Portable ultrasound device to treat chronic joint pain from arthritis

What: A media briefing to discuss a tiny, portable ultrasound device the size of an ipod to treat chronic joint pain from arthritis and other ailments enters clinical trials
Who: George K. Lewis, biomedical engineering graduate student at Cornell University, creator of this new technology
When: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 1p.m. EDT
How to participate: Interested journalists can either listen over the phone or participate online

More Details:In recent years, doctors have used ultrasound to effective treat joint pain from arthritis and other ailments without the use of drugs. The drawback to these treatments, however, is that they can only be administered in a doctor's office or clinic, since the ultrasound devices currently used are bulky and expensive. Enter George K. Lewis, a biomedical engineering graduate student supported by the National Science Foundation who has developed a portable ultrasound device about the size of an iPod that can provide pain relief for several hours without being tethered to a doctors office. Lewis will discuss his new innovations, which are entering their first clinical trials, during a web cast for the news media and will take question during this on-the-record briefing.