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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11751932 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 02, 2017

Ultrasound treatment device and methods of use

Applicant:

Guided Therapy Systems, Llc, Mesa, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);

Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

GUIDED THERAPY SYSTEMS, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Attorney:

GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates

Primary Examiner:

Bo Joseph Peng

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/429 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1807 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61N 5/02 (2013.01); A61N 5/06 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0008 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0052 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01); G01S 15/899 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat lobuli and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a surface of a fat lobuli. The lesion creates an opening in the surface of the fat which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat lobuli and through the opening. In addition, by applying ultrasound energy to fat cells to increase the temperature to between 43° C. and 49° C. degrees, cell apoptosis can be realized, thereby resulting in reduction of fat.

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