Acoustic shock wave treatment and devices for appendages
US12303721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved method of treating an appendage of a patient using acoustic shock waves has the steps of: providing an appendage in need of an acoustic shock wave treatment; placing an acoustic shock wave applicator on a surface of the appendage; placing a gaseous filled membrane on an opposite surface of the appendage; activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves from an acoustic shock wave applicator; and wherein the acoustic shock wave is transmitted from the acoustic shock wave applicator through the surface sending the emitted acoustic shock waves into the tissue of the appendage and exiting the opposite surface of the appendage to the gaseous filled membrane where a reflection of the acoustic shock wave occurs sending reflected acoustic shock waves back through the appendage.
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