Methods and apparatus for uniform transcutaneous therapeutic ultrasound
US6575956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/027
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wide beam ultrasound delivery system providing a uniform exposure field is used to enhance the uptake of injected substances and/or to enhance the transfection of DNA in the tissues of human subject, or reduce the amount of vascular intimal hyperplasia in human subjects following vascular injury.
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