Dominique Cathignol
26Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 16, 1980 → Oct 4, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5601526A | Ultrasound therapy apparatus delivering ultrasound waves having thermal and cavitation effects | Human Necessities | 532 | Expired |
| US6379320B1 | Ultrasound applicator for heating an ultrasound absorbent medium | Human Necessities | 438 | Expired |
| US5316000A | Use of at least one composite piezoelectric transducer in the manufacture of an ultrasonic therapy apparatus for applying therapy, in a body zone, in particular to concretions, to tissue, or to bones, of a living being and method of ultrasonic therapy | Human Necessities | 269 | Expired |
| US5219401A | Apparatus for selective destruction of cells by implosion of gas bubbles | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
| US5666954A | Therapeutic endo-rectal probe, and apparatus constituting an application thereof for destroying cancer tissue, in particular of the prostate, and preferably in combination with an imaging endo-cavitary-probe | Human Necessities | 207 | Expired |
| US5474071A | Therapeutic endo-rectal probe and apparatus constituting an application thereof for destroying cancer tissue, in particular of the prostate, and preferably in combination with an imaging endo-cavitary-probe | Human Necessities | 201 | Expired |
| US6676601B1 | Apparatus and method for location and treatment using ultrasound | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US5738635A | Adjustable focusing therapeutic apparatus with no secondary focusing | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US5479928A | Ultrasonic method and apparatus for flow measurement | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US5015929A | Piezoelectric device with reduced negative waves, and use of said device for extracorporeal lithotrity or for destroying particular tissues | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US7264597B2 | Device and method for producing high-pressure ultrasonic pulses | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US4417584A | Real-time measuring method and apparatus displaying flow velocities in a segment of vessel | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US4320765A | Doppler pseudorandom noise velocimeters | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US4730614A | Device for advancing an electrode-holder element in an apparatus generating pulses for the destruction of targets such as kidney stones | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4868791A | Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting the positions of electrodes, in particular in shock wave generator apparatus using a feeler finger, e.g. the rod of an actuator, movable to the focus | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4866330A | Device for advancing an electrode-holder element and use thereof in a shock wave generating apparatus | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5251614A | Method and device interposing an electrically conductive liquid between electrodes and shockwave apparatus for method and device | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5105801A | Method and apparatus for improving the reproducibility and efficiency of the pressure waves generated by a shock wave generating apparatus | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5233980A | Apparatus and method for generating shockwaves for the destruction of targets, particularly in extracorporeal lithotripsy | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5315986A | Apparatus for real-time tracking and imaging of objects within the body of a mammal | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US4915094A | Apparatus for generating high frequency shock waves of which the electrical supply connection is disposed inside a tubular element, limiting or preventing electro-magnetic leakages | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5293353A | Method for manufacturing an acoustic sensor, and acoustic sensor obtained thereby, having a substantially non-detachable protective layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US5085206A | System for initializing positions of target locating arm and device for firing focused shots | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US4702248A | Apparatus for generating high frequency shock waves provided with a screen which reduces the electric leakages | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US4962753A | A method and device for improving the discharge regime between two electrodes | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.