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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5003965 | Medical device for ultrasonic treatment of living tissue and/or cells The invention contemplates an ultrasonic body treatment system wherein a body applicator is self-contained unit with its own radio-frequency oscillator/driver, factory-pretuned to its own transducer. A remote-control unit supplies control signals via opti... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4989583 | Ultrasonic cutting tip assembly An ultrasonic cutting tip assembly for an ultrasonic surgical cutting instrument having an ultrasonic transducer. The assembly includes a transition horn which is operatively couplable to the transducer, an elongated ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tube... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4988334 | Ultrasonic surgical system with aspiration tubulation connector An ultrasonic surgical aspirator having an improved irrigation/aspiration manifold and components to facilitate quick connections of the irrigation and aspiration lines to a handpiece. In combination with a handle assembly having an ultrasonic vibrator fo... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986808 | Magnetostrictive transducer A magnetostrictive transducer comprising a plurality of elongated strips of magnetostrictive material, each strip having a proximal end, a distal end and a substantially V-shaped cross section wherein each arm of the V is formed by a longitudinal length o... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4982730 | Ultrasonic wound cleaning method and apparatus An ultrasonic wound cleaning device having an annular transducer, an axial bore extends through the annular transducer through which liquid admixed with modifying agents can flow towards a surface to be treated. A handle, a cleaning head, and a collecting... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4979501 | Method and apparatus for medical treatment of the pathological state of bones 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 patholo... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4974581 | Ultrasonic knife A curved ultrasonic knife consisting of a transducer unit (5) and an amplitude-amplifying horn connected directly thereto, the knife being shaped to imbue the tip (43) of the horn with, to a great extent, purely longitudinal oscillation. The transducer un... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4966131 | Ultrasound power generating system with sampled-data frequency control A system is provided for applying ultrasound power to treat human tissue comprising a transducer driven by an oscillating signal from a power amplifier. The transducer and power amplifier have a power-conversion-efficiency characteristic which is a functi... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4962755 | Method for performing endarterectomy A method of performing an endarterectomy comprising the steps of exposing the blood vessel containing the atheroma to be excised, next forming an incision through the wall of the blood vessel at a location subtended by the atheroma, then inserting a probe... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4961424 | Ultrasonic treatment device A therapeutical device using ultrasonic vibration includes an ultrasonic vibration generator for generating ultrasonic vibration in the axial direction of the device and in a direction different from the axial direction of the device, an amplifier connect... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4960107 | Ultrasonic medical treatment apparatus An ultrasonic medical treatment apparatus having an piezoelectric element for generating ultrasonic energy is provided. The element is constituted by a plurality of unit piezoelectric elements of two or more different shapes. The surface areas of these un... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4957100 | Ultrasound generator and emitter An ultrasound generator and emitter suitable for use in ultrasound therapy has an electrical signal generator for charging an ultrasound resonator in an ultrasound head with electrical signals, which are converted into ultrasound energy to be emitted. The... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955365 | Localization and therapy system for treatment of spatially oriented focal disease A transducer assembly for visualization and treatment of transcutaneous and intraoperative sites includes in combination a visualization transducer and a treatment transducer, each of which are movable with both linear and rotary degrees of freedom. Movem... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4945901 | Hand therapy apparatus and method therefor The present invention discloses an improved hand therapy apparatus, wherein the hand is supported in an elevated upright position, and a therapeutic fluid and a therapeutic energy are directed at the hand.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4942868 | Ultrasonic treatment of animals To provide ultrasonic treatment of animals, ultrasonic waves in a frequency range of between 15 kilohertz and 100 kilohertz are applied to water in a tub with a power density between 0.1 and 5 watts per square centimeter. The equipment is able to apply ul... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4931038 | Complex of products for the rapid and not-invasive treatment of biliary calculosis The present invention relates to a complex of products useful for the not-invasive and rapid treatment of the biliary calculosis of cholesterolic nature. It is based upon the coupling of a special apparatus generating medium-energy or medium-low-energy ul... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4909240 | Ultrasound head with removable resonator assembly An ultrasound head of the type suitable for medical ultrasound therapy has a housing with an opening in which a resonator assembly is insertable. The resonator assembly is mounted in the opening of the housing so as to be removable. The assembly includes ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4898178 | Monolithic disposable needle guide for ultrasound transducers A needle guide system for use with an ultrasound transducer where a needle is inserted into a groove in a guide member which is attached to a sheath enclosed transducer with a mounting bracket.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4838853 | Apparatus for trimming meniscus Crystals are energized to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The crystals are coupled to an insert having a body portion coaxial with the crystals so as to vibrate the insert at the ultrasonic frequency. At least one sharp cutting edge extends from one e... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4823775 | Apparatus for treating a patient with ultrasonic waves An apparatus for treating a patient with ultrasound waves comprises a treatment head and an amplifier receiving an input signal depending on the desired intensity of the ultrasound waves and providing an electrical output signal on its output. The treatme... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821740 | Endermic application kits for external medicines Disclosed is an endermic application kit for external medicines, which comprises a drug-containing layer as provided near an ultrasonic oscillator. The kit includes a cylindrical fixed-type or portable-type and a flat regular-type or adhesive-type, and th... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4820260 | Method and apparatus for extravascular treatment of red blood cells A method and apparatus for sonication of blood to reduce Na+ K+ ATPase activity utilizes an extravascular sonication chamber and a blood pump to control the sonication parameters to prevent morphological damage to the blood cells. Se... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4791915 | Ultrasound therapy device An ultrasound therapy device has a hand-held transducer connected to a base unit having a front display and control panel. A control circuit within the base unit is microprocessor-based and enables an operator to select various output modes, intensities a... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4787888 | Disposable piezoelectric polymer bandage for percutaneous delivery of drugs and method for such percutaneous delivery (a) A bandage assembly for percutaneous administration of a medicament generates sonic vibrations to produce sonophoresis. The assembly has a bandage member with a cavity containing a medicament and having a piezoelectric polymer element extending thereacross... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787070 | Coupler for ultrasonic transducer probe A coupler for use between an ultrasonic transducer probe and a sample to be examined thereby to keep the ultrasonic transducer probe and the sample spaced a prescribed distance from each other includes an acoustic lens in an area through which a ultrasoni... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4751916 | Ultrasonic tool An ultrasonic tool instrument includes an axial assembly of a piezoelectrically driven transducer 1, a mechanical amplifier or booster 2, and an elongate concentrator or sonotrode 3. The abutting end surfaces 26, 33 and centering shoulders 25, 34 of the a... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4748972 | Vehicle seat fitted with massaging device A vehicle seat fitted with a massaging device capable of exhibiting essential function of a seat without deteriorating an appearance of the seat and performing massaging function at any time for a driver of a car or the like. The vehicle seat includes a s... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4741731 | Vented ultrasonic transducer for surgical handpiece A vented ultrasonic transducer for a medical handpiece which is provided with a number of vents which extend from the interior mounted crystal drive motor to the rear end of the handpiece so as to allow the handpiece to be rapidly sterilized with a flash ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4708127 | Ultrasonic generating system with feedback control An ultrasonic generating system for coupling vibrating energy into a load, such as living tissue, has been described which employs a piezoelectric crystal having excitation electrodes on opposite faces thereof. A feedback electrode is disposed on one face... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4657543 | Ultrasonically modulated polymeric devices for delivering compositions A composition such as a biologically active substance is delivered upon demand from a polymeric matrix by exposing the polymeric matrix containing the composition to ultrasonic energy.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4651716 | Method and device for enhancement of cardiac contractility An apparatus for ultrasonic irradiation of the heart either when the chest is open after surgery or through the chest wall. It may also be used in conjunction with electrical defibrillation equipment or alone. The apparatus includes an EKG for detecting t... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4650462 | Irrigation system An irrigation system for use in arthroscopic surgery including a variable RPM pump for introducing irrigation fluid from a fluid supply to a body irrigation site, a pressure control valve in the outflow from the irrigation site, a pressure sensor and asso... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4646725 | Method for treating herpes lesions and other infectious skin conditions The present invention provides a method for treating infectious skin conditions characterized by the presence of lesions and local or systemic symptoms such as pain, itching, burning or swelling. Infections caused by herpes viruses and staphylococcal bact... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4614178 | Automatic dose meter and control circuit arrangement An automatic dose meter and control circuit arrangement of switching and of analog modes of operation, especially for ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus. The efficiency of ultrasonic therapy depends to a great extent on the dose received by the patient. The... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4587958 | Ultrasonic surgical device An ultrasonic oscillation device adapted for use in surgical operations includes, for the purpose of producing ultrasonic vibrations of an amplitude and power capable of exhibiting a satisfactory tissue shattering capacity in a wide field of living tissue... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4583529 | High efficiency high frequency power oscillator The invention relates to a high frequency, high mechanical energy output apparatus comprising a transducer, a filter circuit, and a driving circuit. The transducer and the filter circuit are serially coupled together, and the transducer operates at its fu... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4549533 | Apparatus and method for generating and directing ultrasound The disclosed apparatus of the invention operates to generate and direct ultrasound over predetermined regions of a body, such as a programmed sequence of target points. A plurality of side-by-side tapered piezoelectric transducer elements are provided. M... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4535759 | Ultrasonic medical instrument An ultrasonic friction reducing device is comprised of an ultrasonic generator having a special sweep frequency oscillator, a piezoelectric crystal transducer and a cervical dilator probe. The generator produces an oscillatory electric current for the ope... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4489730 | Ultrasonic transducer probe An ultrasonic transducer probe for connection to ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus for guiding a cannula into proper position for insertion into an objective region of the body of a patient under examination comprises a block-like carrier whose appl... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4484569 | Ultrasonic diagnostic and therapeutic transducer assembly and method for using An ultrasonic transducer assembly is provided with transducers for both therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasonic radiation. A moveable seal permits adjustment and alignment of the two transducer units in a fluid medium. In addition, there is provided a light... | 11/27/1984 |
