ENERGY BASED FAT REDUCTION
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Abstract
Methods for non-invasive fat reduction can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a thermal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a fat cell. The lesion can create an opening in the surface of the fat cell, which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat cell 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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2. A method of non-invasive ultrasound fat reduction, comprising:
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imaging a region of interest with an imaging element, wherein the image is displayed on a display, wherein the region of interest comprises a plurality of fat cells; delivering ultrasound energy with a therapy element at a depth below a skin surface to thermally lesion at least a portion of one of the fat cells; moving the therapy element to generate multiple thermal lesions in the plurality of fat cells via a control system comprising a processor, a power supply, and an encoder, wherein the control system controls a motion mechanism attached to the therapy element, wherein the imaging element and the therapy element are provided within a single ultrasound probe; and wherein the thermal lesion in the fat cells reduces fat. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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8. A method of non-invasive ultrasound fat reduction comprising:
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identifying a region of interest, wherein the region of interest comprises a plurality of fat cells; delivering ultrasound energy from a transducer element to the region of interest to create a thermal injury in a portion of the fat cells, wherein the transducer element is positioned within a probe, wherein the transducer element is attached to a motion mechanism, wherein the motion mechanism is positioned within the probe, wherein the motion mechanism is controlled by a control system, wherein the motion mechanism comprises an encoder, and using the motion mechanism to move the transducer element, thereby creating additional thermal injuries in the fat cells through additional delivering ultrasound energy from the transducer element to the region of interest, wherein the thermal injuries in the fat cells cause breakage of the fat cells, thereby reducing fat.
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14. A method of non-invasive ultrasound fat reduction comprising:
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providing an ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound probe, a transducer housed within the probe, a motion mechanism within the probe, and an imaging element, the ultrasound system configured for; (i) imaging a region of interest under a skin surface with the imaging element, wherein the region of interest comprises fat; (ii) delivering ultrasound energy with the transducer to thermally injure the fat in the region of interest (iii) using the motion mechanism to move the transducer to form a plurality of thermal lesions at a depth to cause a reduction of the fat, wherein the motion mechanism comprises an encoder, wherein the motion mechanism is controlled by a control system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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