Patent ID: 8277472

Claim:
An ultrasound wound care device comprising: a. an ultrasound generator driving an ultrasound transducer to produce ultrasound waves; b. an ultrasound tip attached to the ultrasound transducer; c. the ultrasound tip directing the ultrasound waves to a radiation surface at the distal end of the ultrasound tip; d. an interior passage axially disposed within the ultrasound tip; e. a fluid passing through the interior passage, the fluid discharged from a distal surface of the ultrasound tip with the ultrasound waves; f. a deflector shield axially disposed around a portion of the ultrasound tip comprising; i. a hub portion including a central aperture sized to accommodate the ultrasound tip; ii. the hub portion attached to a conical portion; iii. the conical portion extending radially from the central aperture; and iv. a receiving cavity located concentrically between the hub portion and the conical portion; v. wherein the said conical portion radiates outwards from a smaller proximal end located at a distal end of said cavity to a wider distal end; and vi. wherein the hub potion of the deflector shield projects into the conical portion of said shield and the receiving cavity being formed by the protrusion of the hub portion into the conical portion.