A wearable, portable sonic applicator for inducing the release of bioactive compounds from internal organs
CA 2473725 A1 · Owner: Redding, Bruce K. Jr. · Inventors: Redding, Bruce K. Jr.
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The invention is a portable device for transmitting acoustical energy from an ultrasonic generator, through the exterior surface of the skin of a patient for the purpose of increasing the release of biofunctional compounds from a targeted organ for treatment of disease or injury. In particular the invention is a means to cause the release of insulin from the patient's pancreas to , enhance the treatment of diabetes. The portable device is programmable as to acoustic frequency, intensity, and time thereby regulating the amount of insulin, which can be induced to be released in response to the sonic transmission from the patient's pancreas. The device can be programmed for steady sonic …
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- Filed December 9, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 9, 2022.
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