# US 11,298,562 B2 · Attachable tip for ultrasound hand piece

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- Number: US 11,298,562 B2
- Document ID: US11298562B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/876,088
- Filed: 2020-05-17
- Published: 2020-11-05
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2016-01-18
- Applicants: Nikolai Tankovich
- Inventors: Nikolai Tankovich
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298562B2

## CPC

- A61N 5/062: {Photodynamic therapy, i.e. excitation of an agent}
- A61B 18/203: {applying laser energy to the outside of the body}
- A61M 5/19: having more than one chamber
- A61M 35/003: {Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media (hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003)}
- A61M 37/0092: {using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic vibrations, e.g. phonophoresis}
- A61N 1/327: {for enhancing the absorption properties of tissue, e.g. by electroporation}
- A61N 5/0616: {Skin treatment other than tanning}
- A61N 7/00: Ultrasound therapy (lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 {; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092})
- A61B 2018/00029: {open}
- A61B 2018/0047: {Upper parts of the skin, e.g. skin peeling or treatment of wrinkles}
- A61B 2018/0091: {Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device}
- A61B 2018/208: {with multiple treatment beams not sharing a common path, e.g. non-axial or parallel}
- A61M 2037/0007: {having means for enhancing the permeation of substances through the epidermis, e.g. using suction or depression, electric or magnetic fields, sound waves or chemical agents}
- A61N 5/067: using laser light
- A61N 2005/007: {for cooling the patient}
- A61N 2005/0644: {Handheld applicators}
- A61N 2007/0034: {Skin treatment}
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

A system for the surface and subsurface delivery of therapeutic and cosmetic agents. The system includes a disposable attachable tip that can be pre-filled with medications or cosmetics and attached to hand pieces including electromagnetic and mechanical energy hand piece devices.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tip for permitting an ultrasound handpiece to apply agents to the skin, comprising:
a) a tip body adapted to connect to an ultrasound handpiece having a transducer;
b) a chamber contained within said tip body, wherein said chamber is defined by a wall that is adapted to contain at least one agent; and
c) at least one window in said wall;
wherein (i) said at least one window is adapted to place said chamber in fluid communication with the skin of a patient when said tip is contacted with said skin, (ii) said wall is contiguous and free of openings with the exception of said at least one window, and (iii) said tip body is adapted to surround said transducer when said tip body is connected to said ultrasound handpiece.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip body is adapted to detachably connect to said ultrasound handpiece.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip body has a circular cross-section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip body is adapted to slidably connect to said transducer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip body forms an annulus around said transducer when said tip body is connected to said ultrasound handpiece such that said chamber and said transducer are adapted to contact said skin simultaneously when said tip is contacted with said skin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said chamber covers a terminal end of said transducer when said tip body is connected to said ultrasound handpiece.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said at least one window is capped with a removable seal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip further comprises a roller ball adapted to roll said at least one agent onto said skin.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said wall is adapted to contain at least one of a cooling gel, lubricant, and ultrasound imaging agent.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip body is formed from a flexible material adapted to permit said tip to be squeezed and force said at least one agent from said chamber onto said skin through said at least one window.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The tip of claim 1, wherein said tip is adapted to permit ultrasound energy from said transducer to force said at least one agent from said chamber through said at least one window onto said skin when said tip body is connected to said ultrasound handpiece and said ultrasound handpiece is activated.