Reflective ultrasound technology for dermatological treatments
AssigneeGuided Therapy Systems, LLC
InventorsPeter G. Barthe, Michael H. Slayton, Charles D. Emery
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Abstract
Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and imaging system and method can include use of transducer and a reflective surface to simultaneously produce multiple cosmetic treatment zones in tissue. The system can include a hand wand, a removable transducer module, a control module, a graphical user interface and/or a parabolic reflector. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system may be used in cosmetic procedures, including brow lifts, fat reduction, sweat reduction, and treatment of the décolletage. Skin tightening, lifting and amelioration of wrinkles and stretch marks are provided.
Claims19
An aesthetic treatment system with a reflective surface to produce multiple cosmetic treatment zones for use in cosmetic treatment, the system comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a switch operably controlling an ultrasonic treatment function for providing an ultrasonic treatment;
- a movement mechanism configured to direct ultrasonic treatment in at least one sequence of individual thermal cosmetic treatment zones;
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- a transducer module,
- wherein the transducer module is configured for ultrasonic treatment,
- wherein the transducer module is configured for interchangeable coupling to the ultrasonic probe,
- wherein the transducer module comprises an ultrasound transducer and a reflective surface,
- wherein the ultrasound transducer comprises a flat portion and a concave portion;
- wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured to apply ultrasonic therapy to tissue at least at a cosmetic treatment zone at a first depth with the concave portion,
- wherein the flat portion of the ultrasound transducer is configured to apply ultrasound energy to a reflection point on the reflective surface,
- wherein the reflective surface is configured to reflect energy from the reflection point to apply ultrasonic therapy to tissue at least at cosmetic treatment zone at a second depth,
- wherein the transducer module is configured to be operably coupled to at least one of the switch and the movement mechanism;
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- a control module,
- wherein the control module comprises a processor for controlling the transducer module.
An aesthetic treatment system comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a first ultrasound transducer configured for ultrasonic treatment;
- a second ultrasound transducer configured for ultrasonic treatment;
- a first reflective surface inside the ultrasonic probe,
- a second reflective surface inside the ultrasonic probe,
- wherein the first reflective surface is acoustically coupled to the first ultrasound transducer;
- wherein the second reflective surface is acoustically coupled to the second ultrasound transducer;
- a movement mechanism inside the ultrasonic probe, wherein the movement mechanism is operable to move the first ultrasound transducer and the second ultrasound transducer within the ultrasonic probe and the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface within the ultrasonic probe;
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- a control module coupled to the ultrasonic probe, wherein the control module is configured for controlling the first ultrasound transducer, the second ultrasound transducer, and the movement mechanism;
- wherein at least one of the first and the second ultrasound transducers is configured to apply ultrasonic therapy to tissue at least at a first cosmetic treatment zone at a first depth,
- wherein the at least one of the first and the second reflective surfaces is configured to reflect energy from at least one of the first the second ultrasound transducers to apply ultrasonic therapy to tissue at least at a second cosmetic treatment zone at a second depth,
- wherein the first depth is different from the second depth.
A treatment system, the system comprising:
- a controlling device operably controlling an ultrasonic treatment function for providing an ultrasonic treatment;
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- a hand wand configured to direct ultrasonic treatment to form a plurality of thermal cosmetic treatment zones, the hand wand comprising:
- a transducer comprising a flat portion and a concave portion;
- wherein the flat portion is configured to emit ultrasound energy to a reflection point on the reflective surface, and
- wherein the reflective surface is a parabolic reflective surface configured to direct ultrasound energy from the flat portion to the reflection point, and from the reflection point to a first cosmetic treatment zone at a first depth from a skin surface;
- wherein the concave portion is configured to direct a concave portion ultrasound energy to a second cosmetic treatment zone at a second depth from the skin surface without reflecting the concave portion ultrasound energy off the parabolic reflective surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.