CPC A61N 7/02 (2013.01) [A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/429 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61H 23/0245 (2013.01); G01S 15/8909 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0214 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5082 (2013.01); A61H 2207/00 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0008 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0034 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0052 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0056 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0073 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An ultrasound probe, comprising:
a housing comprising a piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element and a cooling system,
wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured to direct ultrasound energy without a lens to a tissue below a skin surface,
wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is positioned in the housing, wherein the housing is configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface, wherein the housing is connected via a cable with a connector to a control system,
wherein the control system is configured to operate the piezoelectric therapy transducer at one or more energy levels,
wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element is configured for delivery of the ultrasound energy to heat the tissue below the skin surface to a temperature of greater than 60 degrees Celsius,
wherein the tissue comprises at least a portion of a dermis tissue and a muscular fascia tissue,
wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element delivers the ultrasound energy at a frequency between 2 MHz to 25 MHz,
wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound therapy element forms a thermal lesion for treating the tissue at the portion of the dermis tissue and the muscular fascia tissue,
wherein the cooling system is configured to cool the skin surface at the housing configured for acoustic coupling to the skin surface,
wherein the control system is configured to operate the cooling system to control the cooling the skin surface.
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