Method and apparatus for medical treatment of the pathological state of bones
First Claim
1. A method of medically treating a patient suffering from a pathological bone condition of a limb, which comprises the steps of:
- (a) anesthetizing the patient;
(b) fixing the limb affected with the pathological bone condition and centering its pathological site;
(c) treating the pathological site, once, consecutively, and extracorporeally with impact waves of from 300 to 6000 impacts with a frequency of impacts of from 0.5 to 4 per second at a pressure of from 700 to 2500 bars and a pulse duration of from 0.5 to 4 microseconds for a period of 10 to 120 minutes; and
(d) subsequently immobilizing the limb for a period of from 15 to 90 days.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for medically treating a patient suffering from a pathological bone condition of a limb, which comprises the steps of: anesthetizing the patient; fixing the limb affected with the pathological bone condition and centering its pathological site; treating the pathological site, once, consecutively, and extracorporeally with impact waves of from 300 to 600 impacts with a frequency of impacts of from 0.5 to 4 per second at a pressure of from 700 to 2500 bars and a pulse duration of from 0.5 to 4 microseconds for a period of 10 to 120 minutes; and subsequently immobilizing the limb for a period of from 15 to 90 days.
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1. A method of medically treating a patient suffering from a pathological bone condition of a limb, which comprises the steps of:
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(a) anesthetizing the patient; (b) fixing the limb affected with the pathological bone condition and centering its pathological site; (c) treating the pathological site, once, consecutively, and extracorporeally with impact waves of from 300 to 6000 impacts with a frequency of impacts of from 0.5 to 4 per second at a pressure of from 700 to 2500 bars and a pulse duration of from 0.5 to 4 microseconds for a period of 10 to 120 minutes; and (d) subsequently immobilizing the limb for a period of from 15 to 90 days. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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