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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Vincent Auboiroux, Annemasse, FR;
Erik Dumont, Bordeaux, FR;
Rares Vincent Salomir, Ambilly, FR;
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY, Pessac, FR;
Abstract
A phased-network ultrasound transducer for medical use, includes a single support () and a group of transducer elements () distributed randomly on the surface of the support (), the transducer elements () being fixed. The group includes at least two sub-groups of transducer elements (), each of the sub-groups having a different geometric point of convergence such as to focus an ultrasound energy in a different coverage volume () such that the arrangement of the coverage volumes covers a target volume to be treated. In addition, the transducer includes control elements for controlling the transducer elements () independently of one another.