Methods of determining catheter orientation

D Panescu, JV Koblish, C Donghoon… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, devices and methods of determining orientation of a distal end of a
medical instrument (eg, electrode-tissue orientation of an RF ablation catheter) are …

Contact sensing systems and methods

D Panescu, JE Johnson - US Patent 9,636,164, 2017 - Google Patents
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Contact sensing systems and methods - Google Patents Contact sensing systems and methods …

Hand wand for ultrasonic cosmetic treatment and imaging

PG Barthe, MH Slayton, IRS Makin - US Patent 10,537,304, 2020 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention provide a dermatological cosmetic treatment and imaging
system and method. In some embodiments, the system (20) includes a hand wand (100) …

Focused ultrasound system for surrounding a body tissue mass and treatment method

S Vitek, K Vortman - US Patent 8,409,099, 2013 - Google Patents
A focused ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer device forming an opening,
and having a plurality of transducer elements positioned at least partially around the …

Tissue aberration corrections in ultrasound therapy

K Vortman, S Vitek - US Patent 8,088,067, 2012 - Google Patents
3,974.475 A 8, 1976 Burckhardt et al. transducer elements based upon the correction
factors. The 3,992,693 A 1 1/1976 Martin et al. correction factors may include phase and/or …

Methods and systems for fat reduction and/or cellulite treatment

MH Slayton, PG Barthe - US Patent 8,663,112, 2014 - Google Patents
A method can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains
fat lobuli and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy …

Post-ablation verification of lesion size

PS Kratoska, TR Skwarek - US Patent App. 11/799,785, 2008 - Google Patents
This disclosure is directed to a method of providing feedback regarding the outcome of
ablation therapy. Measuring one or more tissue properties after the ablation procedure may …

Systems and methods for ultrasound treatment

PG Barthe, MH Slayton - US Patent 9,149,658, 2015 - Google Patents
Various embodiments provide a method for an extended field of view treatment. The method
can include the steps of imaging a region; targeting a region with directed ultrasound …

Systems and methods for accelerating healing of implanted material and/or native tissue

MH Slayton - US Patent 9,452,302, 2016 - Google Patents
Various embodiments provide methods and systems for ultrasound treatment of tissue are
provided. Accordingly, a method can include locating an implant in a site in a body, directing …

System and method for treating muscle, tendon, ligament and cartilage tissue

PG Barthe, MH Slayton, IRS Makin - US Patent 8,444,562, 2013 - Google Patents
A method and system for treating subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound
energy is disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of …