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AssigneeAlma Lasers Ltd.
InventorsAlexander Britva, Alexander Dverin, Ziv Karni
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An apparatus and a method for treating adipose tissue located beneath a patient's skin is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a sonotrode 140 and an ultrasound transducer 130 operative to induce longitudinal and/or transversal ultrasound vibrations in a least a portion of the sonotrode 140. In some embodiments, the apparatus provides a “cold” or “transverse” mode where ultrasound energy delivered to the patient is primarily energy of transverse ultrasound waves, and a “hot” or “longitudinal” mode where ultrasound energy delivered to the patient is primarily energy of longitudinal ultrasound waves. The longitudinal waves may be useful for ‘pre-heating’ tissue of the patient before delivering the transverse waves.
1) A device for treating adipose tissue located beneath a patient's skin, the device comprising:
6) The device of claim wherein the ultrasound transducer and the sonotrode are configured to provide a longitudinal wave mode wherein at least 30%, by energy, of the induced ultrasound vibrations within the distal portion are longitudinal ultrasound vibrations in a direction that is substantially parallel to the neck axis within a tolerance of 20 degrees.
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30) The device of claim wherein:
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53) A device for treating biological tissue, the device comprising:
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76) A device for treating adipocytes in a patient, the device comprising:
77) A device for treating adipocytes in a patient, the device comprising:
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