Patents by Inventor Argil Wheelock

Argil Wheelock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical conditions
    Patent number: 7985189
    Abstract: A method of treating pathological conditions associated with bone and soft tissue adjacent to musculoskeletal environments and soft tissues and osteoporotic sites and of enhancing bone formation and remodeling in a stress fracture, involves applying acoustic shock waves to cause localized trauma, including micro-disruptions, non-osseous tissue stimulation, injury and increased vascularization, and circulation and induction of growth factors to induce or accelerate the body's natural healing processes and responses thereby inducing or accelerating healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sanuwave, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Ogden, Roy S. Brown, Argil Wheelock
  • Method for using acoustic shock waves for bone grafting
    Publication number: 20080071198
    Abstract: A method of treating a human or animal is provided. The method includes: locating a treatment site; providing bone grafting material at the treatment site; and generating one or more acoustic shock waves. The method also includes grafting the bone grafting material to existing bone material in the human or animal by applying to the treatment site the generated one or more acoustic shock waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: John Ogden, Roy Brown, Argil Wheelock
  • Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure sore
    Patent number: 7189209
    Abstract: A method of treating pathological conditions associated with bone and musculoskeletal environments and soft tissues involves applying acoustic shock waves to cause localized trauma, including micro-disruptions, non-osseous tissue stimulation, increased vascularization, and circulation and induction of growth factors to induce or accelerate the body's natural healing processes and responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sanuwave, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Ogden, Roy S. Brown, Argil Wheelock