Method and system for treatment of sweat glands

a technology of ultrasound and sweat glands, applied in the field of therapeutic ultrasound methods and systems, can solve the problems of excessive sweating, unmet needs for managing excessive sweating and concomitant problems, and the presence of chemicals that irritate the skin in a good percentage of users, and achieve the effect of optimal tissue effect and/or type of conformal lesion

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-25
GUIDED THERAPY SYSTEMS LLC
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[0006] In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, the ultrasound transducer can be driven at a number of different frequency regimes such that the depth and shape of energy concentration can match the region of treatment. In addition, the ultrasound source or beam radiated from the transducer can be highly focused, weakly focused, or divergent, e

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Excessive activity of these glands also results in copious amounts of abnormal sweating (“hyperhidrosis”), primarily under autonomic neuronal control.
The effects with both these components however, are temporary and these chemicals are known to irritate the skin in a good percentage of users.
Further, there is currently a significant unmet need in managing the excessive sweating and concomitant issues with odor as a result of Hydradenitis suppurativa (irritable infected armpit).
This acne-like process in apocine follicles also causes hydradenitis suppurativa, which is often a de

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[0021] The present invention may be described herein in terms of various components and processing steps. It should be appreciated that such components and steps may be realized by any number of hardware components configured to perform the specified functions. For example, the present invention may be configured with various medical treatment devices, visual imaging and display devices, input terminals and the like, which may carry out a variety of functions under the control of one or more control systems or other control devices. In addition, the present invention may be practiced in any number of medical or treatment contexts and that the exemplary embodiments relating to a method and system for sweat gland treatment as described herein are merely a few of the exemplary applications for the invention. For example, the principles, features and methods discussed may be applied to any medical or other tissue or treatment application.

[0022] In accordance with various aspects of the...

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A method and system for ultrasound treatment of sweat glands are provided. An exemplary method and system for targeted treatment of sweat glands can be configured in various manners, such as through use of therapy only, therapy and monitoring, imaging and therapy, or therapy, imaging, and monitoring, and/or through use of focused, unfocused, or defocused ultrasound through control of various spatial and temporal parameters. As a result, ablative energy can be deposited at the particular depth at which the aberrant sweat gland population is located below the skin surface.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Application claims priority to and benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 61 7,752, entitled “Method and System for Treatment of Sweat Glands”, and filed on Oct. 6, 2004.FIELD OF INVENTION [0002] This invention generally relates to a therapeutic ultrasound method and system, and more particularly, to a method and system for ultrasound treatment for superficial tissue containing sweat glands. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0003] The sweat glands in the body are of divided into apocrine and eccrine glands. Apocrine glands are similar to sebaceous glands, and are present mainly in the axillae. These glands, like sebaceous glands, secrete an oily proteinaceous product into the follicles. Bacterial digestion of apocrine sweat is largely responsible for underarm “body odor”. Similarly, eccrine sweat glands are present deep in the dermis in the palms, soles and armpits and are responsible for temperature regulation resulting from sweating. E...

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IPC IPC(8): A61N1/39
CPCA61B2018/00005A61N7/00A61B17/320068A61N2007/0078A61N7/02A61B8/4281A61B2017/320069A61N2007/0004A61N2007/0052
Inventor MAKIN, INDER RAJ S.BARTHE, PETER G.SLAYTON, MICHAEL H.
Owner GUIDED THERAPY SYSTEMS LLC
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