Use of at least one composite piezoelectric transducer in the manufacture of an ultrasonic therapy apparatus for applying therapy, in a body zone, in particular to concretions, to tissue, or to bones, of a living being and method of ultrasonic therapy
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1. A method for effecting therapeutic treatment of a body zone, comprising:
- providing at least one composite piezoelectric transducer element for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein said composite transducer element comprises piezoelectric ceramic material in combination with a polymer; and
applying a current to said composite piezoelectric transducer element for causing said piezoelectric transducer element to emit ultrasound waves having sufficient acoustic energy for effecting said therapeutic treatment of said body zone.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a composite piezoelectric transducer for making an acoustic or an ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus. The transducer may be a single large-size transducer or it may be a multi-transducer device and it advantageously emits ultrasonic waves that are focused on a focal point.
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1. A method for effecting therapeutic treatment of a body zone, comprising:
- providing at least one composite piezoelectric transducer element for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein said composite transducer element comprises piezoelectric ceramic material in combination with a polymer; and
applying a current to said composite piezoelectric transducer element for causing said piezoelectric transducer element to emit ultrasound waves having sufficient acoustic energy for effecting said therapeutic treatment of said body zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- providing at least one composite piezoelectric transducer element for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein said composite transducer element comprises piezoelectric ceramic material in combination with a polymer; and
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7. The method of claim, wherein said step of applying a current comprises applying a current for effecting one of lithotrity, hyperthermia and tissue removal.
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13. An apparatus for effecting therapeutic treatment of a body zone, comprising:
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at least one composite piezoelectric transducer element for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein said composite transducer element comprises piezoelectric ceramic material in combination with a polymer; and means for applying a current to said composite piezoelectric transducer element for causing said piezoelectric transducer element to emit ultrasound waves having sufficient acoustic energy for effecting said therapeutic treatment of said body zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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