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EP0552995A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of aiming at an anatomical target for treatment by focused elastic waves and apparatus using this method for hyperthermy treatment of the prostate

Assignee: EDAP International SA
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Filing: 1993-01-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-01-05
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Abstract

Abstract The treatment generator can be moved along three coordinate axes (XYZ) and an endorectal probe (8) along three axes parallel to (XYZ) and connected to the support (7) of the patient. A first marker (A), connected to the probe, is situated in the same horizontal plane as its focus and offset by a distance (d) with respect to it in the direction of the axis (Y). A second marker (B), connected to the device for moving the treatment generator, is situated in the horizontal plane of the focus of the latter and offset with respect to it by the same distance (d) in the same direction. <IMAGE>

Inventors

  • 👤 Jacques Dory

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:42
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N7/00; A61N7/02; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/225; A61B17/2255

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