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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Francois Lacoste, Gentilly, FR;
Inventor:
Francois Lacoste, Gentilly, FR;
Assignee:
THERACLION SA, Malakoff, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/13 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/13 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ultrasound probe head (), especially for HIFU treatment, comprising a treatment ultrasound transducer () and an imaging ultrasound transducer (). The imaging transducer () comprises a shield element () configured such that most of the energy of ultrasound waves () reflected in the direction of the imaging transducer () are held back by said shield element (). The shield element () is configured in such a way as not to interfere with the emission of the imaging ultrasound waves ().