Patent ID: 11969609
Assignee: ULTHERA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An aesthetic treatment system for use in cosmetic treatment for creating multiple focal points with an ultrasound transducer, the system comprising:
an ultrasonic probe comprising:
a first switch operably controlling an ultrasonic imaging function for providing an ultrasonic imaging;
a second switch operably controlling an ultrasonic treatment function for providing an ultrasonic treatment; and
a movement mechanism configured to direct ultrasonic treatment in at least one sequence of individual thermal cosmetic treatment zones, wherein the movement mechanism comprises one or more of a linear track, a shaft, a scotch yoke, a magnetic coupling, and a worm gear; and
a transducer module configured to apply ultrasonic therapy with at least one of the group consisting of amplitude modulation and poling,
wherein the transducer module is configured for both ultrasonic imaging and ultrasonic treatment,
wherein the transducer module comprises an ultrasound transducer comprising a single piezoelectric material for the ultrasonic treatment,
wherein the single piezoelectric material comprises a plurality of portions configured to create a plurality of corresponding piezoelectric material variations respectively in response to an electric field applied to the single piezoelectric material to simultaneously apply ultrasonic therapy to tissue at multiple thermal coagulation points at a plurality of locations at one or more focal depths with the at least one of the group consisting of amplitude modulation and poling,
wherein the plurality of portions comprises a plurality of strips on an aperture surface.