Patent ID: 9555267
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,B06B,G10K

Claim:
1. A system attachable to a surface of a tissue of a patient for applying pressure pulses to the tissue, the system comprising: a shockwave transducer comprising a shockwave generating portion and a solid transducer interface arranged to directly contact a tissue of a patient, said shockwave generating portion comprising an electrical-to-shockwave energy converter operable to generate pulses of pressure waves, and said transducer interface comprising an electrically safe and bio-compatible material arranged to transmit said shockwaves from said shockwave generating portion to the tissue; a magnet operable to induce a magnetic field in said shockwave generating portion; and a pulser operable to deliver electrical current pulses to said shockwave generating portion, wherein said shockwave generating portion generates shockwaves in response to said magnetic field and said electric current pulses, and wherein the acoustic impedance of said transducer interface is within 20% of a geometric mean of acoustic impedances of the tissue and said shockwave generating portion.