The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale (Inserm), Paris, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique (C.n.r.s.), Paris, FR;
Université Pierre ET Marie Curie (Paris 6), Paris, FR;
Université Paris Diderot—paris 7, Paris, FR;
Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris, Paris, FR;
Mickael Tanter, Paris, FR;
Mathieu Pernot, Paris, FR;
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), Paris, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S), Paris, FR;
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), Paris, FR;
UNIVERSITE PARIS DIDEROT—PARIS 7, Paris, FR;
ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for obtaining a functional parameter of a muscle having a part, the method comprising the steps of: a) applying ultrasound waves to the muscle, b) collecting the ultrasound waves retrodiffused by the muscle at a plurality of times, to obtain collected ultrasound waves, c) determining a first plurality of values representative of stiffness values of one part at a first plurality of times by using the collected ultrasound waves, d) determining a second plurality of values representative of deformation values of said part at a second plurality of times by using the collected ultrasound waves, and e) deducing at least one functional parameter based on the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values. The invention also concerns a corresponding device.