Method for dissolving a thickened mass within a living body and dissolving therapeutic apparatus for same
US5273027A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2217/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In the method and dissolving therapeutic apparatus for dissolving a coagulation within a living body, a medicinal liquid for dissolving the coagulation within the living body is injected into the living body, the injected medicinal liquid is left within the living body for a predetermined time and the fluid within the living body containing the coagulation dissolved by the medicinal liquid and the medicinal liquid is substantially all discharged out of the living body. A series of steps including at least respective injecting, leaving and discharging steps is repeated. Preferably, vibrating waves are radiated toward the coagulation during the leaving step.
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