METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAT REDUCTION AND/OR CELLULITE TREATMENT
First Claim
1. A method of non-invasive treatment of cellulite, the method comprising:
- targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, said region of interest containing a fat lobuli;
delivering ultrasound energy to said region of interest;
generating a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy, said conformal lesion on a surface of said fat lobuli;
creating an opening in said surface of said fat lobuli; and
releasing a fluid out of said fat lobuli and through said opening in reducing an appearance of the cellulite on said surface of skin.
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Abstract
A method can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat lobuli and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a surface of a fat lobuli. The lesion creates an opening in the surface of the fat lobuli, which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat lobuli 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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33 Claims
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1. A method of non-invasive treatment of cellulite, the method comprising:
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targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, said region of interest containing a fat lobuli; delivering ultrasound energy to said region of interest; generating a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy, said conformal lesion on a surface of said fat lobuli; creating an opening in said surface of said fat lobuli; and releasing a fluid out of said fat lobuli and through said opening in reducing an appearance of the cellulite on said surface of skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of non-invasively reducing fat located in a subcutaneous fat layer, the method comprising:
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targeting a plurality of fat cells in a subcutaneous layer below a skin surface; delivering an energy to said fat cells; raising a temperature of said fat cells into a range from about 43°
C. to about 49°
C.; andstimulating apoptosis of said fat cells, wherein a reduction in fat occurs through the dying off of said fat cells. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-invasive method for treatment of cellulite on and for fat reduction beneath and the skin, the method comprising:
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targeting fat lobuli within a region of interest; delivering ultrasound energy to said region of interest to generate a conformal lesion in a portion of said fat lobuli; creating an opening in a surface of said fat lobuli with said conformal lesion; removing a fluid out of said fat lobuli and through said opening thereby reducing appearance of cellulite on the skin; targeting fat cells in a subcutaneous layer below a skin surface; delivering a second energy to said fat cells in said region of interest; raising a temperature of said fat cells to a range from about 43°
C. to about 49°
C.; andstimulating apoptosis of said fat cells to destroy said fat cells thereby reducing fat beneath the skin. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for a non-invasive treatment of cellulite, the method comprising:
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identifying a fat lobuli, creating a sharp focal of ultrasound energy onto said fat lobuli; and piercing said fat lobuli to create an opening to facilitate removal of a material out of said fat lobuli through said opening. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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