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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:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Coffey, Tulsa, OK (US);
Gregory F. Dorholt, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for therapeutic ultrasound treatment using a plurality of spaced apart piezoelectric crystals sequentially activated for a preselected time, thereby allowing the transducer containing the piezoelectric crystals to be used substantially stationary relative to the area being treated.