Method and apparatus for connective tissue treatment
US8123707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for therapeutically treating connective tissue or increasing vascularization in tissue using ultrasound. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus which use ultrasound to stimulate growth or healing, or to treating pathologies, of connective tissue, or to increase vascularization in ischaemic or grafted tissue using ultrasound.
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