METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SUCCESS AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE BONE HEALING PROCESS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system designed for the therapy of fractures, deficient bones, and porosis, as well as for the follow-up of the healing process by use of ultrasonic waves. The invention relates to one or several ultrasonic converters implanted close to the bone region to be healed, in direct contact with the bone as well as to an electronic unit implanted either outside of the body or inside the body by surgical operation. The electronic unit a) produces signals stimulating the converters (being in the emission phase) to emit ultrasound waves suited for the therapy of the bones; b) produces signals stimulating the converters (being in the emission phase) to emit ultrasound waves and in the sequel it collects the signals produced by the converters (being in the reception phase) during the reception of the transmitted ultrasound waves and c) is capable of transmitting received signals to a local or remotely-located computer where these signals will be stored and analysed for further evaluation of the course of the bone healing by specialist physicians.