zone along a first direction, from a distal point of the treatment zone to a proximal point of the treatment zone, in order to create a sequence of elementary treatment zones; the juxtaposition of sequences of elementary treatment zones in order to completely cover the treatment zone; a control circuit controlling the probe, in order to ensure that the ultrasonic power delivered to the focal zone decreases between the distal point and the proximal point of the treatment zone.