96 results about "Extracorporeal shock wave" patented technology

Improving cell therapy and tissue regeneration in a patient suffering from a cardiovascular or a neurological disease by treating a tissue of the patient with shock waves and / or applying to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of stem cells and / or progenitor cells. Such treatment increases expression of chemoattractants, pro-angiogenic factors, and pro-survival factors. The chemoattractants can be, for example, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or stromal cell derived factor 1 (SDF-1). For example, the treated tissue can be located in the patient's heart or in a skeletal muscle of the patient, and the shock waves can be extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) or intracorporeal shock waves. The cardiovascular disease can have an ischemic or non-ischemic etiology. For example, the cardiovascular disease can be a myocardial infarction, ischemic cardiomyopathy, or a dilatative cardiomyopathy. For example, the neurological disease can be a peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain.

Medical devices with novel spark gap electrode designs, able to control manually or automatically the electrodes gap are provided. These devices are used to generate a shock wave created by the rapid expansion and collapse of a plasma bubble that is formed between two spark gap electrodes placed in a special liquid medium, when a high differential voltage (kV) is applied to the electrodes. The resulting shock wave impacts a reflector to direct the energy into the body of an animal or a human toward the desired treatment location. This electro-hydraulic principle to create acoustic shock waves as a method of treatment is in use in the medical (lithotripsy, orthopedic use, wound treatment, burns, post-operative treatment, pain treatment, diagnosis, skin and organ transplantation supporting devices, arteriosclerosis treatment), cosmetic (treatment of scars and cellulite) and veterinary (treatment of musculoskeletal disorders) fields.

A method and device producing extracorporeal shockwaves for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Medical devices with novel spark gap electrode designs, able to control manually or automatically the electrodes gap are provided. These devices are used to generate a shock wave created by the rapid expansion and collapse of a plasma bubble that is formed between two spark gap electrodes placed in a special liquid medium, when a high differential voltage (kV) is applied to the electrodes. The resulting shock wave impacts a reflector to direct the energy into the body of an animal or a human toward the desired treatment location. This electro-hydraulic principle to create acoustic shock waves as a method of treatment is in use in the medical (lithotripsy, orthopedic use, wound treatment, burns, post-operative treatment, pain treatment, diagnosis, skin and organ transplantation supporting devices, arteriosclerosis treatment), cosmetic (treatment of scars and cellulite) and veterinary (treatment of musculoskeletal disorders) fields.

The invention relates to an instrument for treating biological tissue, comprising a housing (4), in which is disposed a ballistic device for generating extracorporeal shock wave-like pressure waves and a transfer element (2) permanently placed on the biological tissue, said element coupling the pressure waves into the body of living creatures, wherein the transfer element (2) couples non-focused, ballistically generated, shock wave-like pressure waves into the biological tissue, said waves generated by an impaction part (10) that is accelerated to a high final velocity of over 5 m / s by a pneumatic medium which is under an operating pressure in a pressure channel (6), said impaction part moving back and forth and impinging on the transfer element (2), wherein the front part of the pressure channel (6) is connected to a back-pressure chamber (8) into which the pneumatic medium, which is located distally in front of the impaction part (10), can flow in toward the transfer element (2) upon acceleration of the impaction part (10). A fast-acting valve (16) releases the pneumatic medium, which is under operating pressure, into the pressure channel (6), wherein a control circuit (17) controls the duration of opening of the valve (16) as a function of at least one or a combination of the following parameters: working pressure, impact frequency or pressure in the back-pressure chamber (8).

The invention discloses a ballistic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic instrument and belongs to the medical instrument technical field. The therapeutic instrument comprises a shock wave gun and an air source; the shock wave gun comprises a handle; an airway is formed in the handle; the airway is communicated with an air connection opening; a gun barrel is fixedly connected with the handle or the gun barrel and the handle are integrally arranged; the gun barrel is communicated with the airway; a shock projectile is arranged in the gun barrel in a clearance fit manner; the rear end of the gun barrel is provided with a hollow round elastic cushion; the inner diameter of the elastic cushion is smaller than the inner diameter of the gun barrel and is larger than the outer diameter of the shock projectile; the front end of the gun barrel is provided with a massage head in an axial sliding manner; the massage head is arranged at the front end of the gun barrel in an axial limiting manner; the front end of the gun barrel is provided with a massage head resetting device; the air source is connected with the air connection opening of the handle through an air path; a control valve is arranged on the air path; and a control system is arranged in the therapeutic instrument. The ballistic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic instrument of the invention has the advantages of simple structure, easiness in manufacture, low manufacturing cost and excellent use effect.

An apparatus, method and system for classifying a shockwave is described, particularly for use in an Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) system. The method for classifying a shockwave generated and directed towards a stone in an extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy treatment comprises receiving an acoustic signal at a passive unfocused acoustic sensor, determining whether at least one characteristic of the received acoustic emissions exceeds a respective pre-determined threshold value, and classifying the shockwave as effective or ineffective in dependence upon said determination. A method for predicting the outcome of an SWL treatment is also described.

Improving cell therapy and tissue regeneration in a patient suffering from a cardiovascular or a neurological disease by treating a tissue of the patient with shock waves and / or applying to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of stem cells and / or progenitor cells. Such treatment increases expression of chemoattractants, pro-angiogenic factors, and pro-survival factors. The chemoattractants can be, for example, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or stromal cell derived factor 1 (SDF-1). For example, the treated tissue can be located in the patient's heart or in a skeletal muscle of the patient, and the shock waves can be extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) or intracorporeal shock waves. The cardiovascular disease can have an ischemic or non-ischemic etiology. For example, the cardiovascular disease can be a myocardial infarction, ischemic cardiomyopathy, or a dilatative cardiomyopathy. For example, the neurological disease can be a peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain.

The invention provides a physical therapeutic instrument and mainly relates to the field of physical therapeutic equipment. The instrument comprises a bed body; a support frame; a barrel body, whereinthe barrel body covers the bed body inside; a driving motor, wherein the driving motor is used for driving the barrel to rotate through a gear reduction box; an LED module, wherein the LED module isused for carrying out light irradiation physiotherapy on a patient; an electromagnetic pulse module, wherein the electromagnetic pulse module is used for carrying out electromagnetic pulse physiotherapy on the patient; an ultrasonic module, wherein the ultrasonic module is used for carrying out ultrasonic physiotherapy on the patient; an extracorporeal shock wave module, wherein the extracorporealshock wave module is used for performing shock wave physiotherapy on the patient; a controller, wherein the controller is electrically connected with the driving motor, the LED module, the electromagnetic pulse module, the ultrasonic module and the extracorporeal shock wave module. The instrument has the advantages that a plurality of physical treatment modes are integrated, the trial and error time caused by selecting the treatment modes by the patient is saved, and the patient can be recovered more effectively through the combined action of the plurality of treatment modes.

The present invention discloses a two-dimensional ultrasonic scanning automatic tracking lithoclastic system of extracorporeal shock wave lithoclast machine. The system includes two-dimensional ultrasonic scanning machine, microcomputer and driving circuit for triggering the lithoclast machine to make it implement lithotrity. The two-dimensional ultrasonic scanning machine is connected with microcomputer by means of image collecting card interface, and the control output produced by microcomputer can be connected into the driving circuit. The microcomputer includes device for locking reference image, real-time image-collecting and comparison device and judgement device. It can greatly raise lithotriptic accuracy and efficiency.

The invention discloses a calculus smashing and removing integrated device. According to the calculus smashing and removing integrated device, a group of mini-sized electric vibrators are arranged on a wave source of an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter or a machine tool of the lithotripter; the vibrators are in contact with the patient epidermis which is close to the smashed calculus; the gravitational fields of the smashed calculus inside patient tissues are changed according to the calculus removing requirements through mechanical shock to assist the calculus to be removed with accelerative speed; the calculus smashing and removing effect can be observed in real time through images of a B-ultrasonic on the lithotripter or an X-ray machine; the traditional lithotripter is changed into a device with the calculus removing function.

The invention discloses a non-invasive extracorporeal shock wave cardiovascular therapy machine. The invention includes a sofa therapy bed (1), a mobile bedstead (2), a shock wave generator (3), a type-B color ultrasonic probe (4), a probe positioning mechanism (5), a type-B color ultrasonic machine (6), an operation control table (7), a bedstead three-dimensional movement mechanism (8) and a main machine rack (9), wherein, the shock wave generator (3) includes a frame (30), an electromagnetic pulse coil (31), a vibration reset membrane-plate (32), an internal reflective cup (33), a water bag (34), a reflector (35) and a reflector frame (36), the electromagnetic pulse coil (31) and the vibration reset membrane-plate (32) are positioned at an opening which is arranged at one end of a shock wave channel (301) of the frame (30), the other end of the shock wave channel (301) is communicated with an internal cavity (330) of the internal reflective cup (33), the reflective surface of the internal reflective cup (33) is an ellipsoidal surface, and the reflector (35) is arranged at a first focus of the internal reflective cup (33). The invention can be widely applied in the field of medical equipments.

The present invention relates to a method for treating the kidney with extracorporeal shockwaves in a noninvasive manner and in particular, to such a method for the treatment of the nephrons about the glomerulus.

Disclosed in the invention is a ballistic extracorporeal shock wave treatment handle comprising an air pipe, a buffering elastic glue unit, a magnet, a treatment head, a cone body, and a gas control valve. The cone body arranged in the air pipe can move in a reciprocating mode in the air pipe; and the gas control valve controls gas to enter the air pipe to push the cone body to move towards the treatment head. One side of the buffering elastic glue unit is connected to one port of the air pipe; and the magnet is arranged at the other side of the buffering elastic glue unit. The treatment head is connected to the other port of the air pipe. According to the invention, because the magnet is arranged at the rear side of the buffering elastic glue unit, after the cone body rebounds back, the cone body is absorbed to the buffering elastic glue unit under the effect of the magnet. Therefore, when the air pipe is filled with high-pressure gas instantly by the gas control valve each time, the cone body moves from the inlet end of the air pipe to the impact head all the time, thereby guaranteeing consistency of the impact effects of the impact head each time.

The invention relates to orthopedic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic apparatus, and belongs to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments. The orthopedic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic apparatus comprises an apparatus body which is provided with a control panel. The control panel is provided with a base, and a rotatable shaft is arranged on the base. Display equipment is arranged on the rotatable shaft, and a high-resolution display screen is arranged on the display equipment. A reinforcing plate is arranged on the control panel, and a hydraulic rod is arranged on the reinforcing plate. A converter plate is arranged on the hydraulic rod, and an extension column is arranged on the converter plate. A rotating handle is arranged on the extension column, and a rotating handlebar is arranged on the rotating handle. A sleeve tube is arranged on the rotating handlebar, and a clamping ball body is arranged on the upper side of the sleeve tube. A rocker arm is arranged on the front side of the extension column and is connected with the extension column through a rotating bolt, and an extension sleeve is arranged on the left side of the rocker arm. The orthopedic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic apparatus has the advantages of being complete in function and convenient to use, saving time and labor when being used for treating orthopedic patients by medical workers, being scientific and convenient, safe, high in efficiency, intelligent and accurate, and lightening the working difficulty of the medical workers.

The invention discloses extracorporeal shock wave treatment equipment. The extracorporeal shock wave treatment equipment comprises musculoskeletal ultrasonic detecting equipment, a massage hand gun, ashock wave treatment hand gun and a main unit; the musculoskeletal ultrasonic detecting equipment is used for conducting ultrasonic detection on the muscle and bones of a patient to obtain a musculoskeletal ultrasonic image of the patient; the massage hand gun is used for conducting muscle relaxing operation on the lesion part of the patient; the shock wave treatment hand gun is used for conducting shock wave treatment on the muscle-relaxed lesion part after treatment parameters of the shock wave treatment hand gun are adjusted; the main unit is used for determining the lesion part of the patient and pathological parameters of the lesion part according to the musculoskeletal ultrasonic image and adjusting the treatment parameters of the shock wave treatment hand gun to parameter values matched with the lesion part and the pathological parameters of the lesion part. In this way, the extracorporeal shock wave treatment equipment can have the functions of musculoskeletal ultrasonic detection, massage and shock wave treatment, and the treatment efficiency and treatment experience of the patient are improved accordingly; moreover, data detected by all instruments in the extracorporealshock wave treatment equipment can be shared in real time, and the extracorporeal shock wave treatment equipment is intelligent.

The invention relates to an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter which comprises a lithotripsy bed and a shock wave source device. A bed frame is arranged beside the lithotripsy bed, a circular guide rail is arranged on the bed frame, the shock wave source device is arranged on the circular guide rail, the lithotripsy bed is positioned inside the circular guide rail, a horizontal guide rail is arranged on the bed frame, the lithotripsy bed is positioned on the horizontal guide rail, a control end is arranged on the bed frame, the shock wave source device is driven to slide on the circular guide rail through a motor, the lithotripsy bed is driven to slide on the horizontal guide rail through the motor, and the control end controls the motor to rotate. By the aid of the structure, multidirectional lithotripsy operation can be realized, needed effects can be achieved without rotating the bed, the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter is safe to use and simple to operate, time and labor are saved, and the burden of medical workers is reduced.

The present invention relates to a method for treating the kidney with extracorporeal shockwaves in a noninvasive manner and in particular, to such a method for the treatment of the nephrons about the glomerulus.

The invention discloses a novel orthopedic extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic apparatus, and the structure thereof comprises a worktable, a pressure control device, a control panel, a control panelmovable bracket, an emergency stop button, an impact treatment rotating bracket, a movable connecting arm, a telescopic rod, an impact head, and a air pressure connection pipe, the pressure control device is arranged at the bottom of the worktable, and the pressure control device is fixedly connected with the worktable by a bolt, the right part of the upper part of the workbench is provided withthe control panel movable bracket, and the control panel movable bracket is fixedly connected with the worktable by a bolt, the upper part of the control panel movable bracket is fixedly connected with the control panel through a buckle, which can effectively adjust the air pressure output by the device, and can effectively improve the safety and reliability of the device, and effectively improvethe automation degree of the device.

A method and device producing extracorporeal shockwaves for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

The invention discloses an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter adopting ultrasonic waves to position treatment points and a positioning method thereof. A B ultrasound machine is mounted, so that accurate judgment for treatment points of the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter by the B ultrasound machine becomes very difficult. Four ultrasonic transducers of the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter disclosed by the invention are all fixed on a treatment head, and acoustic axes of the four ultrasonic transducers pass through the focus of the treatment head; the four ultrasonic transducers are connected with transducers cables; the four ultrasonic transducers cables extend out of a housing of the treatment head; one end of a cable lead is connected with a shock wave generation source; the other end of the cable lead extends out of the housing of the treatment head. The stone positioning method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: echoes of generated shock waves on a stone are used as a detection signal, and a signal acquisition system is used to process and analyze a received signal, so that the position of the stone and deviation conditions of the treatment points of the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter are determined, and a basis is provided for adjusting the position of the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter. According to the invention, the fact that shock waves and echo are spread in the same path is guaranteed and the ultrasonic detection accuracy is improved.

A tracking system for stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy includes a data processing unit, a motion controller, a servo-moving platform, a stone image-processing module, a stone localization module, and a moving-mechanism control module. With the use of the stone-tracking system, the performance of an extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptor can be greatly improved, resulting in less side effect such as tissue damage.

The invention provides a method and a device for an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter to locate stone automatically by using B ultrasound. According to the method and the device for the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter to locate the stone automatically by using the B ultrasound, the position of scanned stone is locked through a computer according to the scanned stone, the distance of the space coordinates of the stone and the focus of the wave source of shock waves is figured out, and then the computer drives a power device to move the stone to the focus of the wave source of the shock waves automatically. Compared with the prior art, the method and the device for the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter to locate the stone automatically by using the B ultrasound can automatically locate the stone to the focus of the wave source in a shock wave source cup fast and accurately, and the operation difficulty of using the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter for a doctor is reduced.

The invention discloses an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter and a charge-discharge circuit for same. The extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter comprises a shock wave generation device which comprises a charging circuit and a discharging circuit; the charging circuit is formed by a resistor and a capacitor; the discharging circuit is formed by the capacitor, a high voltage switch and a shock wave source device; the capacitance of the capacitor is 1.5 to 2.5 microfarads; the focus pressure peak of the shock wave generated through discharging on the shock wave source device through the capacitor is 6 to 30 MPa; the bottom pulse width is 3 to 4 microseconds. The extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter has the advantages of enabling generated shock wave to be wide in bottom pulse and smooth in pressure, enabling the focus pressure peak of the shock wave to be small, enabling calculus to be fragmented through stress concentration and meanwhile reducing side effect to human bodies.

Therapies for treating erectile dysfunction using regenerative cells and therapeutic energy treatments are disclosed herein. Said therapeutic energy treatments can be selected from one or more of the following methods: electrical stimulation / electroacupuncture, low-level laser irradiation, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy. The combination treatments described herein are useful for restoring components of the penile anatomy that are associated with erectile dysfunction, in particular, nerves, blood vessels and / or smooth muscle cells.

The invention relates to an adjustable wide voltage discharge tube, belonging to the technical field of medical appliance. An encloser of the discharge tube is fastened with an insulation shell, a discharge plate is arranged between the encloser and the insulation shell, one end of the discharge plate is connected with a wiring block, two ends of the periphery of the encloser and the insulation shell are glued with trigger bar fixed plates; the trigger bar fixed plates, the encloser and the insulation shell are provided with connection holes, and the trigger bars are inserted into the connection holes; the invention is characterized in that screw thread is arranged inside of each connection hole, the end of each trigger bar is provided with corresponding screw thread, the connection hole and the trigger bar are directly connected by the screw thread, and the end of the trigger bar is connected with a subsidiary fixed block. By screw thread rotation, distance regulation between the heads of the trigger bars can realize the voltage regulation and satisfy the working requirement of the discharge tube in high voltage pulse circuit required by an interchangeable extracorporeal shock wave stone breaker.

The invention provides an extracorporeal shock-wave calculus breaking and removing system. The extracorporeal shock-wave calculus breaking and removing system comprises a positioning calculus removing system, a calculus removing system, a handheld shock-wave source and a handheld calculus removing oscillator. The extracorporeal shock-wave calculus breaking and removing system is characterized in that the calculus removing system comprises a bed body, a bed body moving system is arranged on the back face of the bed body, a bed face vibration system is arranged on the front face of the bed body, and armrests are arranged on the sides of the bed body. The extracorporeal shock-wave calculus breaking and removing system has the advantages that the calculus removing efficiency can be effectively improved, broken calculus can be quickly removed, the removing rate of calculus is increased, and the recurrence rate of lithiasis is reduced.

The invention discloses a six-degree-of-freedom moving mechanism for an extracorporeal shock wave device. The six-degree-of-freedom moving mechanism comprises a manual displacement mechanism, a Y-axis and Z-axis host moving mechanism and an X-axis treatment table moving mechanism, and an X-axis rotating mechanism, a Y-axis rotating mechanism and a Z-axis rotating mechanism are arranged on the host moving mechanism. By adding the Z-axis rotating mechanism, a wave source can rotate around the center line of a B-ultrasonic probe, six-degree-of-freedom movement of an instrument is realized, and the effect of positioning without blind spots is achieved. During positioning, the B-ultrasonic probe is firstly moved to an approximate position by the manual displacement mechanism, a fine adjustment device with a digital display device is used for precise positioning, time is saved, and positioning precision can be ensured. The manual displacement mechanism uses an electromagnetic chuck as a locking device, a button mounted on a handle is used for controlling locking and loosening, the six-degree-of-freedom moving mechanism is flexible to operate, convenient and reliable, and the purpose of the six-degree-of-freedom moving mechanism is achieved.

The invention discloses an ESW (Extracorporeal Shock Wave) cardiovascular treatment system. The ESW cardiovascular treatment system comprises a manual displacement mechanism, a Y-axis host moving mechanism, a Z-axis host moving mechanism, an X-axis treatment table moving mechanism, a displacement mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a cooling circulation device, wherein a host moving mechanism is provided with an X-axis rotating mechanism and a Y-axis rotating mechanism which respectively rotate around an X axis and a Y axis, the Y-axis host moving mechanism is also provided with a Z-axis rotating mechanism which rotates around a Z axis, the displacement mechanism and the rotating mechanism are arranged on a treatment head, and the cooling circulation device is connected with an electromagnetic wave source on the treatment head; when the ESW cardiovascular treatment system is used, blind spot-free positioning is realized through six DOF (Degrees of Freedom), follow-up treatment can be carried out by the electromagnetic wave source through the displacement mechanism and the rotating mechanism after the positioning, the harm caused by residual gas can be avoided by a gas storage tank at the inner part of the electromagnetic wave source, the constant temperature can be maintained at the inner part of the electromagnetic wave source by the cooling circulation device, the structure is simple, the ESW cardiovascular treatment system is very practical, and the purpose of the ESW cardiovascular treatment system is realized.

The invention discloses an extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic instrument, which comprises a main body of the therapeutic instrument, wherein a top of the main body of the therapeutic instrument isfixedly connected with a control panel, and an impact treatment gun is connected to the control panel through a trachea. The impact treatment gun includes a housing, a left side of the bottom of the outer wall of the housing is connected with an air duct, a guide tube passes through the inside of the housing, a slide block is slidably connected to the inside of the guide tube, a gun head is fixedly connected to the right side of the housing, the gun head includes a pipe body, and a bottom plate is movably connected to the left side of the pipe body. A buffer spring is fixedly connected to theright side of the bottom plate, a vertical rod is inserted through a buffer spring, and a screw cap is externally threadedly connected to a treatment head. The invention relates to the technical fieldof medical devices. The extracorporeal shock wave therapeutic instrument realizes the separation of the treatment head and a mounting seat by providing the gun head, and facilitates the replacement of a contact probe, which greatly improves the working efficiency of the medical staff.