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US 7,819,007 · App. 12/394,332 · Granted Oct 26, 2010

Shower mat for using resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy to augment bone growth

Assignee: GR Intellectual Reserve, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,819,007
App. No.
12/394,332
Granted
Oct 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention makes use of resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy applied to a biological structure to augment bone growth of a bone structure within the biological structure. The resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy which targets the bone structure is applied by a shower mat.

Claims (12)

1. A method for augmenting bone growth in a targeted biologic structure, which comprises targeting at least one bone structure in the biologic structure by applying to the biologic structure at least one substantially complete acoustic signature of the bone structure to induce acoustic resonance in the bone structure, said targeting occurring by a shower mat.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one bone structure comprises a human bone structure.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said shower mat contacts said at least one bone structure through water.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said water is located between a foot of a human and the shower mat.

5. A method for augmenting at least one function of a targeted biologic structure, which comprises targeting at least one bone structure in the biologic structure by providing to the biologic structure at least one resonant acousto-EM energy of the biologic structure, said targeting occurring by a shower mat.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said at least one bone structure comprises a human bone structure.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein said shower mat contacts said at least one bone structure through water.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said water is located between a foot of a human and the shower mat.

9. A system for inducing targeted acoustic resonance in a biologic bone structure to augment bone growth of the biologic bone structure comprising:

a) at least one EM radiation transmitter means for providing to the biologic bone structure EM radiation at a resonant frequency that activates piezoelectric growth effects in said biologic bone structure; and

b) at least one shower mat means for providing to the biologic bone structure at least one resonant acousto-EM signature of the biologic bone structure.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising water located between said biologic bone structure and said shower mat means.

Continuity (3)
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