Abstract: A method and a system for the treatment of a target area within the body of a human being or animal with acoustic shock waves, consisting of the step of generating shock waves outside the body, passing the shock waves through at least some body tissue, focusing the shock waves on the target area, putting at least some of the body tissue through which the shock waves pass under a positive pressure which is greater than the surrounding air pressure and a system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 22, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2001
Assignee:
HMT High Medical Technologies AG
Inventors:
Michael Deluis, Reiner Reiner Schultheiss