US 12,070,353 B2
Ultrasonic periodontal probe
Arnaud Capri, Marne la Vallee (FR); David Roudergues, Marne la Vallee (FR); Jean-Marc Inglese, Bussy-Saint-Georges (FR); Herve Josso, Marne la Vallee (FR); Edward Shellard, Atlanta, GA (US); Stephanie Chevalliot, Marne le Vallee (FR); Jean-Marc Gregoire, Mettray (FR); Frederic Ossant, Tours (FR); and Aline Banquart, Marne le Vallee (FR)
Appl. No. 17/423,493
Filed by TROPHY SAS, Marne la Vallee (FR); CARESTREAM DENTAL LLC, Atlanta, GA (US); UNIVERSITE DE TOURS, Tours (FR); INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), Paris (FR); and CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL UNIVERSITAIRE DE TOURS, Tours (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/051055
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/148402, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,357, filed on Jan. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0087646 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/12 (2013.01) [A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/0875 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 8/429 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61B 8/4466 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/585 (2013.01); A61C 19/043 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rigid ultrasonic periodontal probe comprising:
a grip portion having a longitudinal axis;
a support member comprising a part having a longitudinal axis different from the longitudinal axis of the grip portion; and
an ultrasonic device fastened to the grip portion via the support member,
wherein the ultrasonic device is configured for emitting ultrasound signals within at least two emitting cones and for receiving corresponding echoed ultrasound signals, the at least two emitting cones extending in opposite and diverging directions with regard to a plane comprising the longitudinal axis of the grip portion, and the ultrasonic device comprises at least two transducers or arrays of transducers, one of the at least two transducers or arrays of transducers being configured for emitting ultrasound signals within one of the at least two emitting cones and the other of the at least two transducers or arrays of transducers being configured for emitting ultrasound signals within the other of the at least two emitting cones.