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High-intensity ultrasound therapy method and apparatus with controlled cavitation effect and reduced side lobes
Assignee: INSTITUT NATIONAL
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Filing: 1995-02-28
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2015-02-28
Abstract
Abstract In a high-energy ultrasound therapy method and apparatus, said apparatus comprises a therapy device with at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element and a signal generator supplying an electronic signal to said ultrasound transducer element, the signal generator supplying the transducer(s) with a wideband electronic signal of the random or pseudo-random type.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Yves Chapelon
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-10-24 14:36
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/0207; B06B1/0223; A; A61; A61F; A61F7/00; A61N; A61N7/00; A61N7/02; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00137; A61B2017/00154; A61B2017/00172; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B2017/22005; A61B2017/22007; A61B2017/22009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for generating high power the therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being a Golay coded pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for generating high power the therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being a Golay coded pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating high power therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being a Barker coded pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating high power therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being a Barker coded pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating high power therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being an M-sequence pseudo-random type coded signal.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating high power therapeutic ultrasound waves in a propagation medium, said ultrasound waves produced by an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element, the method comprising the steps of: activating the at least one ultrasound transducer element with an electronic signal supplied by a signal generator; said signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element for reducing or preventing cavitation phenomena resulting from the propagation of the ultrasound waves emitted by the at least one ultrasound transducer element within the propagation medium; and said wideband electronic signal being an M-sequence pseudo-random type coded signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein the M-sequence pseudo-random type coded electronic signal has an elementary pulse duration of about between 0.1 μs and 100 μs and a period of repetition T of about between 1 μs and 10 seconds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being of a random or pseudo-random type, and having at least one of a Gaussian and Poissonian type distribution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being of a random or pseudo-random type, and having at least one of a Gaussian and Poissonian type distribution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being an M-sequence random or pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being an M-sequence random or pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said M-sequence pseudo-random type signal has an elementary pulse duration of about between 0.1 μs and 100 μs and a period of repetition T of about between 1 μs and 10 seconds.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being at least one of a Golay coded and Barker coded random or pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
A therapy apparatus for generating high power ultrasound waves comprising: an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and a signal generator supplying a wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound therapy transducer element; and said signal being at least one of a Golay coded and Barker coded random or pseudo-random type signal.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal having at least one of a Gaussian and Poissonian type distribution, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal having at least one of a Gaussian and Poissonian type distribution, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal being at least one of a Barker coded and Golay coded pseudo-random type signal, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal being at least one of a Barker coded and Golay coded pseudo-random type signal, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal being an M-sequence pseudo-random type coded signal of a frequency having an elementary pulse duration of about between 0.1 μs and 100 μs and a period of repetition T of about between 1 μs and 10 seconds, apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal being an M-sequence pseudo-random type coded signal of a frequency having an elementary pulse duration of about between 0.1 μs and 100 μs and a period of repetition T of about between 1 μs and 10 seconds, apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal having an autocorrelation function approaching a Dirac function, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for treatment using high power ultrasound therapy waves, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a wideband electronic signal to an apparatus, said signal having an autocorrelation function approaching a Dirac function, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer having at least one ultrasound transducer element; and a signal generator for supplying the wideband electronic signal to said at least one ultrasound transducer element, said wideband signal for reducing or preventing secondary focusing phenomena behind a periodic or quasi-periodic structure.
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