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WO/2006/104568A1
An apparatus for stiffening tissue comprises an ultrasound element including an array of ultrasound crystals arranged on a surface, the surface shaped so that energy generated by the crystals converges on a predetermined focusing area. A...  
WO/2006/101295A1
The present invention relates to a portable skin stimulator with which a user can apply combined stimulus by ultrasound and low-frequency to the desired areas of body and in which the stimulus intensity, frequency etc. are automatically ...  
WO/2006/097925A1
A method and system for non-invasive treatment of a soft tissue, such as adipose tissue, muscle tissue or connective tissue. The apparatus comprises an applicator configured to apply a pressure pulse to the skin surface having a negative...  
WO/2006/097661A1
The invention concerns an therapeutic endocavity probe for treating tissues in particular of the prostrate by emitting focused ultrasonic waves, comprising a support (2) forming a guide tube (4) extended by a mounting head (3) for at lea...  
WO/2006/090230A1
The proposed handpiece (1) for ultrasonic electro-medical apparatuses includes a grip, which carries an operating tip for treatment on a patient and which consists of two portions, having electric and hydraulic connections. The two porti...  
WO/2006/091093A2
An apparatus for treating a patient with ultrasound comprises an ultrasound generator and an ultrasound treatment head provided with an active element for converting an electric ultrasound signal from the ultrasound generator into ultras...  
WO/2006/087649A1
The present invention relates to monitoring the focus of a therapeutic transducer in an interactive real-time manner by turning off the ultrasound transmits of the imaging transducer but continuing to receive in all directions with an im...  
WO2006034049A9
A non-invasive variable depth ultrasound treatment method and system comprises a variable depth transducer system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a patient. An exemplary variable depth transducer system can comprise a tr...  
WO/2006/083194A1
The invention relates to medicine.. The inventive physiotherapeutic device comprises a unit for producing a physiotherapeutic action, a control unit, an action localising unit connected to the action localising area, a rigid base and a u...  
WO/2006/082573A1
A methodology and system for modifying tissue including an acoustic transducer assembly (10) having a phased array (14) of piezoelectric elements (15) that directs the acoustic beam for a predetermined time duration at a multiplicity of ...  
WO/2006/079265A1
The invention relates to an ultrasound therapy system, and more particularly to a focused ultrasound therapy device, which uses an image alignment and fusion method to guide the therapy. The therapy system provided by the invention compr...  
WO/2006/080610A1
The invention relates to a mobile ultrasonic bathing device. The invention comprises a housing made to be portable, separately from the bathing tub, so as to be usable by submerging into the bathing water, ultrasonic oscillators mounted ...  
WO/2006/079266A1
The present invention provides a MRI-guided ultrasound therapeutic unit, includes a static field magnet adapted to apply a static magnetic field in a magnetic resonance volume within a predetermined zone; at least one ultrasound energy a...  
WO/2006/076269A1
Apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmias includes an ultrasonic ablation device incorporating an ultrasonic emitter (22, 400), means (10, 14, 402, 404) for positioning the ablation device outside of the heart but adjacent the epicardia...  
WO/2006/072196A1
The high intensity focused ultrasound therapeutic apparatus according to the invention comprises a ultrasonic transducer, an image sampling means, a drive unit for driving the'iultrasonic transducer and a movement mechanism for moving th...  
WO/2006/072199A1
An integral transducer apparatus for ultrasonic treatment comprises a piezoelectric transducer for producing ultrasonic wave for treatment, holding means for supporting the piezoelectric transducer, and a power amplifier module for drivi...  
WO/2006/069467A1
A quasi-self focusing high intensity and large power ultrasonic transducer. It includes a backing and piezoelectric crystal sheets. The backing has double layer structure and there is an air cavity between the layers. At least four piezo...  
WO/2006/063357A1
In one embodiment, a method for treating a vascular occlusion in a patient's body comprises exposing the vascular occlusion to an external ultrasonic energy field that is generated outside the patient's body. The method further comprises...  
WO/2006/060053A2
The present invention relates to a tissue ablation device having a plurality of transducer elements that can be operated out of phase to orient the acoustical energy beam forward or backward in the longitudinal direction. The transducer ...  
WO/2006/054150A1
A method and apparatus for transdermal drug delivery to be provided to a patient's skin, includes performing a dermabrasion treatment of the patient's skin so as to lower a skin impedance to below a first value. It also includes providin...  
WO/2006/052518A1
A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion section sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with light of a wave...  
WO/2006/042168A1
A method and system for controlled thermal injury of human superficial tissue based on the ability to controllably create thermal lesions of variable shape, size, and depth via precise spatial and temporal control of acoustic energy depo...  
WO/2006/040597A1
This invention relates to ultrasound delivery apparatus comprising flexible arrays of transducers and to methods and topical compositions for the treatment of skin, in particular for the treatment of cosmetic skin conditions and to impro...  
WO/2006/042201A1
A method and system (100) for noninvasive tissue treatment are disclosed. An exemplary method and treatment system are configured for the imaging, monitoring, and thermal injury to treat tissue regions (106), such as, for example, the SM...  
WO/2006/042163A2
Methods and systems for mastopexy through deep tissue tightening are provided, comprising a therapeutic ultrasound system (200) configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a deep tissue region, such as a region comprising muscular f...  
WO/2006/038780A1
The present invention relates to an ultrasonic device for the treatment o arthritis, and more particularly, to an ultrasonic device for the treatment or prevention of degenerative arthritis, which is so structured that it generates ultra...  
WO/2006/036870A1
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 ...  
WO/2006/034000A1
A method and system for ultrasound treatment utilizing a multi-directional transducer to facilitate treatment, such as therapy and/or imaging or other tissue parameter monitoring, in two or more directions. In accordance with an exemplar...  
WO/2006/024840A1
An apparatus (31) and method for improving orthopaedic implants which is suitable for use in total hip replacement (THR) operations. A vibrator (38) is used to apply controlled vibrations to a cement-receiving cavity in a bone to increas...  
WO/2006/021651A1
The inventive ultrasound treating device comprises a first processing transducer set (11) for transmitting a beam of high-intensity ultrasound waves to a treatable area (3), wherein said beam comprises an aspheric wavefront and forms a f...  
WO/2006/021851A1
A focused ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer device forming an opening, and having a plurality of transducer elements positioned at least partially around the opening. A focused ultrasound system includes a structure hav...  
WO/2006/018686A1
A system of treating tissue within a body includes directing an ultrasound transducer having a plurality of transducer elements towards target body tissue, and delivering ultrasound energy towards the target tissue from the transducer el...  
WO/2006/015131A1
A device is described that can be used quickly and accurately by surgeons to provide uniform facial tissue planes that are tunnel-free and wall-free thus optimizing face lifting, tightening, and implant delivery. The device is comprised ...  
WO/2006/010240A1
A non-invasive hand-held treatment imaging probe for treatment of acute blood flow disturbances and states of low blood perfusion. The treatment imaging probe is operable to emit high intensity therapeutic mechanical acoustic waves while...  
WO/2006/001693A1
The invention relates to a device for directing ultrasound at a target region in a human or animal body, in particular for treating proliferative tissue, comprising imaging means for generating one or more images of the target region in ...  
WO/2005/122694A2
An apparatus (11) and method for selective thermal treatment of tissue, below the surface, while avoiding injury to the superficial layers of the tissue. The apparatus (11) comprises a reflective beam conversion system (17) for providing...  
WO/2005/123190A1
A method of treating skin and/or skin conditions or disorders including chronoaging by the application of ultrasound.  
WO/2005/122736A2
An ultrasound energy emitting apparatus is disclosed. The ultrasound energy emitting apparatus comprises a hand-held enclosure and a plurality of ultrasound transducers disposed on that enclosure, or disposed within and extending outward...  
WO/2005/122933A1
Ultrasonic brain infarction treating device in which formation of a standing wave due to interference of between an ultrasonic beam projected into the skull and a reflected beam is avoided and side effects, e.g. destruction of brain cell...  
WO/2005/120373A1
An ultrasonic curing device includes a trace/following calculation unit (22) which sets a reference point (54) outside a curing region (52) in addition to the curing region (52) on an ultrasonic tomogram (50) of the attention region incl...  
WO/2005/117734A2
A dual-mode, capable of imaging and ablation, ultrasound array (110) integrated in a catheter is provided for minimally invasive treatment of arrhythmias. The catheter array is small enough for insertion through a peripheral vein and is ...  
WO/2005/118068A1
A method for measuring the temperature inside a man or an animal, involves following steps: transmitting the first ultrasonic wave to the detected region in which the temperature is T with the guide of M ultrasound; receiving the echo of...  
WO/2005/115545A1
An ultrasonic medical device (11) includes a balloon catheter (36) having at least one engaging mechanism (66, 67), a balloon (41) that is supported by the balloon catheter (36), an inflation lumen (85) located along a longitudinal axis ...  
WO/2005/113068A1
A method of thermal ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound energy includes the steps of positioning one or more ultrasound emitting members within a patient, emitting ultrasound energy from the one or more ultrasound emitting m...  
WO/2005/112812A1
Apparatus and method for ablating target tissue including a non-linear area of tissue in the left atrium of a patient. The method can include selecting an ablation apparatus having an ablator with a tissue engagement section, penetrating...  
WO/2005/112807A2
A method and device for treating biological external tissue using at least one energy source. The energy source can be incoherent light, coherent light, a radio frequency, ultrasound, a laser, or any other type of energy that can be appl...  
WO/2005/107622A1
A mechanical manipulator (10) for controlling the movement of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducers, especially for medical use, such as in the treatment of cancers. A base harness having two or three legs (12) is mounted ...  
WO/2005/107600A1
The present invention is a two step method of enhancing the cavitational effect produced by ultrasound signals focused at a specific location in a medium. The first step is to use one or more transducers to apply the ultrasound signals t...  
WO/2005/107869A1
An assembly (1) for heat treating an area (60) of biological tissue, including energy generating means (20) for supplying energy to a focal point (P) in said area (60), means (10) for measuring the spatial temperature distribution in sai...  
WO/2005/107868A1
Apparatus including a bone-growth stimulator including a vibrating element housed in a hand-held housing and/or an osseous limb wrapping and/or footwear.  

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