Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for mini-invasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease
- Patent Title (中): 迷你超声治疗椎间盘疾病的装置
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Application No.: US10333161Application Date: 2001-07-16
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Publication No.: US07883481B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Lars Åke Alvar Lidgren
- Applicant: Lars Åke Alvar Lidgren
- Applicant Address: SE Limhamn
- Assignee: Ultrazonix DNT AB
- Current Assignee: Ultrazonix DNT AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Limhamn
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- International Application: PCT/SE01/01626 WO 20010716
- International Announcement: WO02/05897 WO 20020124
- Main IPC: A61N7/00
- IPC: A61N7/00

Abstract:
Device for miniinvasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease. A therapeutic ultrasound tranducer (2) is provided for treatment of the disc (5), of a patient (4) by generating an ultrasonic field (3), of which the temperature focus (F) is located in the disc (5), for heating thereof. The device comprises an optical navigating device (20) with a signal receiving or signal sending unit (32). A reference device (28) has a set position relative to the disc (5). The Therapeutic ultrasound transducer (2) is provided for insertion through the skin of the patient (4) and engagement of the disc (5), preferably anulus fibrosus (8), and it has a flexible wall with an ultrasound transmitting element provided within the flexible wall. Between the flexible wall and the ultrasound transmitting element there is located at least one cooling chamber (11) with cooling liquid for cooling the ultrasound transmitting element and the tissue closest to the therapeutic ultrasound transducer (2) and a temperature sensor is provided to measure the temperature in the disc (5), preferably anulus fibrosus (8).
Public/Granted literature
- US20030163067A1 Device for mini-invasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease Public/Granted day:2003-08-28
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