Device for treatment of peripheral arterial disease and micro-angiopathy in lower limbs
AssigneeVibrant Medical Limited
InventorPhilip ELLIN
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Abstract
A vibratory treatment device has a motor driving an output shaft on which is mounted an eccentric weight to create vibration of the motor as the shaft rotates. A frame is connected to the motor to which frame said vibrations are transmitted through the connection of the frame to the motor. A pad surrounds the frame and into which said vibrations of the frame are transmitted. The pad is applied to the affected limb or limbs of the patient and activated to cause vibrations of the motor to be transmitted through the frame and pad into the tissue of the patent's limb or limbs. The treatment is continued for a therapeutically effective period of time and repeated periodically.
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A method of treatment of peripheral arterial disease affecting the limbs of a patient, said method comprising applying a therapeutically effective regime of vibration therapy comprising:
- providing a vibratory treatment device having a motor driving an output shaft on which is mounted an eccentric weight to create vibration of the motor as the shaft rotates, a frame connected to the motor to which frame said vibrations are transmitted through the connection of the frame to the motor and a pad surrounding the frame and into which said vibrations of the frame are transmitted;
- applying the pad to the affected limb or limbs of the patient and activating the motor to cause vibrations of the motor to be transmitted through the frame and pad into the tissue of the patent's limb or limbs;
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- continuing said application for a therapeutically effective period of time and repeating said application periodically.
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A treatment device, the treatment device comprising:
- a drive unit including a motor having an eccentric weight mounted on its shaft and adapted to deliver mechanical vibrations at its surface in three orthogonal directions at a frequency in each orthogonal direction of between 15 and 75 Hz and with an amplitude in each orthogonal direction of between 0.1 and 2 mm;
- a frame connected to said drive unit to transmit vibrations to a vibration applicator;
- a power source to drive the motor;
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- a controller for selective connection and disconnection to the drive unit, which controller is programmable to enable a set regime of vibration treatment to be applied.
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A method of treatment of micro-angiopathy affecting the limbs of a patient, said method comprising applying a therapeutically effective regime of vibration therapy comprising:
- providing a vibratory treatment device having a motor driving an output shaft on which is mounted an eccentric weight to create vibration of the motor as the shaft rotates, a frame connected to the motor to which frame said vibrations are transmitted through the connection of the frame to the motor and a pad surrounding the frame and into which said vibrations of the frame are transmitted;
- applying the pad to the affected limb or limbs of the patient and activating the motor to cause vibrations of the motor to be transmitted through the frame and pad into the tissue of the patent's limb or limbs;
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- continuing said application for a therapeutically effective period of time and repeating said application periodically.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.