Claims
- 1. A device for treatment of changes in human or animal bones which cause a boundary surface gap with a width of less than 5 millimeters to form between the bone and an acoustically reflective body, comprising:
- therapy head means for generating and focusing acoustic shock waves in a predetermined direction;
- coupling means for conducting the shock waves through the surface of the skin into the body of the patient; and
- locating and targeting means including an x-ray source, an x-ray beam imaging system and two targets said two targets being placed between the x-ray source and the x-ray imaging system and connected mechanically in a moveable manner to the therapy head means in such a way that the two targets may be rotated around at least two different axes and in such a way that an imaginary line connecting the two targets always passes through the focal point of the shock waves.
- 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said therapy head means can be moved around a circular path, and where the axis of rotation of this circular path motion passes through the focal point of said shock waves.
- 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said therapy head means is connected to an energy feed line comprising a plurality of thin, flexible coaxial cables arranged in parallel both mechanically and electrically.
- 4. The device according to claim 1 wherein said therapy head means is an underwater spark gap.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/333,372 filed on Oct. 2, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,178.
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