Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1989-05-16
1992-05-12
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
12866203, 128 24AA, 128399, A61B 800, A61N 500
Patent
active
051118220
ABSTRACT:
An article of manufacture which is used in medical treatment is a concave wave focusing device and a piezoelectric surface coupled to a target locating and treatment aiming ultrasound transducer which is located between the target and the surface and which scans the target to display a target image in coincidence with a visible indication of the focal point of the focusing device.
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Cohen Lee S.
Drucker William A.
EDAP International, S.A.
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