Combined diagnostic confocal scanning and low intensity ultrasound treatment
US8465427B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2205/108
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for non-invasive bone fracture detection and accelerated healing, that simultaneously maps, via a paired phased array ultrasound scanning apparatus having multi-element transducers, three dimensional bone surface topology at opposite surfaces along an ultrasound wave pathway; that measures, using the mapped three dimensional topology, a thickness of the mapped bone; that detects, using the mapped three dimensional topology, a region of interest with bone deterioration or fracture; that calculates an ultrasonic wave velocity and attenuation as the ultrasound wave passes through the detected region of interest; and that applies a low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) pulse to the region of interest. The paired phased array ultrasound scanning apparatus focuses the application of the LIPUS pulse.
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