Patents Assigned to Inserm and Theraclion
  • Patent number: 7713203
    Abstract: The inventive ultrasound treating device comprises a first processing transducer set (11) for transmitting a beam of high-intensity ultrasound waves to a treatable area (3), wherein said beam comprises an aspheric wavefront and forms a focal spot (6) on the treatable area elongated and inclined with respect to the direction of the ultrasound wave propagation and the focal spot (6) length is less than the length of the transducer (11). The inventive device is particularly suitable for treating an elongated area such as vein portions enveloping a pathological valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Inserm and Theraclion
    Inventors: François Lacoste, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Olivier Pichot, René Milleret, Samuel Pichardo