Appeal No. 2002-0910 Page 2
Application No. 09/229,855
Independent claims 8 and 12 are representative of appellants’ invention and read as
follows:
8. A method for healing a wound comprising the steps of:
positioning an ultrasonic transducer having an
operative surface substantially adjacent to the wound;
fastening the ultrasonic transducer to an exterior
portion of a patient’s body to secure the operative surface
substantially adjacent to the wound;
applying a force during the fastening step to the
ultrasonic transducer against the skin adjacent the wound to
direct the operative surface of the ultrasonic transducer in a
direction toward the wound;
emitting ultrasound from the operative surface toward
the wound and away from the wound to contact the wound
for causing the healing thereof; and
reflecting the ultrasound emitted away from the
wound toward the direction of the wound for causing the
healing thereof.
12. A portable therapeutic device for healing a wound
comprising:
an ultrasonic transducer having:
an operative surface for emitting ultrasound toward
the wound and away from the wound for the healing thereof;
and
a fastener for securing the ultrasonic transducer to an
exterior portion of a patient’s body where the operative
surface is brought substantially adjacent to the wound and
for simultaneously applying a force to the ultrasonic
transducer against the skin adjacent the wound to direct the
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