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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2003
Robert Cribbs, Placerville, CA (US);
Carl Hennige, Folsom, CA (US);
Rick Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
Robert Cribbs, Placerville, CA (US);
Carl Hennige, Folsom, CA (US);
Rick Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
LipoSonix, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for the destruction of adipose tissue utilizing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) within a patient's body. The system comprises a controller for data storage and the operation and control of a plurality of elements. One elements is a means for mapping a human body to establish three dimensional coordinate position data for existing adipose tissue. The controller is able to identify the plurality of adipose tissue locations on said human body and establish a protocol for the destruction of the adipose tissue. A HIFU transducer assembly having one or more piezoelectric element(s) is used along with at least one sensor wherein the sensor provides feed back information to the controller for the safe operation of the piezoelectric element(s). The sensor is electronically coupled to the controller, and the controller provides essential treatment command information to one or more piezoelectric element(s) based on positioning information obtained from the three dimensional coordinate position data.