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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Cardiawave, Paris, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale, Paris, FR;
Mathieu Pernot, Paris, FR;
Michael Vion, La Chaussée Saint Victor, FR;
Mickael Tanter, Bagneux, FR;
CARDIAWAVE, Paris, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Paris, FR;
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging and therapy device includes an array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers, and an ultrasound imaging device situated inside an innermost transducer of the plurality of concentric annular ultrasound transducers, wherein it further comprises a mechanical linkage allowing a tilting movement of the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers with respect to the ultrasound imaging device and in that the ultrasound imaging device protrudes in an axial direction from the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers; whereby the ultrasound imaging device can be kept stationary and in direct or indirect contact with a patient's skin while the array of concentric annular ultrasound transducers is tilted so as to move a focal point of ultrasound waves generated by the concentric annular ultrasound transducers within an imaging region of the ultrasound imaging device.