Method and apparatus for lipolytic therapy using ultrasound energy
October 27, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesHigh frequency ultrasonic process and apparatus for selectively dissolving and removing unwanted solid and semi-solid materials and the like Ultrasonic transducer Ultrasound therapy system Compressional wave hyperthermia treating method and apparatus Mechanically scanned line-focus ultrasound hyperthermia system Method of removing adipose tissue from the body Liposuction apparatus and associated method Patent #: 5419761 InventorsApplicationNo. 991631 filed on 10/27/1997US Classes:600/439, With therapeutic device601/3HyperthermiaExaminersPrimary: Lateef, Marvin M.Assistant: Imam, Ali M. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 008/00AbstractFat cells in a living patient are noninvasively destroyed without separating the skin from the body by applying to the fat layer high intensity focused ultrasound simultaneously in a multiplicity of discrete focal zones produced by a single transducer array. A novel phasing apparatus for producing a widely variable set of focal zone patterns for lipolytic therapy and other purposes is disclosed.Other References
Field of SearchWith therapeutic deviceUltrasonic Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning Electronic array scanning Combined with other radiant or wave energy source (e.g., electromagnetic, thermal, microwave etc.) Radio frequency wave induced magnetic field for subcutaneous hyperthermia Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation Ultrasonic Hyperthermia | |
