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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1997
Jean-Yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;
Emmanuel Blanc, St. Genis Laval, FR;
Francedilla.ois Lacoste, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Technomed Medical Systems, Vaux en Verlin, FR;
Insern, Paris Cedex, FR;
Abstract
An ultrasound therapy probe is provided comprising a therapy transducer movably mounted on a probe body, an at least partially deformable flexible casing around the therapy transducer, and a guard ring limiting deformations of the flexible casing when the transducer moves with respect to the probe body. The therapy transducer can be moved between a therapy position and a retracted position, the guard ring constituting an end-of-travel stop against which the therapy transducer bears in a therapy position. This ensures that movements of the organ to be treated are kept to a minimum when the therapy transducer moves with respect to the probe body.