Patents by Inventor Bernhard Thum

Bernhard Thum 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).

  • Acoustic therapy apparatus comprising a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means
    Patent number: 6264608
    Abstract: An acoustic therapy apparatus has a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means with an ultrasound transducer, wherein the source and the ultrasound transducer are combined to form an oblong applicator with a longitudinal axis provided for introduction into the body interior of a patient, the ultrasound locating system generating ultrasound images with respect to a plane that contains the longitudinal axis of the applicator. The source and the ultrasound transducer are disposed relative to each other in the applicator so that the source and the ultrasound transducer are successively arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis, with the ultrasound transducer being arranged preceding the source the in introduction direction, and the center axis of the plane describing an angle of less than 90° with that section of the longitudinal axis of the applicator located in the region of the source so that the center axis is inclined toward the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Schätzle, Erhard Schmidt, Bernhard Thum