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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ENERGY TO TISSUE

  • US 20090312693A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2009
  • Published: 12/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An ultrasound based device for non-invasively treating tissue below the skin surface, said device comprising:

  • a handpiece ergonomically shaped to fit in an operator'"'"'s hand;

    a transducer assembly near a distal end of the handpiece, the transducer assembly adapted to deliver ultrasound energy to the tissue;

    a cooling assembly for selectively cooling the tissue surface, the cooling assembly coupled with the handpiece; and

    a controller operably connected to the ultrasound energy source,wherein the controller and the transducer assembly are configured to treat tissue below the skin surface as the handpiece is positioned adjacent the skin surface, thereby heating a treatment zone below the skin surface without thermally damaging tissue that surrounds the treatment zone.

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