Patent ID: 8273024

Claim:
An ultrasound transmission gel for topical application to a patient, consisting of: a water-soluble gel having a conductivity adapted to facilitate ultrasound signal transfer between a probe and a target tissue area in a patient, wherein the water-soluble gel consists of water, Diazolidinyl Urea (“DU”), Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (“IPBC”), methyl paraben, carbomer, and Triethanolamine (“TEA”) 85%; and an essential oil in a range from about one percent to about five percent of a total composition weight of the ultrasound transmission gel, wherein the essential oil has properties that induce at least one of a palliative effect and a therapeutic effect in the patient; wherein the ultrasound transmission gel has a composition that preserves pigmentation of an area of skin of the patient on which the ultrasound transmission gel is applied.