METHOD OF ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE TREATMENTS FOR COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICAL MESH IMPLANTS
First Claim
1. A method of treatment for vaginal tissue inflamed or damaged by complications from the use of a surgical mesh implant in the vagina of a patient comprises the steps of:
- activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and
subjecting the vaginal tissue, or pelvic region of the body to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue, wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves.
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Abstract
The method of treatment for vaginal tissue inflamed or damaged by complications from the use of a surgical mesh implant in the vagina of a patient is disclosed. The treatment has the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the vaginal tissue, pelvic region or the entire pelvic cavity region of the body to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves. The emitted shock waves can be convergent, divergent, planar or near planar.
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1. A method of treatment for vaginal tissue inflamed or damaged by complications from the use of a surgical mesh implant in the vagina of a patient comprises the steps of:
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activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the vaginal tissue, or pelvic region of the body to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said tissue, wherein the tissue is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of stimulation for vaginal tissue inflamed or damaged by the use of a surgical mesh implant in the vagina of a patient comprising the steps of:
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activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit pressure pulses including but not limited to very fast pressure pulses called acoustic shock waves directed toward the vaginal tissue or pelvic region to impinge the vaginal tissue or pelvic region with pressure pulses or shock waves having a low energy density in the range of 0.000001 mJ/mm2 to 1.0 mJ/mm2;
the pressure pulse being an acoustic pulse which includes several cycles of positive and negative pressure, wherein the pressure pulse has an amplitude of the positive part of such a cycle above 0.1 MPa and the time duration of the pressure pulse cycle is from a microsecond to about a second, rise times to the peak pressure of the positive part of the first pressure cycle being in the range of nano-seconds (ns) up to milli-seconds (ms), the acoustic shock waves being very fast pressure pulses having amplitudes of the positive part of the cycle similarly above 0.1 MPa but with rise times to a peak positive pressure of the positive part of the amplitude being below 100 ns, the duration of the shock wave is below 3 micro-seconds (μ
s) for the positive part of a cycle and above 3 micro-seconds for the negative part of a cycle;subjecting the vaginal tissue or pelvic region of the body to the convergent, divergent, planar or near planar acoustic shock waves or pressure pulses in the absence of a focal point impinging the vaginal tissue or pelvic region stimulating a cellular response in the absence of cellular damage evidenced by not experiencing the sensation of cellular hemorrhaging caused by the emitted waves or pulses in the vaginal tissue or pelvic region wherein the vaginal tissue or pelvic region is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves or pressure pulses and away from any localized geometric focal volume or point of the emitted shock waves wherein the emitted shock waves or pressure pulses either have no geometric focal volume or point or have a focal volume or point ahead of the vaginal tissue or pelvic region or beyond the vaginal tissue or pelvic region thereby passing the emitted waves through the vaginal tissue or pelvic region while avoiding having any localized focal point within the vaginal tissue or pelvic region wherein the emitted pressure pulses or shock waves are convergent, divergent, planar or near planar and the pressure pulse shockwave generator or source is based on electro-hydraulic, electromagnetic, piezoceramic or ballistic wave generation having an energy density value ranging as low as 0.00001 mJ/mm2 to a high end of below 1.0 mJ/mm2; and stimulating said vaginal tissue or pelvic region wherein the tissue or region is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves removed from any focal point of the emitted acoustic shock wave. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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