Shockwave therapy system

Abstract

Acoustic waves are longitudinal waves of energy being transferred from one location to another. By utilizing sustained wave production, or bursts of waves (known as shockwaves), the inherent kinetic properties of the waveform can be harnessed and focused for use in various applications.

The most common applications of such uses of acoustic waves can be seen in various industries, ranging from marine (in the from of deep sea ultrasound detection), to the biomedical field (usage of ultrasound scanners), even to military applications (SONAR).

This project focuses mainly on the biomedical aspect of enhancing the acoustic wave propagation by combining the properties of ultrasound and shockwaves. Initial plots of the magnetic forces on a thin film were to be plotted by theoretical means, to aid in the actual implementation of the magnetic forces of a spiral coil onto a membrane to simulate acoustic wave transient response for differing driving circuits.