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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:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Guided Therapy System, Llc, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inder Raj S. Makin, Mesa, AZ (US);
Brian D. O'Connor, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Guided Therapy Systems, LLC, Mesa, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for noninvasive tissue tightening are disclosed. Thermal treatment of tissues such as superficial muscular aponeurosis system (SMAS) tissue, muscle, adipose tissue, dermal tissue, and combinations thereof are described. In one aspect, a system is configured for treating tissue through delivery of ultrasound energy at a depth, distribution, temperature, and energy level to achieve a desired cosmetic effect.