Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
OwnerYoram Eshel, Ilia Vitsnudelinventors
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Abstract
A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in the target volumes and computerized tracking of the multiplicity of target volumes notwithstanding movement of the body.
Claims132
A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
- directing focused ultrasonic energy at a target volume in a region of a body containing adipose tissue;
- and
- modulating said focused ultrasonic energy so as to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volume and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said target volume.
A method for lysing adipose tissue according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said directing comprises positioning at least one ultrasonic transducer relative to said body in order to direct said focused ultrasonic energy at said target volume.
A method for lysing adipose tissue according to any of the preceding claims and also comprising sensing ultrasonic energy coupling to an external surface of said body adjacent said target volume.
A method for lysing adipose tissue according to any of the preceding claims and also comprising sensing of cavitation at said target volume.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said directing takes place from an ultrasonic transducer located outside of the body.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said ultrasonic energy has a frequency in a range of 50 KHz-1000 KHz.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said ultrasonic energy has a frequency in a range of 100 KHz-500 KHz.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said ultrasonic energy has a frequency in a range of 150 KHz-300 KHz.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides a duty cycle between 1:2 and 1:250.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides a duty cycle between 1:5 and 1:30.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides a duty cycle between 1:10 and 1:20.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides between 2 and 1000 sequential cycles at an amplitude above a cavitation threshold.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides between 25 and 500 sequential cycles at an amplitude above a cavitation threshold.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating provides between 100 and 300 sequential cycles at an amplitude above a cavitation threshold.
A method according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said modulating comprises modulating the amplitude of said ultrasonic energy over time.
A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
- generating, at a source outside a body, ultrasonic energy which selectively generally lyses adipose tissue and generally does not lyse non-adipose tissue;
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- directing said ultrasonic energy, from said source outside said body, at a target volume of a body containing adipose tissue.
A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
- defining a region in a body at least partially by detecting spatial indications on said body;
- directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within said region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said target volumes.
A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within said region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said target volumes;
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- computerized tracking of said multiplicity of target volumes notwithstanding movement of said body.
Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue comprising:
- a focused ultrasonic energy director, directing focused ultrasonic energy at a target volume in a region of a body containing adipose tissue;
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- a modulator, cooperating with said energy director to produce a focused ultrasonic energy so as to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volume and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said target volume.
Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue comprising:
- a source outside a body generating ultrasonic energy;
- an ultrasonic energy director, which employs said ultrasonic energy to selectively generally lyse adipose tissue and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in a target volume of a body containing adipose tissue.
Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
- a region definer, defining a region in a body at least partially by detecting spatial indications on said body;
- and
- a director, directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within said region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue thereby to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue lo in said target volumes.
Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue comprising:
- a director, directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within said region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said target volumes;
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- computerized tracking functionality providing computerized tracking of said multiplicity of target volumes notwithstanding movement of said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.