| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method and a system to therapeutically treat bone fractures, nonunions, deformities and also to monitor their healing process using ultrasound waves. The invention concerns one or more ultrasound transducers that are implanted in contact with the bone adjacent to the affected region, as well as an electronic unit that is either surgically implanted or located extracorporeally and operating altogether as a system, it enhances the healing process of bones and monitors the course of healing. The electronic unit a) generates appropriate signal that excite the transducers (that are in transmitter mode of operation) so that they emit ultrasound waves that are suitable for treating the bones, b) generates appropriate signal that excite the transducers (that are in transmitter mode of operation) so that they emit ultrasound waves, and subsequently acquires the signals that are generated by the transducers (that are in receiver mode of operation) during the reception of the propagating ultrasound waves, and c) is also capable of transmitting the acquired signals to a local or remote computing unit in order to store and analyze the signals so that the physician can evaluate bone healing.
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