Energy based fat reduction
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1. An ultrasound treatment probe for treatment of fat, the probe comprising:
- a motion mechanism and a piezoelectric ultrasound therapy elementwherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is spherically focused or cylindrically focused,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element delivers ultrasound energy at a frequency of between 2 MHz to 10 MHz,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of energy at a temperature sufficient to coagulate at least a portion of a plurality of fat lobuli at a depth under a skin surface,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is connected to the motion mechanism,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface,wherein the motion mechanism is configured for connection to an encoder to determine movement and position of the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element,wherein the motion mechanism moves the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element to form a plurality of thermal foci at the depth for coagulating the at least a portion of the plurality of fat lobuli.
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Abstract
Methods for non-invasive fat reduction can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a thermal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a fat cell. The lesion can create an opening in the surface of the fat cell, which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat cell and through the opening. In addition, by applying ultrasound energy to fat cells to increase the temperature to between 43 degrees and 49 degrees, cell apoptosis can be realized, thereby resulting in reduction of fat.
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1. An ultrasound treatment probe for treatment of fat, the probe comprising:
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a motion mechanism and a piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is spherically focused or cylindrically focused, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element delivers ultrasound energy at a frequency of between 2 MHz to 10 MHz, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of energy at a temperature sufficient to coagulate at least a portion of a plurality of fat lobuli at a depth under a skin surface, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is connected to the motion mechanism, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface, wherein the motion mechanism is configured for connection to an encoder to determine movement and position of the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element, wherein the motion mechanism moves the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element to form a plurality of thermal foci at the depth for coagulating the at least a portion of the plurality of fat lobuli. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An ultrasound treatment probe for treatment of fat, the probe comprising a housing, a therapy component, and a motion mechanism,
wherein the therapy component comprises a cylindrically focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element, wherein the cylindrically focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element delivers ultrasound energy at a frequency of between 750 kHz to 20 MHz, wherein the cylindrically focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of ultrasound energy at a temperature sufficient to coagulate one or more fat lobuli at one or more depths under a skin surface, wherein a portion of the housing is configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface; - and
wherein the cylindrically focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is connected to the motion mechanism, wherein the motion mechanism is configured for connection to an encoder, wherein the motion mechanism moves the cylindrically focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element to coagulate the fat lobuli. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An ultrasound treatment probe for treatment of fat, the probe comprising:
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a motion mechanism and a piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element, wherein the ultrasound probe is configured for acoustic coupling to a skin surface; wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of ultrasound energy to a region of interest under the skin surface, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured to coagulate at least a portion of a plurality of fat lobuli at a depth under the skin surface, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is connected to the motion mechanism, wherein the motion mechanism is configured to operate with an encoder, wherein the motion mechanism moves the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element to form a plurality of thermal lesions at the portion of the plurality of fat lobuli at the depth for reducing an appearance of fat. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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