Inventor · Genas, FR

Dominique Cathignol

26Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 16, 1980 → Oct 4, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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

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