METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF SWEAT GLANDS
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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.
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Abstract
A method and system for ultrasound treatment 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 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.
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1. An ultrasound treatment system configured for treatment of sweat glands, said ultrasound treatment system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing treatment of acne and sweat glands, said method comprising:
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localizing of at least one targeted region within a region of interest, said localizing configured for identifying at least one sweat gland;
targeting of delivery of ablative ultrasound energy from a transducer probe to said at least one sweat gland; and
monitoring of results of said targeted delivery within said at least one sweat gland during and after said targeted delivery to continue planning of treatment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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