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Method and system for ultrasound treatment of skin

  • US 9,833,640 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2017
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ultrasound treatment device for treating skin tissue, the device comprising:

  • an ultrasound probe comprising an ultrasound therapy component,wherein the ultrasound therapy component comprises a single, focused piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured to provide a single mechanical focus,wherein the single mechanical focus is configured to provide ultrasound therapy energy in a form of a single thermal focus in a tissue below a skin surface,wherein the single thermal focus is formed without electronic focusing and without a lens,wherein the ultrasound probe is configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface,wherein the ultrasound probe is configured for delivery of the ultrasound therapy energy to heat the tissue below the skin surface to a temperature of greater than 60 degrees Celsius,wherein the tissue comprises at least a portion of at least one of the group consisting of;

    a dermis and a fascia,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of the ultrasound therapy energy at the temperature sufficient to denature at least a portion of the tissue in a region of interest,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element delivers the ultrasound therapy energy at a frequency of between 2 MHz to 25 MHz,wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element forms a plurality of thermal lesions for treating the tissue.

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