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Method and equipment to induce osteogenesis in a bone region of a patient

  • US 20090156969A1
  • Filed: 03/26/2007
  • Published: 06/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of inducing osteogenesis in a bone region of a patient comprising:

  • producing at least one beam of ultrasounds;

    focusing the at least one beam of ultrasounds;

    directing the at least one beam of ultrasounds to the bone region of the patient, causing the focus of the at least one beam of ultrasounds to coincide with a predetermined point of the bone region;

    wherein power and duration of the at least one beam of ultrasounds on the bone region are selected to cause, in an area of the bone region, a hematoma and/or a local inflammation and/or a series of micro-fractures, next to which an osteogenetic mechanism will be activated.

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