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EP0298334B1
EP0298334B1 EP88110225A EP88110225A EP0298334B1 EP 0298334 B1 EP0298334 B1 EP 0298334B1 EP 88110225 A EP88110225 A EP 88110225A EP 88110225 A EP88110225 A EP 88110225A EP 0298334 B1 EP0298334 B1 EP 0298334B1
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Manfred Rattner
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K9/00—Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers
    • G10K9/12—Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers electrically operated
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
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  • the invention relates to a shock wave source for the treatment of concretions in the body of a patient with a liquid-filled shock wave tube, one end of which is closed by a flexible sack that can be pressed against the patient by means of the liquid pressure and the other end of which is a membrane with an electrically conductive material which, separated by an insulating material layer, opposite a surface coil which is connected to a supply unit for generating high-voltage pulses.
  • shock wave source of this kind, e.g. EP-A-0 209 053 focused shock waves can be generated which are directed to the concrement to be broken, e.g. a kidney stone, can be straightened and smashed it so far that it comes off naturally.
  • the shock wave is generated by the fact that a high-voltage capacitor is connected across the surface coil, e.g. can have a spiral winding, is discharged, repelling the membrane and directing a shock wave over the liquid and possibly an acoustic lens in the shock wave tube to the stone to be broken.
  • the invention has for its object to design the membrane in a shock wave source of the type mentioned so that a favorable shock wave course is achieved.
  • the membrane has a flexible base which is covered by a plurality of plates made of electrically conductive material.
  • each of the plates provided on the membrane is repelled.
  • the propagation of the shock wave is much faster in the edge area of the membrane compared to a homogeneous membrane.
  • An optimal shock wave course can be achieved if the platelets have different mass inertia and / or electrical conductivity.
  • the desired shock wave course can be achieved by a suitable choice of the inertia and / or conductivity.
  • the membrane can be flat, but also curved. Suitable curvature can be used to focus the shock waves without an acoustic lens.
  • the shock wave source according to FIGS. 1 and 2 has a shock wave tube 1, which is closed on its application side by an elastic bag 2 that can be placed on a patient and on its opposite side by a membrane 3.
  • the space between components 1, 2, 3 is filled with water as the coupling medium.
  • An acoustic lens 4 for focusing the generated shock waves is arranged in it.
  • the shock wave is generated with the aid of a surface coil 6 opposite the membrane, which is spirally wound and separated from the membrane 3 by an insulating layer 7.
  • One connection of the surface coil 6 is grounded and the second connection can be connected to a high-voltage generator 8 for generating shock waves.
  • the membrane 3 has a flexible base 9, for example a rubber sheet made of a variety of Plate 10 is coated from an electrically conductive material.
  • the plates 10 are hexagonal in the example and therefore have a high area coverage. Other shapes with high surface coverage, for example rectangular or square shapes, are also conceivable.
  • the high-voltage pulse generated in this way causes the membrane 3 to be repelled, as a result of which a shock wave propagates through the water in the shock-wave tube 1 to the stone in the patient.
  • the large number of platelets 10 results in a favorable shock wave course, in particular rapid shock wave generation in the edge region of the membrane 3.
  • the desired shock wave course can be achieved by a suitable choice of the inertia and / or electrical conductivity of the individual platelets 10.
  • FIG. 3 there is a membrane 3a curved around a focus area 11, which is again covered on its inside with platelets 10a made of conductive material of suitable inertia.
  • the surface coil 6a like the membrane 3a and the insulating material layer 7a, is curved around the focus area 11. No acoustic lens is provided in the water-filled space between the bag 2a and the membrane 3a since the focusing is achieved by the curvature of the components 3a, 6a, 7a, 9a.
  • the coil support 12 can have a central hole 13, which makes it possible to insert an ultrasound probe to locate the concrements.
  • a membrane 3b is provided in the housing 1b closed by the bag 2b and is curved toward the interior of the shock wave source.
  • the shock waves generated by the platelets 10b are directed against the inner wall of the cylindrical housing 1b and are reflected from there to the focus area 11.
  • the carrier 14 for the surface coil 6b has a central opening 15 for the insertion of the ultrasound probe 16.
  • An insulating material layer 7b and the membrane 3b with the components 9b, 10b again lie over the surface coil 6b.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 3 allows a relatively short lead section for higher-frequency pulses, while the embodiment according to FIG. 4 has a relatively long water lead section.
  • the platelets 10, 10a, 10b can be vulcanized, glued or laminated onto the flexible base 9, 9a, 9b.
  • the shock wave source 3c, 6c, 7c, 9c, 10c is frustoconical.
  • the inner wall of the shock wave tube 1c is step-shaped, that is, it forms step reflectors for focusing on the focus area 11.

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EP88110225A 1987-07-07 1988-06-27 Stosswellenquelle Expired - Lifetime EP0298334B1 (de)

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