US 12,151,126 B2
Handpiece capable of adjusting depth of focus of high-intensity focused ultrasound
Sun Young Kang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SHENB Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed by SHENB Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/511,441.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0155493 (KR), filed on Nov. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0165432 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 7/02 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36021 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 2007/0091 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handpiece capable of adjusting the depth of focus, comprising:
a case;
a cartridge installed to be movable in a vertical direction inside the case and having a transducer that emits ultrasonic waves;
a vertical mover mounted inside the case and moving the transducer in a vertical direction by a magnetic force;
a skin cooler disposed around an opening in the lower part of the case to cool the skin of a person being treated; and
an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) skin stimulator located adjacent to the skin cooler and providing electrical stimulation to the skin of the person being treated,
wherein the skin cooler includes: a cooling plate disposed around the opening in the lower part of the case and in contact with the skin of the person; and a thermoelectric element that is in contact with the cooling plate and absorbs heat from the cooling plate to cool the cooling plate,
the EMS skin stimulator includes: an EMS pad that is formed unitarily with the cooling plate or is located in a center or an edge of the cooling plate and provides electrical stimulation for relieving pain to the skin of the person; and an EMS control module for controlling the EMS pad,
the temperature of the cooling plate is controlled to 3° C. to 5° C., and
the electrical stimulation of the EMS pad is a current with an intensity of 80 mA to 100 mA and a frequency of 1 kHz to 10 KHz.