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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2021
E-scopics, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Francois Maurice, Draguignan, FR;
Pascal Bouscasse, Saint-Esteve-Janson, FR;
Claude Cohen-Bacrie, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Frederic Wintzenrieth, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Adrien Besson, Marseilles, FR;
E-SCOPICS, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Abstract
A probe for measuring the viscoelastic properties of a medium of interest, the probe including a housing, a transducer array for emitting high-frequency ultrasonic waves and receiving acoustic echoes, at least one inertial vibration exciter including a fixed part mechanically integral with the transducer array, a mobile part capable of moving relative to the fixed part to produce vibrations in order to generate the low-frequency elastic wave, wherein the mobile part includes at least one permanent magnet, the at least one inertial vibration exciter including an additional inertial mass distributed around the permanent magnet.