Patent ID: 9669239
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,H04R

Claim:
1. A system for treating at least one sensory capacity of a person with a help of a stimulation device comprising an electronic converter for converting a sensory signal into an electronic signal for controlling at least one transducer for emitting signals that are images of the sensory signal, the system being characterized in that the stimulation device is a device for direct ultrasound stimulation of a sensory cortex of a patient's brain, the ultrasound stimulation device comprising: at least one support that is adapted to be implanted in a patient's skull and that includes at least one internal wall; and at least one ultrasound transducer carried by the support ( wherein the ultrasound stimulation device is provided with a flap presenting an internal face through which ultrasound waves are emitted, wherein the flap is designed to be slid between hemispheres of the patient's brain; wherein the flap is concave and semi-rigid and the implanted support comprises an internal face through which ultrasound waves are emitted, and the flap has ultrasound waves also emitted therethrough.