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US 12,318,635 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for treating kidneys
AssigneeMDSG Innovation Ltd.
InventorsBenny Rousso, Naama Winetraub, Boaz Rippin, Lior Eshel, Assaf Erell, Rodny Zarini
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Abstract
The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying renal function in a subject, comprising selecting a patient requiring an increment in renal function; emitting a quantity of ultrasound radiation, enough to provide an increment in renal function, to at least one part of a kidney for a period of time from about 1 hours to about 30 days.
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A method for modifying renal function, comprising:
- a. selecting a patient requiring an increment in renal function;
- b. emitting a quantity of ultrasound radiation, enough to provide an increment in renal function, to at least one part of a kidney for a treatment period of time from about 1 hour to about 30 days;
- c. monitoring temperature at skin or tissue, said monitoring is at multiple interface locations to manage ultrasound power distribution;
- wherein said ultrasound radiation is characterized by having a pulse frequency from about 3 MHz to about 15 MHz and a duration from about 0.2 μsec to about 10 μsec;
- and
- wherein said emitting comprises achieving renal function modification while avoiding inducing thermal adverse effects.
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A system for modifying renal function, comprising:
- a. a plurality of transducer elements;
- b. circuitry comprising instructions for:
- i. emitting a quantity of ultrasound radiation, enough to provide an increment in renal function, to at least one part of a kidney for a treatment period of time from about 1 hour to about 30 days;
- ii. monitoring temperature at skin or tissue, said monitoring is at multiple interface locations to manage ultrasound power distribution;
- wherein said ultrasound radiation is characterized by having a pulse frequency from about 3 MHz to about 15 MHz and a duration from about 0.2 μsec to about 10 μsec;
- and
- wherein said emitting comprises achieving renal function modification while avoiding inducing thermal adverse effects.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.