Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT WITH COMBINATION ULTRASOUND-PHOTOTHERAPY TRANSDUCER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/168385
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A treatment device is provided that enables a volume of tissue located beneath the device to simultaneously receive ultrasound and light stimulation. According to one embodiment, the device includes an ultrasound transducer, a light source, and a faceplate extending across a face of the transducer for providing a tissue contacting and ultrasound energy coupling surface of the device. The faceplate is transparent or translucent to the light generated by the light source, and the faceplate transfers the ultrasound and light energy into the tissue or into an element which transmits these energies into the tissue. A controller operates the ultrasound transducer and light source in a pulsed manner to produce discrete pulses of energy, so as to provide higher amplitude energy treatments without negatively impacting heat generation of the device or the benefits of co-locating both types of energy treatment.
Inventors:
SCHAFER MARK E (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/027396
Publication Date:
April 27, 2017
Filing Date:
April 14, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PHOTOSONIX MEDICAL INC (US)
International Classes:
A61N5/06; A61N7/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2007050144A1 | 2007-05-03 |
Foreign References:
| US20140276247A1 | 2014-09-18 | |||
| US20090227909A1 | 2009-09-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ALLEN, William, R. et al. (US)
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