Method and system for combined ultrasound treatment
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1. An ultrasound system configured for providing treatment comprising:
- a single ultrasound transducer comprising a first portion providing a first ultrasound energy effect and a second portion providing a second ultrasound energy effect to a region of interest, wherein said first portion and said first ultrasound energy effect are different from said second portion and said second ultrasound energy effect, and said first ultrasound energy effect comprises an ablative or a hemostatic effect and said second ultrasound energy effect comprise at least ˜
one of non-thermal streaming, hydrodynamic, diathermic, and resonance induced tissue effects;
a control system that is connected to said first portion and to said second portion and configured to operatively control said first portion independently of said second portion; and
wherein said first energy effect and said second energy effect are configured to effect said region of interest to facilitate at least one response in said region of interest and said control system controls said second portion to provide said second energy effect after a delay period after said first energy effect.
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Abstract
A non-invasive method and system for combined ultrasound treatment are provided. An exemplary combined ultrasound treatment system comprises a transducer configured to deliver ultrasound energy to provide two or more energy effects to a region of interest. The energy effects facilitate the initiation of one or more responses in the region of interest. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a transducer is configured to deliver energy over varying temporal and/or spatial distributions in order to provide energy effects and initiate responses in a region of interest.
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28 Claims
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1. An ultrasound system configured for providing treatment comprising:
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a single ultrasound transducer comprising a first portion providing a first ultrasound energy effect and a second portion providing a second ultrasound energy effect to a region of interest, wherein said first portion and said first ultrasound energy effect are different from said second portion and said second ultrasound energy effect, and said first ultrasound energy effect comprises an ablative or a hemostatic effect and said second ultrasound energy effect comprise at least ˜
one of non-thermal streaming, hydrodynamic, diathermic, and resonance induced tissue effects;a control system that is connected to said first portion and to said second portion and configured to operatively control said first portion independently of said second portion; and
wherein said first energy effect and said second energy effect are configured to effect said region of interest to facilitate at least one response in said region of interest and said control system controls said second portion to provide said second energy effect after a delay period after said first energy effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27)
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14. A method for providing non-invasive ultrasound treatment to a patient, said method comprising:
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operating a transducer emitting ultrasound energy at a first frequency range to provide a first energy effect comprising an ablative or a hemostatic effect to produce a first response in a region of interest; and operating said transducer emitting ultrasound energy at a second frequency range to provide a second energy effect comprising a non-thermal streaming effect that is distinct from and independent of said first energy effect and occurs after one or more delay periods after said first energy effect. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28)
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21. A method for providing non-invasive ultrasound treatment to a patient, said method comprising:
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providing one of a first planar, defocused, or focused ultrasound energy beam to a region of interest to produce a first energy effect comprising an ablative or hemostatic effect and a corresponding first response; allowing a delay period to occur after producing said first energy effect; and providing one of a second planar, defocused, or focused ultrasound energy beam to said region of interest to produce a second energy effect comprising a non-thermal streaming effect and a corresponding second response wherein said first planar, defocused, or focused ultrasound energy beam and said second planar, defocused, or focused ultrasound energy beam are capable of creating said first response and said second response. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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