Prophylaxis of adhesions with low frequency sound
OwnerDavid A. Colasanteinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic method for reducing the incidence of adhesions which are likely to form in regions of inflamed body tisssues is disclosed. This method comprises the step of exposing inflamed tissues, such as tissues in the region of recent surgery, to infrasound to reduce the incidence of adhesion formation.
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A therapeutic method for reducing the incidence of adhesions which are likely to form in regions of inflamed body tissue, comprising the step of exposing said tissues to low frequency sound to reduce the incidence of said adhesions, said exposure being periodic and occurring at least during a period of time when said body tissues are inflamed.
A therapeutic method for reducing the incidence of adhesions which are likely to form in regions of inflamed body tissues, comprising the step of exposing said tissues to low frequency sound to reduce the incidence of adhesions, said low frequency sound having a frequency of between 5 and 35 cycles per second and being varied during such exposure through a range of from 5 to 35 cycles per second.
A method of treating internal body tissues comprising the steps of:
- (a) performing surgery to at least gain access to said internal body tissues;
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- (b) applying low frequency sound to said body tissues during at least a portion of the period of healing to reduce the incidence of adhesions which might otherwise form in the region of said tissues.
A therapeutic method for reducing the incidence of adhesions which are likely to form in regions of inflamed body tissues, comprising the step of exposing said tissues to low frequency sound to reduce said adhesions, said low frequency sound being generated by an audio type speaker which is driven by a sine wave signal which is varied in frequency during its duty cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.