Patent ID: 8568322

Claim:
An imaging and treatment head for imaging and treating an organ or tissue of a living being, and configured for treating tumors of the prostate or the thyroid, said head comprising: a housing containing: a transducer for treating said organ or tissue locally, the transducer being suitable for emitting waves or radiation so as to treat the organ or the tissue; and an imaging means comprising an ultrasonic probe that is suitable for emitting waves or radiation so as to provide an imaged representation of an organ or tissue for treatment, the ultrasonic probe having a linear array; wherein the imaging means subdivide the transducer, in a mid-plane, into two symmetrically identical portions about the imaging means, a mounting body on which the imaging means and transducer are mounted, the mounting body forming an elongate window, the linear array being positioned so as to emit waves or radiation through the window, the transducer at least partially surrounding the elongate window, wherein the mounting body comprises a circularly cylindrical configuration, and further comprises a crown having a cylindrical shape with an outer wall that is frustoconical.