Shock wave treatment device and method of use
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1. A small portable hand-held electro-hydraulic shock wave applicator device comprising:
- an applicator housing extending longitudinally;
a side firing shock wave applicator head at one end of the applicator housing;
a pair of electrodes with tips to create a shock wave generating spark to create the shock waves being used in medical applications having amplitudes above 0.1 MPa and rise times of the amplitude below 100 ns, the duration of a shock wave being below 1-3 micro-seconds (μ
s) for the positive part of a cycle and above a micro-second for the negative part of a cycle;
a reflector for redirecting and shaping a shock wave pattern transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shock wave device;
a membrane or lens covering said reflector for transmitting said shock wave pattern; and
wherein the pair of electrodes includes an inner electrode centered and held in an inner probe housing and at an opposite side of the applicator head is an outer electrode, the pair of electrodes being aligned and gapped at a distance S and being partially surrounded by the reflector wherein the shock waves are emitted from the applicator head in a sideways direction relative to the length of the applicator housing.
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Abstract
The system for treating an internal organ has a generator source for producing a shock wave connected to a portable shock wave applicator device, wherein the shock wave applicator device has a side-firing shock wave head having a variable angle adjustment relative to a release and lock connected handle or holder means for holding said device. The inclination of the shock wave head can be set to a fixed inclination to reach the organ at various locations or surfaces or can be pivotally inclined continuous to vary the treatment surfaces area.
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20 Claims
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1. A small portable hand-held electro-hydraulic shock wave applicator device comprising:
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an applicator housing extending longitudinally; a side firing shock wave applicator head at one end of the applicator housing; a pair of electrodes with tips to create a shock wave generating spark to create the shock waves being used in medical applications having amplitudes above 0.1 MPa and rise times of the amplitude below 100 ns, the duration of a shock wave being below 1-3 micro-seconds (μ
s) for the positive part of a cycle and above a micro-second for the negative part of a cycle;a reflector for redirecting and shaping a shock wave pattern transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shock wave device; a membrane or lens covering said reflector for transmitting said shock wave pattern; and
wherein the pair of electrodes includes an inner electrode centered and held in an inner probe housing and at an opposite side of the applicator head is an outer electrode, the pair of electrodes being aligned and gapped at a distance S and being partially surrounded by the reflector wherein the shock waves are emitted from the applicator head in a sideways direction relative to the length of the applicator housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The method of employing a small portable hand-held shock wave applicator device comprises the steps of:
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providing an at least partially exposed organ or direct access portal to an organ, activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves from a side firing applicator head with a pair of electrodes with tips to create a shock wave generating spark to create shock waves used in medical applications having amplitudes above 0.1 MPa and rise times of the amplitude below 100 ns, the duration of a shock wave being below 1-3 micro-seconds (μ
s) for the positive part of a cycle and above a micro-second for the negative part of a cycle, the shock wave emitted from a shock wave applicator head in a side firing pattern relative to the shock wave applicator device, a reflector for redirecting and shaping a shock wave pattern transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shock wave device;
a membrane or lens covering said reflector for transmitting said shock wave pattern; and
wherein the pair of electrodes includes an inner electrode centered and held in an inner probe housing and at an opposite side of the applicator head is an outer electrode, the pair of electrodes being aligned and gapped at a distance S and being partially surrounded by the reflector wherein the shock waves are emitted from the applicator head in a sideways direction relative to the length of the applicator housing; andsubjecting the organ to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said organ wherein the organ is positioned within an unobstructed path of the emitted shock waves, positioning the shock wave head adjacent to and on an inclination relative to the organ, and emitting a shock wave pattern in a generally transverse direction relative to the applicator head. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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