Patent ID: 8506486
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A61B,A61H,A61N,G01S

Abstract:
1. A method of treating the skin, the method comprising: positioning an ultrasound probe system on a skin surface, the ultrasound probe system comprising an ultrasound therapy element and a motion mechanism; wherein the motion mechanism is controlled by a control system in communication with the ultrasound probe; using the ultrasound therapy element to treat a region of interest under the skin surface comprising a tissue comprising a portion of at least one of muscular fascia and SMAS tissue; wherein the ultrasound therapy element is coupled to the motion mechanism within the probe; wherein the ultrasound therapy element is configured for targeted delivery of ablative ultrasound energy to form a thermal lesion with at least a temperature sufficient to treat at least a portion of the tissue at a depth of up to 9 mm from the skin surface; and activating the motion mechanism to move the ultrasound therapy element to form a plurality of the thermal lesions along a line at the depth into the tissue to cause any one of the group consisting of ablation, deactivation, and shrinkage of at least a portion of the tissue.