Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and device for treating osteoarthritis noninvasively
- Patent Title (中): 非侵入性治疗骨关节炎的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13013543Application Date: 2011-01-25
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Publication No.: US08972019B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Kenneth L. Willeford
- Applicant: Kenneth L. Willeford
- Agency: Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/39
- IPC: A61N1/39 ; A61H1/00 ; A61H1/02 ; A61H5/00 ; A61N1/32 ; A61N7/00 ; A61F2/28

Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for OA treatment of an affected area or joint. In one embodiment, the method may involve identifying a treatment site of the joint, and providing at least one transducer module at the treatment site. The at least one transducer module may be in operative communication with a signal generator module, and may include transducer(s) for delivering stimulative signals (e.g., electromagnetic signals and/or ultrasound signals). The method may also involve stimulating (a) bone remodeling, (b) bone cells and associated precursors, and/or (c) pericytes with the stimulative signals delivered to the treatment site.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120191159A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING OSTEOARTHRITIS NONINVASIVELY Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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