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Apparatus and method for stimulating tissue growth with ultrasound

  • US 5,524,624 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1994
  • Issued: 06/11/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for using ultrasound to stimulate the growth of a tissue at a site within a patient and to generate an image of the site, the apparatus comprising:

  • a housing for implantation within the patient such that the ultrasound is directed toward the site;

    a generator, disposed within said housing, for producing a signal;

    a first transducer, partially disposed within said housing, for converting said signal into the ultrasound, for directing the ultrasound toward the site, and for receiving an ultrasound echo from the site; and

    a second transducer and wherein said generator generates a first and a second signal such that said first transducer is for converting said first signal into a first ultrasound for imaging the tissue and said second transducer is for converting said second signal into a second ultrasound for stimulating the tissue.

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