Low Energy Acoustic Pulse Apparatus and Method
AssigneeAcoustic Wave Cell Therapy, Inc.
InventorsCharles R. Engles, Yung Chen Su
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating an acoustic energy pulse and delivering it into a body is described. The apparatus includes a generator for creating an acoustic energy pulse having an energy density field that can be measured at all points within a space in the shape of an imaginary cylinder having a length greater than or equal to 2 cm and a diameter. The cylindrically shaped space has a cylinder longitudinal axis oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the energy pulse at an angle in the range from zero to twenty degrees. A minimum energy density for the pulse at all locations within the cylindrically shaped space is at least 50% of a maximum energy density for the pulse within the space.
Claims25
An apparatus for generating acoustic energy pulses for delivery into a living body, said apparatus comprising
- an acoustic energy pulse generator;
- and
- a contact portion configured to be placed in contact with or adjacent to the living body, and positioned such that an acoustic energy pulse generated by said acoustic energy pulse generator passes through said contact portion;
- wherein said acoustic energy pulse generator is configured to generate and deliver the acoustic energy pulse along a urethra of the living body in a direction along a length of the urethra, said acoustic energy pulse having an energy density field that is dimensioned to therapeutically encompass at least a portion of urethral sphincter muscles of the patient.
An apparatus for generating acoustic energy pulses for delivery into a living body, said apparatus comprising
- an acoustic energy pulse generator;
- and
- a contact portion configured to be placed in contact with or adjacent to the living body, and positioned such that an acoustic energy pulse generated by said acoustic energy pulse generator passes through said contact portion;
- wherein said acoustic energy pulse generator is configured to generate and deliver the acoustic energy pulse to encompass at least a portion of an anal sphincter or a rectum of the living body to restore or improve functionality of the anal sphincter and/or rectum, to facilitate generation of tissue of the anal sphincter and/or rectum, and/or to improve vascularization of the anal sphincter and/or rectum.
The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said maximum energy density is in the range of 0.05 mJ/mm2 to 0.123 mJ/mm2.
An apparatus for generating acoustic energy pulses for delivery into a living body, said apparatus comprising
- an acoustic energy pulse generator;
- and
- a contact portion configured to be placed in contact with or adjacent to the living body, and positioned such that an acoustic energy pulse generated by said acoustic energy pulse generator passes through said contact portion;
- wherein said acoustic energy pulse generator is configured to generate and deliver the acoustic energy pulse from an end of a urethra of the living body to achieve a therapeutic result, said acoustic energy pulse having an energy density field that is dimensioned to therapeutically encompass at least a portion of urethral sphincter muscles of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.