Pressure-pulse therapy device for treatment of deposits
OwnerAvner Spector, Alex Harelinventors
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Abstract
A device, system and method for the generation of therapeutic acoustic shock waves for at least partially separating a deposit from a vascular structure. The shock waves may optionally be generated according to any mechanism which is known in the art, including but not limited to, spark gap technology, electromagnetic shock wave generation and piezoelectric technology for generating therapeutic pressure pulses. Examples of deposits which may be treated with the present invention include, but are not limited to, atherosclerotic plaques, any type of clot, and any type of thrombus or embolus. The vascular structure itself may be any such structure for conducting blood flow, including but not limited to arteries, veins and the aortic arch.
Claims35
A system for treating at least a portion of a vascular structure of a subject, comprising:
- (a) a shock wave generator for generating a shock wave for treating the portion of the vascular structure;
- and
- (b) an imaging device for generating at least one image of the portion of the vascular structure to be treated, such that said shock wave is focused on the portion of the vascular structure according to a location determined from said at least one image.
A method for treating at least a portion of a vascular structure of a subject, comprising:
- obtaining an image of the portion of the vascular structure;
- determining an area of the portion of the vascular structure from said image;
- focusing a shock wave on said area;
- and
- treating at least a part of said area with said shock wave.
A method for treating at least a portion of a vascular structure of a subject, comprising:
- determining an area of the portion of the vascular structure;
- focusing a shock wave on said area;
- and
- treating at least a part of said area with said shock wave.
A system for treating a tissue of a subject, comprising:
- (a) a shock wave generator for generating a shock wave for treating the tissue;
- and
- (b) an ultrasound doppler imaging device for generating at least one image of the tissue, such that said shock wave is focused on the tissue according to a location determined from said at least one image.
A system for treating at least a portion of a deposit on a vascular structure of a subject, comprising:
- (a) a shock wave generator for generating a shock wave for treating the deposit on the portion of the vascular structure;
- (b) an imaging device for generating at least one image of the portion of the vascular structure to be treated, such that said shock wave is focused on the portion of the vascular structure according to a location determined from said at least one image;
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- (c) a block removal mechanism for removing the deposit after treatment by said shock wave generator.
A method for treating at least a portion of a deposit on a vascular structure of a subject, comprising:
- generating at least one image of the portion of the vascular structure to be treated;
- focusing said shock wave on the portion of the vascular structure according to a location determined from said at least one image;
- generating a shock wave for treating the deposit on the portion of the vascular structure;
- and
- removing the deposit after treatment by said shock wave generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.