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JP2005523132A5
JP2005523132A5 JP2003587491A JP2003587491A JP2005523132A5 JP 2005523132 A5 JP2005523132 A5 JP 2005523132A5 JP 2003587491 A JP2003587491 A JP 2003587491A JP 2003587491 A JP2003587491 A JP 2003587491A JP 2005523132 A5 JP2005523132 A5 JP 2005523132A5
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  1. 関節又はその隣接した身体部分の少なくとも一部を覆い、これに対して一定の位置に固定されるように適合した被覆部材を備え、被覆部材は、1つ以上の超音波変換器アセンブリを収容して保持するように適合した1つ以上の収容領域を備える、
    関節に超音波治療を送達するために関節に対して1つ以上の超音波変換器を配置する器具。
  2. 被覆部材は、柔軟性布地層を備えることをさらに特徴とする請求項1の器具。
  3. 布地層は、関節又はその隣接した身体部分を囲む弾性素材からなることをさらに特徴とする請求項2の器具。
  4. 超音波変換器アセンブリは、関節又はその隣接した身体部分に対する1つ以上の一定の位置に保持されることをさらに特徴とする請求項1の器具。
  5. 収容領域は、被覆部材内に配置された1つ以上の変換器収容ポート、及び/又は超音波変換器アセンブリを固定するように適合した1つ以上の被覆部材アタッチメント領域を備えることをさらに特徴とする請求項1の器具。
  6. 超音波変換器アセンブリは、超音波変換器を収容するように適合したポートと、被覆部材アタッチメント領域に確実に取り付くように適合した1つ以上のストラップアタッチメント領域を備えるストラップを備え、それによって、超音波変換器ポートは、関節又はその隣接した身体部分に対してしっかりと配置されることをさらに特徴とする請求項5の器具。
  7. 治療の間に、一定の位置に関節を固定するように適合した剛性の支柱をさらに備える特徴とする請求項6の器具。
  8. 支柱の方向又は位置を変化させる調節機構を備えることをさらに特徴とする請求項7の器具。
  9. 調節機構は、固定可能な旋回軸又は蝶番を備えることをさらに特徴とする請求項8の器具。
  10. 関節は、膝関節であり、超音波変換器アセンブリは、関節内隙又は十字靭帯骨管に対して配置されることをさらに特徴とする請求項1の器具。
  11. 超音波変換器をさらに備える請求項1の器具。
  12. 超音波変換器は、約1〜約2MHzの間の周波数を有する低強度の超音波を放射することをさらに特徴とする請求項11の器具。
  13. 超音波変換器は、約1.5MHzの間の周波数を有する低強度の超音波を放射することをさらに特徴とする請求項12の器具。
  14. 超音波変換器は、パルス状の低強度の超音波を放射することをさらに特徴とする請求項11の器具。
  15. パルス状の低強度の超音波は、約10〜約2000マイクロ秒のパルス幅を有することをさらに特徴とする請求項14の器具。
  16. パルス幅は、約200マイクロ秒であることをさらに特徴とする請求項15の器具。
  17. 低強度の超音波のパルスは、約0.1から約10KHzの繰り返し周波数を有することをさらに特徴とする請求項14から16の何れか1つの器具。
  18. 低強度の超音波のパルスは、約1KHzの繰り返し周波数を有することをさらに特徴とする請求項17の器具。
  19. 超音波変換器は、複数設けられることをさらに特徴とする請求項11の器具。
  20. 複数の超音波変換器は、同時又は順次に超音波を放射することをさらに特徴とする請求項19の器具。
JP2003587491A 2002-04-24 2003-04-24 結合組織の超音波治療のための方法及び器具 Pending JP2005523132A (ja)

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