Patent · US Expired

Medical device for the treatment of biological tissue

US8034004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ferton Holding S.A. · CH

Inventors

Andreas Menne · Meersburg, DE
Manfred Schulz · Jeffery Road, DE
Gerald Haupt · Castrop-Rauxel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2003
Grant date	Oct 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00544
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a medical instrument for treating biological tissue, comprising a device generating extracorporeal pressure waves and a transmission element (2) coupling said pressure waves into the body of living beings. The pressure wave is generated by a stroking member (10) impacting on a transmission element (2) and is transmitted inside the transmission element. Said transmission element comprises a boundary surface at the outlet thereof, which is curved towards the inside and is configured such that the pressure waves can be coupled into the biological tissue and can be focused therein.

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