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Use of at least one composite piezoelectric transducer in the manufacture of an ultrasonic therapy apparatus for applying therapy, in a body zone, in particular to concretions, to tissue, or to bones, of a living being and method of ultrasonic therapy

US5316000A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1992
Grant dateMay 31, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/00547
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a composite piezoelectric transducer for making an acoustic or an ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus. The transducer may be a single large-size transducer or it may be a multi-transducer device and it advantageously emits ultrasonic waves that are focused on a focal point.

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