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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Laurent Sandrin, L'Hay les Roses, FR;
Matteo Bosisio, Paris, FR;
Cécile Bastard, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ECHOSENS, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/223 (2013.01); A61B 5/0051 (2013.01); A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); A61B 8/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elastography device for quantitatively and/or qualitatively measuring the viscoelastic properties of any medium, includes a deformable tube for positioning the ultrasonic transducer located at the end of the deformable tube and for holding it so as to ensure, during at least one measurement, perpendicularity and contact between the ultrasonic transducer and the medium.