Methods for promoting nerve regeneration and neuronal growth and elongation
First Claim
1. A method of enhancing the regeneration of injured nerves which comprises the step of:
- administering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to the zone of injury of the nerve during the regeneration process.
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Abstract
A method of enhancing the regeneration of injured nerves has the step of administering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to the zone of injury of the nerve during the regeneration process. The inventive method may include enhancing the stimulation of neuronal cell growth or regeneration by administering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to stimulate neuronal cell growth or regeneration, wherein the administering of the treatment is applied to a patient who has a pathological condition where neuronal repair can be facilitated including peripheral nerve damage caused by injury or disease such as diabetes, brain damage associated with stroke, and for the treatment of neurological disorders related to neurodegeneration, including Parkinson'"'"'s disease, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease and amyotrophic lateral, sclerosis multiple sclerosis and disseminated sclerosis. The treatment is ideally suited for neural regeneration after a degenerative condition due to any neurological infections or any other pathological condition.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of enhancing the regeneration of injured nerves which comprises the step of:
administering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to the zone of injury of the nerve during the regeneration process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The method of enhancing the stimulation of neuronal cell growth or regeneration comprises the step of:
adminstering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to stimulate neuronal cell growth or regeneration. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. The method of stimulating nerve or neurological organ regeneration comprises the steps of:
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activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and
subjecting the organ to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said organ wherein the organ is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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