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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kullervo Hynynen, Medfield, MA (US);
Karoly Foldes, Budapest, HU;
Ferenc A Jolesz, Brookline, MA (US);
Carl Winalski, Westwood, MA (US);
Sonya Shortkroff, Braintree, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
601-3 ; 600411 ; 600427 ; 600439 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes methods for the treatment of joint diseases characterized by unwanted pannus, e.g., arthritis. The method involves the introduction of ultrasound energy into the inflamed cells or pannus of the joint to be treated resulting in destruction and/or modification of the pannus.