Tissue Imaging And Treatment Method
First Claim
1. A method of performing a non-invasive cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
- coupling a transducer module with a hand wand;
wherein said hand wand comprises a switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions;
wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions;
directly or indirectly contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface;
imaging a region below said skin surface with said transducer module; and
activating said switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and imaging system and method can include use of a hand wand and a removable transducer module having an ultrasound transducer. The system can include a control module that is coupled to the hand wand and has a graphical user interface for controlling the removable transducer module, and an interface coupling the hand wand to the control module. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system may be used in cosmetic procedures on at least a portion of a face, head, neck, body, and/or other part of a patient for a face lift, a brow lift, a chin lift, an eye treatment, a wrinkle reduction, a scar reduction, a burn treatment, a tattoo removal, a skin tightening, a vein reduction, a treatment on a sweat gland, a treatment of hyperhidrosis, a sun spot removal, a fat treatment, a vaginal rejuvenation, and/or an acne treatment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a non-invasive cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with a hand wand; wherein said hand wand comprises a switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions; wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions; directly or indirectly contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface; imaging a region below said skin surface with said transducer module; and activating said switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of performing a non-invasive cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with a hand wand; wherein said hand wand comprises a switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions; wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions; directly or indirectly contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface; imaging a region below said skin surface with said transducer module; and activating said switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism, wherein said individual thermal lesions are positioned at a first depth in the range of about 1 mm-4 mm below the skin surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of performing a non-invasive cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with a hand wand; wherein said hand wand comprises a switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions; wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions; directly or indirectly contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface; imaging a region below said skin surface with said transducer module; and activating said switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism, wherein said individual thermal lesions are positioned at a first depth below the skin surface, uncoupling said transducer from said hand wand; coupling a second transducer to said hand wand; and treating said region below said skin surface at a second depth below the skin surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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