Patents Examined by Joanne M Bui Pho
  • Patent number: 11253729
    Abstract: An external ultrasound generating treating device (12) to induce spinal cord and/or spinal nerve treatment comprises at least two sub-arrays of ultrasound generating treatment transducers, a left sub-array (20iL) being located on a left lateral side and a right sub-array (20iR) being located on a right lateral side of the central longitudinal axis (Ai). The device comprises a support structure (32) having at least one module (34i) comprising a left lateral section (34iL) and a right lateral section (34iR). The support structure (32) maintains, in use of the device, a constant distance and a constant relative angular orientation around the central longitudinal axis (Ai) between the first left and first right treatment transducers or set of treatment transducers (20iL, 20iR). Also disclosed is an apparatus including the external ultrasound generating treating device (12) and methods of its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HÔPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventor: Alexandre Carpentier