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Using "acoustic shock waves" to promote healing isn't just for Overwatch, as Sanuwave has obtained FDA approval for its Dermapace System (Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression = PACE). Its approval is specifically to help heal foot ulcers in diabetic patients, where damage to blood vessels and nerves can lead to reduced circulation, infection and sometimes amputation. The Dermapace mechanically stimulates the wound, which Sanuwave says promotes healing. Like several other "first" FDA approvals we've seen recently, this device went through the de novo review process designed specifically to get new technology on the market.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/31/fda-shock-wave-healing-dermapace/
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday January 05 2018, @05:21AM (1 child)
Mind you, not a sine wave train but a shock profile and only 4 shockwaves/sec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2, Interesting) by anubi on Friday January 05 2018, @05:30AM
We used something similar in an experimental sonar... but with a pulse train fed from a pseudorandom sequence generator so we could get a precise lock on which echo came from with which pulse.
The output, after all the beamforming was done, was an image. Now, we have something very similar... ultrasound imaging.
What I speak of was back in the electronic stone age shortly after WWII. We were then first discovering alternate uses of silicon.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]