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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Francois Lacoste, Paris, FR;
Antoine Tetard, Lyons, FR;
Christian Chaussy, Allemagne, FR;
Jean-yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;
Inventors:
Francois Lacoste, Paris, FR;
Antoine Tetard, Lyons, FR;
Christian Chaussy, Allemagne, FR;
Jean-Yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;
Assignee:
EDAP S.A., Vaulx En Velin, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical coagulation instrument having a planar ultrasound transducer without a membrane, mounted in the region of an end of a câble is provided The instrument additionally has a fluid circuit. It is useful for intra-cavity or laparoscopic treatment, without the use of the membrane. The fluid acts simultaneously as an ultrasound coupling fluid and probe cooling fluid.