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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Godo, Meaux, FR;
Emmanuel Blanc, St. Genis Laval, FR;
Assignee:
Technomed Medical Systems, S.A., Vaulx-en-Velin, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ; A61H 1/02 ; A61H 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ; A61H 1/02 ; A61H 5/00 ;
Abstract
A coupling medium for high-power ultrasound including a liquid aqueous solution of a hydrophilic polymer, notably polyvinylpyrrolidone, is provided together with ultrasound therapy apparatus including a therapy transducer adapted to transmit high-power ultrasound arranged in an enclosure, a portion of which is filled with the coupling medium.