EP0386479A3 - Stosswellenquelle - Google Patents

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EP0386479A3
EP0386479A3 EP19900102352 EP90102352A EP0386479A3 EP 0386479 A3 EP0386479 A3 EP 0386479A3 EP 19900102352 EP19900102352 EP 19900102352 EP 90102352 A EP90102352 A EP 90102352A EP 0386479 A3 EP0386479 A3 EP 0386479A3
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shock wave
focuses
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Michael Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Grünewald
Harald Dipl.-Phys. Eizenhöfer
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    • 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
    • G10K15/00—Acoustics not otherwise provided for
    • G10K15/04—Sound-producing devices
    • G10K15/043—Sound-producing devices producing shock waves
    • 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
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/28—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using reflection, e.g. parabolic reflectors
    • 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
    • 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

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  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus (AREA)
  • Surface Acoustic Wave Elements And Circuit Networks Thereof (AREA)
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Abstract

Stosswellenquelle, insbesondere für die berührungsfreie Lithotripsie mit einem flächigen Wellenerzeuger (W), der zylinderförmig ist und einen parabelförmigen Reflektor (R), der die wellen auf einen Brennpunkt (F) in der Längsachse (A) des Wellenerzeugers (W) fokussiert.
EP90102352A 1989-03-09 1990-02-07 Stosswellenquelle Expired - Lifetime EP0386479B1 (de)

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DE3907605A DE3907605C2 (de) 1989-03-09 1989-03-09 Stosswellenquelle

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EP0386479A3 true EP0386479A3 (de) 1991-05-29
EP0386479B1 EP0386479B1 (de) 1996-10-23

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EP (1) EP0386479B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0832265B2 (de)
DE (1) DE3907605C2 (de)
ES (1) ES2096564T3 (de)

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US5174280A (en) 1992-12-29
DE3907605A1 (de) 1990-09-13
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