DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING TISSUE TREATMENT
First Claim
1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a first support structure having a lower surface and a lateral surface, the first support structure being configured for placement on a first location on skin of a subject;
a second support structure having a lower surface and a lateral surface, the second support structure being configured for placement on a second location on the skin of the subject, at least one of the first and second support structures being moveable with respect to the other so as to draw a portion of the skin and underlying tissue of the subject between the respective lateral surfaces of the first and second support structures;
at least one ultrasound transducer moveably coupled to the first support structure, the ultrasound transducer being moveable along an axis of the first support structure that is not parallel to the lateral surface of the first support structure, and configured to transmit toward the portion of skin and underlying tissue one or more forms of acoustic radiation energy, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy; and
at least one acoustic element coupled to the second support structure.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided, including first and second support structures for placement on skin of a subject. At least one of the first and second structures is moveable with respect to the other so as to draw a portion of the skin and underlying tissue of the subject between respective lateral surfaces of the support structures. At least one ultrasound transducer is moveably coupled to the first support structure along an axis of the structure that is not parallel to the lateral surface of the structure. The ultrasound transducer is configured to transmit toward the portion of skin and underlying tissue one or more forms of acoustic radiation energy, including treatment energy. At least one acoustic element is coupled to the second support structure. Other applications are also described.
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69 Claims
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a first support structure having a lower surface and a lateral surface, the first support structure being configured for placement on a first location on skin of a subject; a second support structure having a lower surface and a lateral surface, the second support structure being configured for placement on a second location on the skin of the subject, at least one of the first and second support structures being moveable with respect to the other so as to draw a portion of the skin and underlying tissue of the subject between the respective lateral surfaces of the first and second support structures; at least one ultrasound transducer moveably coupled to the first support structure, the ultrasound transducer being moveable along an axis of the first support structure that is not parallel to the lateral surface of the first support structure, and configured to transmit toward the portion of skin and underlying tissue one or more forms of acoustic radiation energy, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy; and at least one acoustic element coupled to the second support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 39, 41, 43)
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50. A method, comprising:
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placing at a first location on skin of a subject at least one ultrasound transducer moveably coupled to a first support structure, the ultrasound transducer being configured to transmit through the skin one or more forms of acoustic radiation, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy, placing at a second location on the skin of the subject at least one acoustic element moveably coupled to a second support structure; drawing at least a portion of the skin and underlying tissue between the at least one ultrasound transducer and the at least one acoustic element; moving the at least one ultrasound transducer with respect to the first support structure along an axis that is not parallel to a lateral surface of the first support structure; transmitting from the at least one ultrasound transducer one or more forms of energy through the portion of skin and the underlying tissue; and generating confocal transmission responsively to the transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (55, 62)
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64. A method, comprising:
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placing in communication with a surface of a portion of skin of a subject; at least one acoustic element, and at least one acoustic lens between the acoustic element and the surface of the portion of the skin of the subject, the acoustic lens having a first lateral surface that is disposed in acoustic communication with the acoustic element, and a second lateral surface having two or more concave interfaces in acoustic communication with the surface of the portion of the skin of the subject; transmitting from the at least one acoustic element one or more forms of acoustic radiation energy, at least one of the one or more forms of energy including treatment energy, toward the surface of the portion of the skin of the subject; focusing the energy through each of the two or more concave interfaces to a respective focal zone at the surface of the portion of the skin of the subject; and responsively to the focusing, generating two or more treatment areas in the surface of the portion of the skin of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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