Systems for modulating pressure wave therapy
First Claim
1. A pressure wave therapy system comprising:
- a pressure wave therapy device configured to deliver acoustic pulses to a patient;
a control unit comprising;
a memory storing a set of pressure wave treatment criteria associated with the pressure wave therapy device and patient-specific treatment information relating to a pain threshold of the patient, anda processor configured to;
identify a frequency, a duration, and a target energy level of a pressure wave treatment,determine a therapy profile based on the frequency, the duration, and the target energy level,evaluate the therapy profile against the set of pressure wave treatment criteria and automatically adjust at least one of the frequency, duration, and target energy level of the therapy profile to make an adjusted therapy profile based on the set of pressure wave treatment criteria associated with the pressure wave therapy device when the processor determines that the therapy profile does not meet the set of pressure wave treatment criteria,cause the pressure wave therapy device to provide the pressure wave treatment to the patient according to;
the therapy profile when the processor determines that the therapy profile meets the set of pressure wave treatment criteria, orthe adjusted therapy profile when the processor determines that the therapy profile does not meet the set of pressure wave treatment criteria, andmodify the therapy profile upon receipt of an indication of the patient'"'"'s pain threshold from a pain threshold indicator by at least one of;
stopping an increase in the pressure delivered by the acoustic pulses of the pressure wave therapy device; and
decreasing the pressure delivered by the acoustic pulses of the pressure wave therapy device; and
wherein the pain threshold indicator is coupled to the control unit, and the pain threshold indicator is operable by the patient during delivery of the therapy profile to provide the indication to the control unit of the patient'"'"'s pain threshold.
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Abstract
A processor-controlled, energy-based therapy apparatus includes a pressure wave therapy device configured to provide therapeutic acoustic pulses to a patient and a processor that controls the output of the device. The pressure wave therapy device may include a control unit configured to control the pressure wave therapy device to deliver a treatment program, the treatment program comprising a plurality of acoustic pulses, each acoustic pulse comprising a pressure, the control unit including a memory storing patient-specific treatment information relating to a pain threshold of the patient; and a pain threshold indicator coupled to the control unit, the pain threshold indicator operable by the patient to provide an indication to the control unit of when a patient'"'"'s pain threshold has been reached because an energy level delivered to the patient is unbearable.
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19 Claims
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1. A pressure wave therapy system comprising:
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a pressure wave therapy device configured to deliver acoustic pulses to a patient; a control unit comprising; a memory storing a set of pressure wave treatment criteria associated with the pressure wave therapy device and patient-specific treatment information relating to a pain threshold of the patient, and a processor configured to; identify a frequency, a duration, and a target energy level of a pressure wave treatment, determine a therapy profile based on the frequency, the duration, and the target energy level, evaluate the therapy profile against the set of pressure wave treatment criteria and automatically adjust at least one of the frequency, duration, and target energy level of the therapy profile to make an adjusted therapy profile based on the set of pressure wave treatment criteria associated with the pressure wave therapy device when the processor determines that the therapy profile does not meet the set of pressure wave treatment criteria, cause the pressure wave therapy device to provide the pressure wave treatment to the patient according to; the therapy profile when the processor determines that the therapy profile meets the set of pressure wave treatment criteria, or the adjusted therapy profile when the processor determines that the therapy profile does not meet the set of pressure wave treatment criteria, and modify the therapy profile upon receipt of an indication of the patient'"'"'s pain threshold from a pain threshold indicator by at least one of; stopping an increase in the pressure delivered by the acoustic pulses of the pressure wave therapy device; and decreasing the pressure delivered by the acoustic pulses of the pressure wave therapy device; and wherein the pain threshold indicator is coupled to the control unit, and the pain threshold indicator is operable by the patient during delivery of the therapy profile to provide the indication to the control unit of the patient'"'"'s pain threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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