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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale (Inserm), Paris, FR;
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, FR;
Centre Leon Berard, Lyons, FR;
David Melo De Lima, Lyons, FR;
Sophie Cambronero, Lyons, FR;
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), Paris, FR;
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, FR;
CENTRE LEON BERARD, Lyons, FR;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to ultrasonic transducers for therapeutic ultrasound techniques, such as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) techniques. A challenge is to design ultrasound transducers capable of delivering the required pressure, deep enough in the biological tissue, and with enough precision to deliver the required pressure within the targeted volume of the tissue and without destroying the surrounding tissue. Thus, it is proposed to use a transducer with several ultrasound emitting zones capable of being activated independently. This enables the transducer to deliver the required pressure at a target location that is not aligned with the emission axis.