Patent ID: 7681578

Claim:
A method for treating patients suffering from vascular disease by a combination of infra-, audible- and ultrasound waves, wherein said method comprises the steps of providing an apparatus comprising: a treating head emitting sound waves with frequencies lying within an operation range extending from a lower limit of 1 Hz to an upper limit of 100 kHz, an electronics connected to said treating head for energizing said treating head to emit said sound waves, wherein the sound waves emitted by said treating head constitute a treatment unit of a predetermined total length in time; the frequencies of the sound waves within said treatment unit sweep over the operation range from said lower limit to said upper limit in given steps, said steps changing in length over time during said treatment unit; and each sound wave of a certain frequency is emitted for a given period of time, said periods of time adding up to the total length in time of the treatment unit; arranging a coupling medium on a patient's body portion to be treated; bringing said treating head into contact with said coupling medium; energizing said treating head to emit said sound waves through the coupling medium and into the body portion to be treated.