# US 2016/0354618 A1 · Energy based hyperhidrosis treatment

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- Number: US 2016/0354618 A1
- Document ID: US20160354618A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/243,081
- Filed: 2016-08-22
- Published: 2016-12-08
- Earliest claimed: 2004-10-06
- Assignees: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- Applicants: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- Inventors: Peter G. Barthe; Michael H. Slayton; Inder Raj S. Makin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160354618A1

## CPC

- A61N 7/02: Localised ultrasound hyperthermia
- A61B 8/4281: {characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the tissue}
- A61B 17/320068: {using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic (A61B17/22012 takes precedence; dental tooth drilling devices operated by vibration A61C3/03; removing intra-ocular material using mechanical vibrations A61F9/00745)}
- A61B 2017/320069: {for ablating tissue}
- A61B 2018/00005: {Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe}
- 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})
- A61N 2007/0004: {Applications of ultrasound therapy}
- A61N 2007/0052: {using the same transducer for therapy and imaging}
- A61N 2007/0078: {with multiple treatment transducers}
- 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)

## Abstract

A method and system for energy-based (e.g., ultrasound treatment and/or other modalities) of sweat glands are provided. An exemplary method and system for targeted treatment of sweat glands can be configured in various manners, such as through use of therapy only, therapy and monitoring, imaging and therapy, or therapy, imaging, and monitoring, and/or through use of focused, unfocused, or defocused ultrasound (or other energy) through control of various spatial and temporal parameters. As a result, ablative energy can be deposited at the particular depth at which the aberrant sweat gland population is located below the skin surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An ultrasound treatment system configured for treatment of sweat glands, said ultrasound treatment system comprising:
a control system for facilitating control of the ultrasound treatment system; and
a probe system configured for targeted delivery of ultrasound energy to produce a treatment region for destroying said sweat gland.