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US 2020/0206540 A1Published application
Cranial hair loss treatment using micro-energy acoustic shock wave devices and methods
AssigneeS-Wave Medical Inc.
InventorsDa ZHU, Zhuoyu CHEN
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating human cranial hair loss using extracorporeal acoustic shock waves are disclosed. The shock wave device optionally includes a proximal surface, a plurality of shock wave generators disposed on the surface, and a coupling assembly configured to transmit shock waves to a user's scalp.
Claims16
A method for applying treatment to a user's scalp, comprising:
- positioning a coupling assembly of an extracorporeal shock wave apparatus to contact an area of the user's scalp, wherein the coupling assembly comprises shock wave couplant and a deformable sac configured to be in contact with the area of the user's scalp;
- generating, using a plurality of shock wave generators of the extracorporeal shock wave apparatus, a plurality of shock waves,
- wherein the plurality of shock wave generators are disposed on a first surface of a housing of the extracorporeal shock wave apparatus and are sandwiched by the coupling assembly and the first surface,
- wherein the first surface of the housing is flat or concave in the same direction as the user's scalp, and
- wherein the plurality of shock wave generators are in contact with the shock wave couplant of the coupling assembly;
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- transmitting, using the coupling assembly disposed over and covering the plurality of shock wave generators, the plurality of shock waves to the user's scalp via the shock wave couplant.
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A device comprising:
- an extracorporeal shock wave apparatus, wherein the apparatus further comprising:
- a housing having a first surface, the first surface being non-convex;
- a plurality of shock wave generators disposed on the first surface and configured to generate a plurality of shock waves, each shock wave having a corresponding intensity;
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- a coupling assembly disposed over and covering the plurality of shock wave generators thereby sandwiching the plurality of shock wave generators between the first surface and the coupling assembly, the coupling assembly configured to contact an area of a user's scalp and to transmit a plurality of shock waves to the user's scalp, wherein the corresponding intensity is configured to cause the shock wave to dissipate in the user's scalp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.