ULTRASOUND INTRATISSULAR APPLICATOR FOR THERMOTHERAPY

摘要

The invention concerns medical treatment material, in particular an applicator, for heating internally, a medium absorbing ultrasounds, characterised in that it has: an applicator head (1) comprising at least an ultrasound transducer (8) whereof a surface, called emitting surface, remote-covered with a sealing membrane (21) transparent to ultrasounds, and another surface, opposite the emitting surface, is associated with means (15) not propagating or slightly propagating ultrasounds; means (11, 12) remote-connecting the transducer to an electric generator; and means (22, 23, 24) producing an ultrasound coupling with the membrane. The invention is applicable to equipment treating tumours by localised thermotherapy.