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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Cardiawave SA, Paris, FR;
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale, Paris, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris, Paris, FR;
Mathieu Pernot, Paris, FR;
Daniel Suarez, Paris, FR;
CARDIAWAVE SA, Paris, FR;
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE, Paris, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Paris, FR;
ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An ultrasonic processing apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic processing apparatus comprises an ultrasonic therapy transducer (ATA) adapted to generate focused ultrasonic waves; an ultrasonic imaging transducer (UID) connected to the ultrasonic therapy transducer; and an electronic system configured to control the ultrasonic therapy transducer so as to emit a pulse train of ultrasonic waves generating a cloud of cavitation bubbles (BC); control the ultrasonic imaging transducer so as to acquire at least one image of the region to be processed; acquire a plurality of echo signals of ultrasonic wave pulses emitted by the ultrasonic therapy transducer captured by the ultrasonic imaging transducer; process the plurality of echo signals so as to reconstruct an image of the cloud of cavitation bubbles; and display said image of the cloud of cavitation bubbles superposed on said image of the region to be processed. The processing includes spatio-temporal filtering.