2 results about "High intensity focused" patented technology

Embodiments provide device for treating sleep apnea, the device including: a. stand, a chin and neck support, an applicator integrated into the chin and neck support configured to provide High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Technology (HIFEM) therapy and Radio Frequency (RF) therapy, and a control panel configured to adjust an intensity of the delivered HIFEM and RF therapies in real-time. Tire applicator is configured to provide HIFEM therapy by delivering HIFEM energy to a patient's mouth, throat, and neck to stimulate and strengthen muscles associated with the patient's breathing, and further configured to provide RF therapy by delivering RF energy to reduce fat tissue in the patient's airway.

Devices and methods using high intensity focused ultrasounds (HIFU) guided by ultrasound imaging often require an imaging ultrasound probe to be embedded within a HIFU transducer, in order for both probes to have a substantially similar position during operation. This configuration has many drawbacks and often causes poor imaging conditions due to constraints on the size of the imaging probe. The new methods and systems described herein allow the use of an imaging ultrasound probe separate from the HIFU transducer. The imaging ultrasound probe can be easily positioned relative to the HIFU transducer during operation by using a position capture system and a specific housing for the imaging probe. The invention is also applicable to high intensity contact ultrasound probes (HICU).