Alma Lasers Ltd.

Alexander Britva

Ziv Karni

Alexander Dverin

Yevgeny Pens

Joseph Lepselter

Shahar Tsurgil

Ohad Toledano

Amit Barak

Ran Peleg

Ziv Shabat

Michael Ganor

Disclosed are a sonotrode and its use for transdermal delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic compounds. The sonotrodecomprises a tubular neckattached at a proximal end to a solid headand ending at a distal end in a flared foot. When coupled to an ultrasonic transducer and applied to skin of a human or animal, the sonotrode enhances the delivery of compounds into the skin.

Sonotrode

Medical console

Disclosed are methods and devices for treatment of subcutaneous fat by simultaneously transdermally inducing both ultrasonic transverse vibrations and ultrasonic longitudinal vibrations in subcutaneous tissue, for example for reduction of subcutaneous fat.

An electrode is disclosed for use in a system for heating biological tissue via RF energy. The electrode comprises a plurality of electrically conductive pins projecting from, and in electrical contact with, an electrically conductive common base. The base is connectible to a source of RF energy and the spaced ends of the pins remote from the base have contact regions for introducing RF energy from the source into the biological tissue. Each contact region is sufficiently small to achieve uniform dielectric heating in the biological tissue beneath the contact region at the frequency of the applied RF energy.

Electrode for a system for heating biological tissue via RF energy

Disclosed are methods for treating a volume of material by concurrently conveying acoustic energy and depositing thermal energy using a unipolar RF (radio-frequency) field. Also disclosed are devices suitable for concurrently conveying acoustic energy and depositing thermal energy using a unipolar RF (radio-frequency) field into the same volume of material. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods and devices are implemented for the treatment of subcutaneous fat.

Concurrent treatment with thermal and acoustic energy

A method for medical treatment includes bringing an applicator, having an array of protrusions disposed thereon, into proximity with a skin surface of a patient so as to maintain a space between a plurality of the protrusions and the skin surface. Radio-frequency (RF) electrical power is applied to the applicator so as to cause electrical discharges to be generated, in response to the RF electrical power, between the plurality of the protrusions and respective points on the skin surface via a fluid medium in the space.

Skin treatment using a multi-discharge applicator

Devices and methods for treating biological tissue using a plasma gas-discharge are disclosed herein. An electrode for igniting a gas flow to form a plasma gas-discharge, wherein the electrode is configured within the device such that upon encountering a surface of the biological tissue by the electrode, a path of current from the electrode to the surface of the biological tissue is formed, thereby igniting the gas flow and forming the plasma gas-discharge. In some embodiments, electromagnetic interactions between the treated biological tissue and the plasma gas discharge traversing the electromagnetic interaction gap shape the profile of the plasma gas discharge. According to some embodiments, the device includes an electrode for igniting gas of the gas flow, and electromagnetic interactions between the electrode and the skin determine, at least in part, the electromagnetic interactions that shape the profile of the plasma gas discharge. In some embodiments, the device further includes a housing for providing support for the electrode, wherein the electrode is disposed relative to the housing such that the electrode is substantially electrically unshielded by the housing, and the electrode is positioned to electromagnetically interact with a surface of the biological tissue to shape, at least in part, the plasma profile. According to some embodiments, the presently disclosed device includes a dual-purpose nozzle-electrode for gas delivery and for igniting the gas flow. A method of transdermal ion delivery of a plasma flux to biological tissue as a means of treating the biological tissue is also provided.

System and method for treating biological tissue with a plasma gas discharge

An apparatus and a method for treating adipose tissue located beneath a patient's skin is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a sonotrode and an ultrasound transducer operative to induce longitudinal and/or transversal ultrasound vibrations in a least a portion of the sonotrode. In some embodiments, the apparatus provides a 'cold' or 'transverse' mode where ultrasound energy delivered to the patient is primarily energy of transverse ultrasound waves, and a &#x201c;hot&#x201d; or &#x201c;longitudinal&#x201d; mode where ultrasound energy delivered to the patient is primarily energy of longitudinal ultrasound waves. The longitudinal waves may be useful for 'pre-heating' tissue of the patient before delivering the transverse waves.

Apparatus and method for selective ultrasonic damage of adipocytes

A skin treatment device combines an RF treatment arrangement with a mechanical massage arrangement, preferably with the massage device in the form of an annular massage head encircling and rotating around the RF applicator. Also disclosed are configurations with a liquid dispenser for delivering a liquid to the skin under the device. According to one option, the skin contact surface of the RF applicator itself is provided in part by a rolling ball liquid applicator.

Device for RF heating and mechanical massage of biological tissue

A systemand method(s)for thermal treatment of a selected target within a subject is disclosed. Systemincludes RF source, phase shifter, impedance matching networkand resonator. Stationary water molecules, such as those in fat cells, are heated. The invention is useful in selective heating of cellulite bodies as a means of treating cellulite.

System and method for heating biological tissue via RF energy

A systemand method(s)for thermal treatment of a selected target within a subject is disclosed. Systemincludes RF source, phase shifter, impedance matching networkand resonator. Applicatorconveys output signalfrom energy sourcethrough surfaceof biological tissueto predetermined energy dissipation zoneafter outputhas been processed by the phase shifter, IMNand resonator. Stationary water molecules, such as those in fat cells, are heated. Systemis operative to heat a volume of biological tissue beneath the biological tissue surfacesuch that surface 6 of biological tissueis maintained at a lower temperature than predetermined energy dissipation zonewithout a cooling device. The invention is useful in selective heating of cellulite bodies as a means of treating cellulite.

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Alexander Britva