Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090048544 | Apparatus and method for ultrasound treatment - Apparatus for generating high intensity acoustic beams, the apparatus comprising: a piezoelectric transducer characterized by a plurality of harmonic resonant frequencies of vibration; and at least one driving circuit connected to the transducer that is controllable to excite at least two vibrations of the transducer at different harmonic vibration frequencies of the vibrator, which vibrations generate a high intensity acoustic beam for each of the harmonic frequencies. | 02-19-2009 |
20090099483 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND TREATMENT - A transducer for generating an intensity pattern of ultrasound comprising: a plurality of elements independently excitable to radiate acoustic energy; and a controller that simultaneously excites some of the elements while leaving at least one element dormant and changes which element is dormant to change the intensity pattern. | 04-16-2009 |
20090171248 | ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH FLUID INJECTION - There is provided herein an apparatus for treatment of adipose tissue comprising a transducer for producing and directing acoustic waves at a surface of a subject body and a dispenser element for supplying a fluid, through the transducer, to a contact area on the surface of a subject body. | 07-02-2009 |
20090171249 | Ultrasound treatment of adipose tissue with vacuum feature - There is provided herein an apparatus for treatment of adipose tissue comprising a transducer for producing and directing acoustic waves at a surface of a subject body and a drawing element for drawing a surface of the subject body into the transducer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090171250 | ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH FLUID INJECTION - There is provided herein, an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound to a target area tissue of a subject body and a fluid supplying element for automatically supplying a fluid to a contact area on a surface of the target area tissue of the subject body. | 07-02-2009 |
20090171251 | ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH VACUUM FEATURE - There is provided herein, an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound to a target area tissue of a subject body; and a vacuum system adapted to suck a surface of the target area tissue into the transducer to facilitate acoustic contact between the surface of the target area tissue and the transducer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090171255 | Apparatus and method for ultrasound treatment - Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue and/or cellulite comprising: at least one transducer controllable to transmit ultrasound; and an adapter configured to couple ultrasound transmitted by the at least one transducer to a region of a patient's skin comprising and/or overlaying a layer of adipose tissue and/or cellulite; wherein the adapter orients the transmitted ultrasound relative to the layer of adipose tissue and/or cellulite so that it tends to propagate along a region of the layer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090230820 | Multi-element piezoelectric transducers - A piezoelectric transducer formed of a body of piezoelectric material having first and second opposed sides and first and second electrically conductive layers on the first and second sides respectively of the piezoelectric body, wherein the piezoelectric body and the electrically conductive layers are so constructed that they form a plurality of separate adjacent series-connected transducer elements. A method of manufacturing such a transducer is also disclosed. The piezoelectric body may have a substantially uniform direction of polarization, or alternating zones of opposite polarization. The conductive layers may be continuous or discontinuous, together forming isolated electrode pairs to define the individual transducer elements. The elements can be hard wired or connected through a switching circuit to display either circumferential or axial or other ultrasonic focal patterns, and may be connected in a parallel, rather than a series configuration. When connected in series, advantageously higher impedance can be obtained, compared to the parallel configuration. | 09-17-2009 |