Patents by Inventor Michael Canney
Michael Canney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11872413Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a probe for the treatment of brain tissue using an assembly comprising the probe and an acoustic window (1), the probe (2) including a plurality of transducers (21) for generating ultrasound waves, the method comprising: —a phase of detection: •of the probe transducers situated above the cranium (4) of the patient, and •of the probe transducers situated above the acoustic window (1), so as to permit: •deactivation of the transducers situated above the cranium (4) of the patient, •activation of the transducers situated above the acoustic window (1).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS, SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, CARTHERAInventors: Alexandre Carpentier, Guillaume Bouchoux, Michael Canney, Francois Lacoste
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Patent number: 11738214Abstract: An apparatus having an implantable ultrasound generating treating device to induce brain disorder treatment, suitable for implantation in or under the skull bone of a patient, includes several ultrasound generating transducers, which are connectable by a common electrical connection circuit to a generator, and wherein the ultrasound generating transducers each have one or several operating frequencies. The transducers include the group of transducers having several transducers driven by a same electrical drive signal, and connected to the generator system by a common electrical connection circuit, where the electric drive signal serves both as power signal and as a control signal for operating selectively, within said group, at least one or the other of a first transducer or sub-group of transducers, and of a second transducer or sub-group of transducers. The apparatus is also used to treat brain disorders.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignees: SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HÔPITAUX DE PARIS, CARTHERAInventors: Alexandre Carpentier, Michael Canney, Matthieu Cholvy
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Patent number: 11517364Abstract: The present invention relates to a pathology treatment apparatus comprising: an ultrasound generator device (1), a remote control unit (2) for delivering electricity to the device (1) during at least an activation cycle and determining and controlling the operating parameters thereof, each activation cycle (50) being preceded by a standby cycle, means (31, 32) of electrical connection between the device (1) and the control unit (2), notable in that the control unit (2) is programmed to detect a fault with the electrical connection between the device (1) and the said control unit (2) during at least a standby cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: CARTHERAInventor: Michael Canney
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Patent number: 11135455Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasonic probe for heating, internally, an ultrasonically absorbent target medium, the probe comprising: at least one piezoelectric transducer (21) having a front face (212) intended to be positioned facing the target medium and a back face (211) opposite the front face (212), the transducer being able to emit at least one primary wave emanating from its front face and at least one secondary wave emanating from its back face, the probe being noteworthy in that it furthermore comprises: a reflector (24) facing the back face (211) of the transducer (21), the reflector (24) being suitable for reflecting the secondary wave emitted by the transducer (21); and a cooling-fluid layer (25) between the transducer (21) and the reflector (24).Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: CARTHERAInventors: Michael Canney, Guillaume Bouchoux, Alexandre Vignot, Francois Lacoste
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Patent number: 10987524Abstract: An interstitial ultrasound thermal ablation applicator for conformal treatment of an inhomogeneous tumor lesion includes: a body having a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of array transducers mounted on the body, arranged side by side and having azimuth directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, and having outer faces disposed in a polygonal arrangement; the plurality of array transducers having predetermined elevation dimensions defined for directing emitted ultrasonic energy to obtain a conformal volume treatment of the tumor lesions. An electronic driving method for driving an applicator having multiple independent transducer elements arranged in rows and columns includes: controlling focal parameters of each row and column of transducer elements; and controlling a contribution of each row and column of transducer elements in a manner to provide a conformal ablated volume.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventors: Alexandre Carpentier, An Nguyen-Dinh, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Rémi Dufait, Christophe Notard, Françoise Chavrier, Cyril Lafon, Michael Canney, William Apoutou N'Djin
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Patent number: 10981021Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transiently disrupting a region of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of a human using ultrasounds in the presence of an ultrasound contrast agent, and uses thereof. The method comprises the application of at least one ultrasound (US) beam with a pressure level higher than 1 MPa and a resonance frequency ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 MHz.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: Carthera, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6)Inventors: Alexandre Carpentier, Michael Canney, Alexandre Vignot
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Publication number: 20200254284Abstract: An apparatus having an implantable ultrasound generating treating device to induce brain disorder treatment, suitable for implantation in or under the skull bone of a patient, includes several ultrasound generating transducers, which are connectable by a common electrical connection circuit to a generator, and wherein the ultrasound generating transducers each have one or several operating frequencies. The transducers include the group of transducers having several transducers driven by a same electrical drive signal, and connected to the generator system by a common electrical connection circuit, where the electric drive signal serves both as power signal and as a control signal for operating selectively, within said group, at least one or the other of a first transducer or sub-group of transducers, and of a second transducer or sub-group of transducers. The apparatus is also used to treat brain disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, Michael CANNEY, Matthieu CHOLVY
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Publication number: 20200139159Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a probe for the treatment of brain tissue using an assembly comprising the probe and an acoustic window (1), the probe (2) including a plurality of transducers (21) for generating ultrasound waves, the method comprising: —a phase of detection: •of the probe transducers situated above the cranium (4) of the patient, and •of the probe transducers situated above the acoustic window (1), so as to permit: •deactivation of the transducers situated above the cranium (4) of the patient, •activation of the transducers situated above the acoustic window (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, Guillaume BOUCHOUX, Michael CANNEY, Francois LACOSTE
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Publication number: 20200138580Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly for imaging and/or treating brain tissue, having at least one acoustic window (10) which comprises a plate (1) that is transparent to ultrasonic waves, and at least one positioning marker (2) which facilitates positioning of a probe for generating ultrasonic waves so as to be aligned with said acoustic window (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, Guillaume BOUCHOUX, Michael CANNEY, Francois LACOSTE
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Publication number: 20190209228Abstract: The present invention relates to a pathology treatment apparatus comprising: an ultrasound generator device (1), a remote control unit (2) for delivering electricity to the device (1) during at least an activation cycle and determining and controlling the operating parameters thereof, each activation cycle (50) being preceded by a standby cycle, means (31, 32) of electrical connection between the device (1) and the control unit (2), notable in that the control unit (2) is programmed to detect a fault with the electrical connection between the device (1) and the said control unit (2) during at least a standby cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: CARTHERAInventor: Michael CANNEY
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Publication number: 20190134429Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasonic probe for heating, internally, an ultrasonically absorbent target medium, the probe comprising: at least one piezoelectric transducer (21) having a front face (212) intended to be positioned facing the target medium and a back face (211) opposite the front face (212), the transducer being able to emit at least one primary wave emanating from its front face and at least one secondary wave emanating from its back face, the probe being noteworthy in that it furthermore comprises: a reflector (24) facing the back face (211) of the transducer (21), the reflector (24) being suitable for reflecting the secondary wave emitted by the transducer (21); and a cooling-fluid layer (25) between the transducer (21) and the reflector (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Michael CANNEY, Guillaume BOUCHOUX, Alexandre VIGNOT, Francois LACOSTE
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Publication number: 20190030374Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and an implantable ultrasound generating treating device and to induce brain disorder treatment, suitable for implantation in or under the skull bone of a patient, and comprising several ultrasound generating transducers (20) which are connectable by a common electrical connection circuit to a generator, and wherein the ultrasound generating transducers (20) each have one or several operating frequencies. characterized in that the transducers comprise at least: characterized in that the group of transducers consists of several transducers driven by a same electrical drive signal, and connected to the generator system by a common electrical connection circuit, where the electric drive signal serves both as power signal and as a control signal for operating selectively, within said group, at least one or the other of a first transducer or sub-group of transducers, and of a second transducer or sub-group of transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, Michael CANNEY, Matthieu CHOLVY
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Publication number: 20180036558Abstract: An interstitial ultrasound thermal ablation applicator for conformal treatment of an inhomogeneous tumor lesion includes: a body having a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of array transducers mounted on the body, arranged side by side and having azimuth directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, and having outer faces disposed in a polygonal arrangement; the plurality of array transducers having predetermined elevation dimensions defined for directing emitted ultrasonic energy to obtain a conformal volume treatment of the tumor lesions. An electronic driving method for driving an applicator having multiple independent transducer elements arranged in rows and columns includes: controlling focal parameters of each row and column of transducer elements; and controlling a contribution of each row and column of transducer elements in a manner to provide a conformal ablated volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, An NGUYEN-DINH, Jean-Yves CHAPELON, Rémi DUFAIT, Christophe NOTARD, Françoise CHAVRIER, Cyril LAFON, Michael CANNEY, William Apoutou N'DJIN
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Publication number: 20170259086Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transiently disrupting a region of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of a human using ultrasounds in the presence of an ultrasound contrast agent, and uses thereof. The method comprises the application of at least one ultrasound (US) beam with a pressure level higher than 1 MPa and a resonance frequency ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 MHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Alexandre Carpentier, Michael Canney, Alexandre Vignot
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Patent number: 9054965Abstract: A system and method for managing captured network traffic data is provided. The invention comprises a plurality of capture agents, each being configured to capture the network traffic associated with one or more applications. Each application is associated with one or more capture agents according to an application profile that is stored and maintained in a capture server. When analysis of an application's network traffic is required, the capture server contacts the corresponding capture agents according to the application profile. The capture server then effects the identification and archiving of the network traffic that corresponds to a user-defined capture condition. A database at the capture server maintains a record that associates the corresponding network traffic with the user-defined capture condition such that the corresponding network traffic can later be retrieved and analyzed using an analysis engine.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Patrick J. Malloy, Michael Canney, Ryan Gehl, Marc A. Cohen, Eric S. Nudelman, Russell Mark Elsner
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Publication number: 20140257262Abstract: An interstitial ultrasound thermal ablation applicator for conformal treatment of inhomogeneous tumor lesions includes: a body having a longitudinal axis, the body defining a hollow central channel along the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of CMUT array transducers mounted on the body, arranged side by side to form a cylindrical shape, having azimuth plans parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body, each of the plurality of CMUT array transducers having elevation dimensions predetermined to steer emitted ultrasonic waves to obtain a conformal volume treatment of the tumor lesions. An electronic driving method for driving an applicator having multiple independent transducer elements arranged in rows and columns includes: controlling focal parameters of each row and column of transducer elements; and controlling a contribution of each row and column of transducer elements in a manner to provide a conformal ablated volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Alexandre CARPENTIER, An NGUYEN-DINH, Jean-Yves CHAPELON, Rémi DUFAIT, Christophe NOTARD, Françoise CHAVRIER, Cyril LAFON, Michael CANNEY, William Apoutou N'DJIN
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Publication number: 20140112154Abstract: A system and method for managing captured network traffic data is provided. The invention comprises a plurality of capture agents, each being configured to capture the network traffic associated with one or more applications. Each application is associated with one or more capture agents according to an application profile that is stored and maintained in a capture server. When analysis of an application's network traffic is required, the capture server contacts the corresponding capture agents according to the application profile. The capture server then effects the identification and archiving of the network traffic that corresponds to a user-defined capture condition. A database at the capture server maintains a record that associates the corresponding network traffic with the user-defined capture condition such that the corresponding network traffic can later be retrieved and analyzed using an analysis engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Riverbed TechnologyInventors: Patrick J. Malloy, Michael Canney, Ryan Gehl, Marc A. Cohen, Eric S. Nudelman, Russell Mark Elsner
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Publication number: 20070067450Abstract: A system and method for managing captured network traffic data is provided. The invention comprises a plurality of capture agents, each being configured to capture the network traffic associated with one or more applications. Each application is associated with one or more capture agents according to an application profile that is stored and maintained in a capture server. When analysis of an application's network traffic is required, the capture server contacts the corresponding capture agents according to the application profile. The capture server then effects the identification and archiving of the network traffic that corresponds to a user-defined capture condition. A database at the capture server maintains a record that associates the corresponding network traffic with the user-defined capture condition such that the corresponding network traffic can later be retrieved and analyzed using an analysis engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Patrick Malloy, Michael Canney, Ryan Gehl, Marc Cohen, Eric Nudelman, Russell Elsner, Marc Schneider
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Publication number: 20070028142Abstract: A graphic user interface facilitates the hierarchical analysis of timing parameters related to network-based applications. At the top level of the hierarchy, the user is presented a summary of the delays incurred while running an application, or while simulating the running of an application, organized by delay categories, including processing delays at each node, as well as propagation delays at each link between nodes. The interface enables a user to “drill down” into lower levels of the timing information hierarchy by ‘clicking’ on currently displayed information. The information is presented in a form most appropriate to the level of analysis. The presentation forms include, for example, pie-charts, multi-variable timing diagrams (in both absolute and relative forms), data exchange charts, and so on, and ‘zoom’ capabilities are provided as appropriate to the particular display form.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Russell Elsner, John Strohm, Michael Canney
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Publication number: 20060242041Abstract: A method of funding a personal savings account is accomplished by a donor selecting a personal account to be funded, the donor using a financial instrument which generates an embedded fee or an awards or loyalty program, and directing a portion of the embedded fee or awards program into the donor-designated account. A sub-account is established in the financial instrument for receipt of all or a portion of the fee or program value before disbursement into the savings account. Additional portions of the embedded fee or awards programs may be directed to a liaison, advisor, and/or administrator. A personal savings account may be a health account, retirement account, education account, or charitable account for the benefit and/or use of the donor or a third party. A method of systematically linking investing with directing of funds from the investment by designing a fee structure within the investment whereby part of the fee is credited into a sub-account.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventor: Michael Canney