Portable Ultrasound Device for the Treatment of Wounds
First Claim
1. A portable ultrasound device for treating wounds, comprising:
- a. A power supply;
b. A generator electrically connected to said power supply;
c. An ultrasound transducer containing a distal end, electrically connected to said generator;
d. An ultrasound tip attached to the distal end of said ultrasound transducer comprising;
i. A proximal concentrator portion in contact with said transducer;
ii. A distal end radiation portion containing a peripheral boundary, attached to the distal end of said concentrator portion, with a maximum diameter approximately 2 times or greater than the minimum diameter of said concentrator portion; and
e. A fluid supply capable of delivering a fluid to the radiation portion.
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Abstract
Device and methods for the treatment of wounds using ultrasound energy are disclosed. The portable wound treatment device may deliver ultrasound energy to a wound through direct contact with the ultrasound tip and/or through a liquid coupling medium. Several ultrasound tips specially designed to concentrate and focus ultrasound energy onto a wound are also disclosed. The ultrasound tip may also possess an abrasive peripheral boundary to aid in debriding the wound and/or removing necrotic tissue. The disclosed invention may have multiple beneficial effects in treating a wound such as sterilizing a wound, reducing external bleeding, and/or providing pain relief.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable ultrasound device for treating wounds, comprising:
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a. A power supply; b. A generator electrically connected to said power supply; c. An ultrasound transducer containing a distal end, electrically connected to said generator; d. An ultrasound tip attached to the distal end of said ultrasound transducer comprising; i. A proximal concentrator portion in contact with said transducer; ii. A distal end radiation portion containing a peripheral boundary, attached to the distal end of said concentrator portion, with a maximum diameter approximately 2 times or greater than the minimum diameter of said concentrator portion; and e. A fluid supply capable of delivering a fluid to the radiation portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for treating wounds, comprising the steps of:
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a. Providing an ultrasound tip comprising; i. A concentrator portion; ii. A distal end radiation portion containing a peripheral boundary with abrasive members, attached to the distal end of said concentrator portion, with a maximum diameter approximately 2 times or greater than the minimum diameter of said concentrator portion; and b. Providing a fluid supply capable of delivering a fluid coupling medium to the radiation surface; c. Delivering ultrasound energy from said ultrasound tip through said fluid coupling medium; d. Contacting target with said peripheral boundary of said radiation portion of said ultrasound tip; e. Delivering ultrasound energy through direct contact of said ultrasound tip to said target; and f. Moving said ultrasound tip.
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