Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound probe for fat and cellulite reduction
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Application No.: US15821281Application Date: 2017-11-22
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Publication No.: US10010725B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Michael H. Slayton , Peter G. Barthe , Inder Raj S. Makin
- Applicant: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Mesa
- Assignee: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Mesa
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: A61N7/02
- IPC: A61N7/02 ; G01S15/89 ; A61N7/00 ; A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A method and system for providing ultrasound treatment to a tissue that contains a lower part of dermis and proximal protrusions of fat lobuli into the dermis. An embodiment delivers ultrasound energy to the region creating a thermal injury and coagulating the proximal protrusions of fat lobuli, thereby eliminating the fat protrusions into the dermis. An embodiment can also include ultrasound imaging configurations using the same or a separate probe before, after or during the treatment. In addition various therapeutic levels of ultrasound can be used to increase the speed at which fat metabolizes. Additionally the mechanical action of ultrasound physically breaks fat cell clusters and stretches the fibrous bonds. Mechanical action will also enhance lymphatic drainage, stimulating the evacuation of fat decay products.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180085608A1 ULTRASOUND PROBE FOR FAT AND CELLULITE REDUCTION Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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