Patents by Inventor Lucie BRASSET

Lucie BRASSET 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).

  • Apparatus for generating focused ultrasound waves with reduced treatment time
    Patent number: 10004922
    Abstract: The object of the invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of biological tissues by means of the application of focused ultrasound waves, the apparatus including: a probe movement system for ensuring: the moving of the focal zone along a first direction, from a distal point of the treatment zone to a proximal point of the treatment zone, in order to create a sequence of elementary treatment zones; the juxtaposition of sequences of elementary treatment zones in order to completely cover the treatment zone; a control circuit controlling the probe, in order to ensure that the ultrasonic power delivered to the focal zone decreases between the distal point and the proximal point of the treatment zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: EDAP TMS FRANCE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE-I.N.S.E.R.M.
    Inventors: Lucie Brasset, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Nicolas Guillen, Francoise Chavrier, Emmanuel Blanc
  • APPARATUS FOR GENERATING FOCUSED ULTRASOUND WAVES WITH REDUCED TREATMENT TIME
    Publication number: 20150112235
    Abstract: The object of the invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of biological tissues by means of the application of focused ultrasound waves, the apparatus including: a probe movement system (7) for ensuring: the moving of the focal zone (Z) along a first direction (X), from a distal point (D) of the treatment zone (T) to a proximal point (P) of the treatment zone, in order to create a sequence (S) of elementary treatment zones; the juxtaposition of sequences (S, S1, S2, S3, . . . ) of elementary treatment zones in order to completely cover the treatment zone (T); a control circuit (6) controlling the probe (2), in order to ensure that the ultrasonic power delivered to the focal zone decreases between the distal point (D) and the proximal point (P) of the treatment zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Lucie BRASSET, Jean-Yves CHAPELON, Nicolas GUILLEN, Francoise CHAVRIER, Emmanuel BLANC