초록

A therapeutic device and therapeutic method for delivering electrical energy or a medicament to a body tissue or organ utilizing ultrasonic vibration to cause a device implanted in the body tissue or organ to be treated to discharge an electrical current or medicament to the target area.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A method of treating body tissue, comprising the steps of:a) preparing a device capable of generating electrical current at a therapeutic voltage and amperage in response to ultrasonic vibrations; the device further provided with sensor means, the sensor means adapted to receive preselected stimu

1. A method of treating body tissue, comprising the steps of:a) preparing a device capable of generating electrical current at a therapeutic voltage and amperage in response to ultrasonic vibrations; the device further provided with sensor means, the sensor means adapted to receive preselected stimuli generated by the body tissue, the sensor means adapted to communicate with and selectively energize a means for selectively generating and transmitting ultrasonic vibrations to the device in response to the preselected stimuli generated by the body tissue; b) disposing the device beneath the skin in the vicinity of the tissue to be treated; and c) sensing with the sensor means the preselected stimuli generated by the body tissue; d) energizing the means for selectively generating ultrasonic vibrations in response to sensing the preselected stimuli generated by the body tissue; and e) subjecting the device to ultrasonic vibrations in an amount and for a period of time sufficient for the device to generate electrical currents at a therapeutic voltage and amperage, wherein the sensor means is disposed on the device.