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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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Jens U. Quistgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Tim Etchells, Bothell, WA (US);
Gregory Paul Darlington, Snohomoish, WA (US);
Charles S. Desilets, Edmonds, WA (US);
Jens U. Quistgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Tim Etchells, Bothell, WA (US);
Gregory Paul Darlington, Snohomoish, WA (US);
Charles S. Desilets, Edmonds, WA (US);
Medicis Technologies Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a system and method for the destruction of adipose tissue using an energy applicator such as a HIFU transducer. The system has a scan head containing an energy applicator, a mechanical arm for carrying the weight of the scan head, and a therapy controller such as a computer for controlling the operation of the scan head. The therapy controller may be part of a general purpose computer, and may be used as a robotic controller to automate the procedure. Methods are included for destroying adipose tissue in a quick, non-invasive manner.
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