DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND MONITORED TISSUE TREATMENT
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for lipolysis and body contouring of a subject. The apparatus includes a housing adapted for placement on tissue of the subject. The apparatus also includes a plurality of acoustic elements disposed at respective locations with respect to the housing, including at least a first and a second subset of the acoustic elements, wherein the first subset is configured to transmit energy in a plane defined by the housing, such that at least a portion of the transmitted energy reaches the second subset. Other embodiments are also described.
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190 Claims
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1-158. -158. (canceled)
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159. Apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured for placement on skin of a subject, and to draw at least a portion of the skin and underlying tissue within at least a part of the housing; at least one ultrasound transducer coupled to the housing and configured to transmit through the skin and the underlying tissue one or more forms of acoustical radiation energy in accordance with one or more modes, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy; at least one acoustic element coupled to the housing and disposed with respect to the ultrasound transducer such that the one or more forms of energy is through-transmitted toward the acoustic element, at least a portion of the through-transmitted energy being received at least one component selected from the group consisting of;
the at least one ultrasound transducer and the at least one acoustic element; anda processing unit, configured to monitor a change in a parameter of the tissue underlying the skin, responsively to the received energy. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186)
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187. A method, comprising:
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placing on skin of a subject a housing coupled to; at least one ultrasound transducer, the ultrasound transducer being configured to transmit through the skin one or more forms of acoustical radiation energy in accordance with one or more modes, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy, and at least one acoustic element being disposed with respect to the ultrasound transducer such that the one or more forms of energy are through-transmitted toward the acoustic element; drawing at least a portion of the skin and underlying tissue within at least a part of the housing; transmitting from the ultrasound transducer one or more forms of energy through the skin and the underlying tissue; receiving at least a portion of the through-transmitted energy at least one component selected from the group consisting of;
the at least one ultrasound transducer and the at least one acoustic element; andmonitoring a change in a parameter of the tissue underlying the skin responsively to the received energy.
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188. Apparatus, comprising:
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a cuff housing configured to surround at least a portion of a limb of a subject; at least one ultrasound transducer coupled to the housing and configured to transmit through at least a portion of the limb one or more forms of acoustical radiation energy in accordance with one or more modes, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy; at least one acoustic element coupled to the housing and disposed with respect to the ultrasound transducer such that the one or more forms of energy is through-transmitted toward the acoustic element, at least a portion of the through-transmitted energy being received at least one component selected from the group consisting of;
the at least one ultrasound transducer and the at least one acoustic element; anda processing unit, configured to monitor a change in a parameter of tissue of the limb, responsively to the received energy. - View Dependent Claims (189, 190)
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