Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue

Details Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue

2007-08-21

2007-08-21

Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3737)

Surgery: kinesitherapy

Kinesitherapy

Ultrasonic

C600S437000, C600S438000, C600S439000, C600S443000, C600S446000, C600S472000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10371973

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.

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