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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario Bechtold, Röttenbach, DE;
Bernd Granz, Oberasbach, DE;
Hans-Peter Heindel, Fürth, DE;
Andrea Heilingbrunner, München, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/55 ; A61N 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/55 ; A61N 7/00 ;
Abstract
A device provides ultrasonic therapy to a female breast. To this end, the breast is introduced into a container which, for a good acoustic coupling, is filled with at least one liquid. An ultrasonic transducer emits sound into the breast in a region which, in the positive and negative direction of rotation, related to the plane of the body of the female patient, covers angles of less than or equal to 50°. In a preferred embodiment, a compression pad and a fixing membrane are provided for fixing a position of the breast.