Method and apparatus for focussing ultrasonic energy
First Claim
1. An apparatus for focusing a beam of ultrasonic vibration comprising means to generate ultrasonic vibrations and lens means affixed to said generating means and adapted to focus said ultrasonic vibration at a predetermined zone.
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises an ultrasonic vibration generator (1) and a lens (2) affixed thereto adapted to focus the ultrasonic vibration at a predetermined zone. It may be used to destroy certain types of cancerous cell which lie close beneath the surface, such as skin cancers and other melanomas. Other cosmetic skin treatments may also be carried out, such as restructuring collagen molecules in order to tighten and restructure skin tissue, depilation and to destroy dyed tissue and thereby aid removal of unwanted tattoos.
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- 1. An apparatus for focusing a beam of ultrasonic vibration comprising means to generate ultrasonic vibrations and lens means affixed to said generating means and adapted to focus said ultrasonic vibration at a predetermined zone.
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9. A method of treatment of tissue comprising the steps of:
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providing an apparatus for focusing a beam of ultrasonic vibration comprising means to generate ultrasonic vibrations and lens means affixed to said generating means and adapted to focus said ultrasonic vibration at a predetermined zone; and
providing said apparatus with pre-selected characteristics that the energy is focusable on a zone of tissue to be treated; and
applying said apparatus to a body within which lies said zone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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