Treatment or pre-treatment for radiation/chemical exposure

• US 20070239072A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: General Patent, LLC (Tissue Regeneration Technologies LLC)
• Inventors: Schaden, Wolfgang, Warlick, John, Schultheiss, Reiner
• Granted Patent: US 7,537,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/22004 using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic shock waves A61B17/225 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/00 Ultrasound therapy lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 ; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092

Abstract

A method of treatment for a tissue organ or entire body of a patient prior to or after exposure to chemicals or radiation or both comprises the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the tissue, organ or entire body to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue, organ or body wherein the tissue, organ or body is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves.

Claims

1. The method of treatment for a tissue, organ or entire body of a patient prior to or after exposure to chemicals, radiation or both comprises the steps of:

activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and

subjecting the tissue, organ or entire body to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue, organ or body wherein the tissue, organ or body is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves.

2. The method of treatment of claim 1 wherein the emitted shock waves are convergent, divergent, planar or near planar.

3. The method of treatment of claim 1 wherein the emitted shock waves are convergent having one or more geometric focal volumes of points at a distance of at least X from the generator or source, the method further comprising positioning the organ at a distance at or less than the distance X from the source.

4. The method of treatment of claim 1 further comprises the step of:

administering one or more medicaments prior, during or after subjecting the patient to acoustic shock waves.

5. The method of treatment of claim 1 further comprises the step of:

directing radiation to a predetermined treatment region to eradicate cancerous cells or tissue.

6. The method of treatment of claim 1 further comprises the step of:

administering a treatment of chemotherapy to eradicate cancerous cells or tissue.

7. The method of treatment of claim 1 further comprises the step of:

subjecting a tissue or organ to a surgical procedure to remove some or all of a cancerous growth or tumor.

8. The method of treatment of claim 1 wherein the exposure to chemicals or radiation is the result of an accident or act of aggression and the method further comprises the steps of:

setting up a treatment site;

selecting patients suffering from exposure; and

treating said patients to the shock waves.

9. The method of treatment of claim 8 further comprises the step of:

providing mobile or vehicle contained acoustic shock wave generators; and

delivering said generators to said treatment sites.