Patent · US Expired

Device for the ultrasonic therapy of a female breast with parallel sound direction

US6778848B1 · kind B1 · utility

17Cited by

2References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Mario Bechtold · Hemhofen, DE
Bernd Granz · Oberasbach, DE
Hans-Peter Heindel · Fürth, DE
Andrea Heilingbrunner · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 14, 1998
Grant date	Aug 17, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/374
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device provides ultrasonic therapy to a female breast. To this end, the breast is introduced into a container which, for a good acoustic coupling, is filled with at least one liquid. An ultrasonic transducer emits sound into the breast in a region which, in the positive and negative direction of rotation, related to the plane of the body of the female patient, covers angles of less than or equal to 50°. In a preferred embodiment, a compression pad and a fixing membrane are provided for fixing a position of the breast.

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