Method and system for controlled thermal treatment of human superficial tissue
CA 2583641 C · Owner: Guided Therapy Systems, L.L.C. · Inventors: Slayton, Michael H.; Barthe, Peter G.; Makin, Inder Raj S.
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A method and system for controlled thermal injury of human superficial tissue based on the ability to controllably create thermal lesions of variable shape size, and depth via precise spatial and temporal control of acoustic energy deposition. The apparatus includes a control system (300) and probes that facilitate treatment planning, control and delivery of energy and monitoring , of treatment conditions.
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- Filed October 6, 2005 and granted September 26, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 6, 2025.
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