Patent ID: 9144421
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of treating uterine tissue of a patient by way of transabdominal application of ultrasound energy, the method comprising: partially filling the patient's bladder with fluid either naturally or artificially; manipulating the patient's uterus anteriorly such that it compresses the partially filled bladder to cause the bladder to spread laterally with respect to the patient's abdominal wall such that bowel tissue is pushed out of the way of an ultrasound beam path between the abdominal wall and the uterine tissue; and applying ultrasound energy through an acoustic window to the uterine tissue for treating the uterine tissue while the uterus remains compressed against the partially filled bladder, wherein the bladder is partially filled such that the bladder is compressible to minimize dimensions in the anterior-posterior direction, due to the manipulation of the patient's uterus, while simultaneously maximizing the bladder's dimensions in the caudal-cephalic and side to side directions.