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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
James William Huckle, Northallerton, GB;
Andrew J. Carter, Acton, MA (US);
Nicholas J. Cotton, Westboro, MA (US);
William R. Walsh, Maroubra, AU;
Nelson Scarborough, Andover, MA (US);
Roger Talish, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
James William Huckle, Northallerton, GB;
Andrew J. Carter, Acton, MA (US);
Nicholas J. Cotton, Westboro, MA (US);
William R. Walsh, Maroubra, AU;
Nelson Scarborough, Andover, MA (US);
Roger Talish, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Exogen, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for therapeutically treating connective tissue or increasing vascularization in tissue using ultrasound. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus which use ultrasound to stimulate growth or healing, or to treating pathologies, of connective tissue, or to increase vascularization in ischaemic or grafted tissue using ultrasound.