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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Guided Therapy Systems, Llc, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Guided Therapy Systems, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61M 2037/0007 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides methods and systems for ultrasound assisted delivery of a medicant to tissue. The delivery of the medicant is enhanced by the application of high intensity ultrasound pulses, which generate an intertial cavitation effect, an acoustic streaming effect, or both. This disclosure also provides methods and systems for alleviating pain or swelling associated with the application of ultrasound energy by delivering an anesthetic across a stratum corneum layer according to the methods described herein.