Automatic acoustic treatment device
There is provided herein an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue, comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body and a controller adapted to automatically trigger the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position (node). There is further provided herein an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue, comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body and a positioning element adapted to automatically position the transducer at a predetermined position (node).
1 . An apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue comprising:
a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body; and
a controller adapted to automatically trigger the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position (node).
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position is provided by a tracking system.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the tracking system comprises a node map.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning element adapted to automatically position the transducer at the predetermined position.
5 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning element comprises a robot arm.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning element provides at least two degrees of freedom of movement.
7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transducer is adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves with a duty cycle in the range of 1:3-1:400.
8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transducer is adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) range of 20-1100 Hz.
9 . An apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue comprising:
a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body; and
a positioning element adapted to automatically position the transducer at a predetermined position (node).
10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising a controller adapted to notify a user upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position (node).
11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising a controller adapted to automatically trigger the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position.
12 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning element comprises a robot arm.
13 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning element provides at least two degrees of freedom of movement.
14 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning element is adapted to continuously move the transducer at a predefined speed.
15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the rate of movement is adapted to vary during a treatment.
16 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the positioning element is adapted to continuously move the transducer in accordance with a predetermined path.
17 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising a processor adapted to compute the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to a node of interest.
18 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising a controller adapted to initiate said positioning element to return to a specific node upon receiving an indication that the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to said specific node is below a predetermined threshold.
19 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning element is adapted to automatically position the transducer at a predetermined position based on data obtained by a tracking system.
20 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the tracking system comprises a node map.
21 . A system for lysing of adipose tissue comprising:
a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body;
a positioning element adapted to automatically position said transducer at a predetermined position; and
a controller adapted to automatically trigger said transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at the predetermined position.
22 . A method for lysing of adipose tissue comprising:
positioning an ultrasonic transducer at a predetermined position on or in proximity to a treatment area of a subject body; and
automatically triggering the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of the transducer being at the predetermined position (node).
23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein positioning the ultrasonic transducer comprises manually positioning.
24 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein positioning the ultrasonic transducer comprises automatically positioning.
25 . The method according to claim 22 , further comprising continuously moving the transducer at a predefined rate.
26 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the rate of movement is adapted to vary during a treatment.
27 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the transducer is continuously moving in accordance with a predetermined path.
28 . The method according to claim 22 , further comprising computing the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to a node of interest.
29 . The method according to claim 28 , further comprising returning to a specific node upon receiving indication that the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to the specific node is at or below a predetermined threshold and automatically triggering the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves.
30 . A method for lysing of adipose tissue comprising:
positioning an ultrasonic transducer at a predetermined position (node) on or in proximity to a treatment area of a subject body;
triggering the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of the transducer being at the predetermined position (node);
computing the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to a node of interest; and
returning to a specific node upon receiving indication that the amount of ultrasonic energy transmitted to the specific node is at or below a predetermined threshold and triggering the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves.
31 . The method according to claim 30 , wherein positioning the ultrasonic transducer comprises manually positioning.
32 . The method according to claim 30 , wherein positioning the ultrasonic transducer comprises automatically positioning.
33 . The method according to claim 30 , wherein triggering comprises automatic triggering.