Apparatus for generating therapeutic shockwaves and applications of same

摘要

H:/der/ternoven/NRPortbl/DCC/DER/7730933_I doc-28,04/201i5 A method comprising: providing a plurality of acoustic waves having at least one frequency of at least 1 MHz; propagating at least a portion of the acoustic waves through a shockwave medium configured to exhibit nonlinear properties in the presence of the propagated acoustic waves to generate a plurality of shock waves; and delivering at least a portion of said plurality of shock waves to at least one cellular structure comprising at least one region of heterogeneity; and rupturing the at least one cellular structure with the continued delivery of said plurality of shock waves. I co CD--N co Ln L0n 0 0f