Patent ID: 8298163
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. An electrically powered apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic treatment of subcutaneous soft-tissue of a human or other mammalian subject, the apparatus comprising: at least three simultaneously operable acoustic assemblies retained in fixed relation to each other, the apparatus being configured for operation when connected to an electrical power source to energize the acoustic assemblies and simultaneously generate ultrasonic energy from each said acoustic assembly, wherein: the apparatus being configured for positioning in a treatment configuration relative to a skin of a subject to perform a non-invasive ultrasonic treatment on the subject; an acoustic pad with an acoustic emission surface that, in the treatment configuration, is configured for positioning adjacent a surface of the skin of the subject through which at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy generated by the acoustic assemblies exits the apparatus directed toward the group focal zone located within a range of from 0.5 centimeter to 10 centimeters distal to the acoustic emission surface; and wherein: