PANCREAS REGENERATION TREATMENT FOR DIABETICS USING EXTRACORPOREAL ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVES
First Claim
1. The method of stimulating a tissue of a subsurface organ comprises the steps of:
- activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and
subjecting the tissue to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves and away from a geometric focal volume or point of the emitted shock waves.
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Abstract
The method of stimulating a tissue of a subsurface organ is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the tissue to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves and away from a geometric focal volume or point of the emitted shock waves. In one embodiment the emitted shock waves are divergent or near planar. In another embodiment the emitted shock waves are convergent having a geometric focal volume of point at a distance of at least X from the source, the method further comprising positioning the tissue at a distance less than the distance X from the source. The subsurface organ is a tissue having cells. The tissue is a part of the incretin system. The subsurface organ is preferably the pancreas of a diabetic or at risk diabetic patient. The treatment stimulates the pancreatic tissue by an analgesic effect on the nerves and a stimulation of the insulin producing islets.
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23 Claims
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1. The method of stimulating a tissue of a subsurface organ comprises the steps of:
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activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and
subjecting the tissue to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves and away from a geometric focal volume or point of the emitted shock waves. - 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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20. The method of preventive shock wave therapy comprises the steps of:
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identifying a diabetic at risk patient, the patient having an at risk tissue; and
subjecting the at risk tissue to shock waves to stimulate tissue repair. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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