Medical apparatus for treating cells with vibrations

US10864136B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL
• Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM) · FR

Inventors

• Philippe Francois Thierry Garteiser · Asnières-sur-Seine, FR
• Leon Christiaan Terbeek · Veldhoven, NL
• Ralph Sinkus · Hamburg, DE
• Sabrina Nicole Dolorès Doblas · Asnières-sur-Seine, FR
• Simon Lambert · London, GB
• Valérie PARADIS · Suresnes, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 2014
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61H2230/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention provides for a medical apparatus (100, 200, 300) for treating cells of a subject comprising at least one transducer (102, 224) with a vibrating surface (116). The transducer further comprises an applicator (118, 600) for attaching the vibrating surface to an outer surface of the subject (108, 218). The transducer is operable to vibrate at a frequency between 10 Hz and 1000 Hz. The medical apparatus further comprises a controller (104, 222, 230) for controlling the vibration of the transducer. The controller is operable for causing the transducer to vibrate for greater than a predetermined period of time for treating the cells. The predetermined period of time is greater than one hour.