Method and apparatus particularly useful for treating osteoporosis
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1. A method of increasing the density and strength of bone, comprising subjecting said bone to substantially planar, collimated compressional shock waves having a substantially constant intensity as a function of distance from a shock wave source, and wherein said collimated shock waves are applied to the bone at an intensity of 50-500 atmospheres.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing the density and strength of bone, particularly for preventing or treating osteoporosis, by subjecting the bone to unfocussed compressional shock waves.
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- 1. A method of increasing the density and strength of bone, comprising subjecting said bone to substantially planar, collimated compressional shock waves having a substantially constant intensity as a function of distance from a shock wave source, and wherein said collimated shock waves are applied to the bone at an intensity of 50-500 atmospheres.
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9. Apparatus for increasing the density and strength of bone, comprising:
- a shock wave generator for generating compressional shock waves, including a collimator for applying the generated shock waves in a substantially planar, collimated condition to the bone, said shock waves having a substantially constant intensity as a function of distance from said shock wave generator, and
wherein said shock wave generator generates shock waves of an intensity of 50-500 atmospheres. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a shock wave generator for generating compressional shock waves, including a collimator for applying the generated shock waves in a substantially planar, collimated condition to the bone, said shock waves having a substantially constant intensity as a function of distance from said shock wave generator, and
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