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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Francois Lacoste, Paris, FR;
Sylvain Yon, Bagneux, FR;
Francois Lacoste, Paris, FR;
Sylvain Yon, Bagneux, FR;
Theraclion SAS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for treatment of an organ or tissue of a living being. The device comprises at least one treatment transducer for emission of ultrasound waves, preferably high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) waves, focusable on a focal point within or on the surface of said organ or tissue, as well as means for rotating said treatment transducer around an axis which intersects said focal point. The device further comprises synchronization means for synchronizing the rotation of the treatment transducer with at least the emission of ultrasound waves from said treatment transducer and/or an additional imaging transducer.