| US 7,491,171 B2 | ||
| Method and system for treating acne and sebaceous glands | ||
| Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, Ariz. (US); and Inder Raj S. Makin, Mesa, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Guided Therapy Systems, L.L.C., Mesa, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/163,177. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/617203, filed on Oct. 07, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0089632 A1, Apr. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—439 [600/437; 601/2] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing treatment of acne and sebaceous glands, said method comprising:
localizing at least one targeted region within a region of interest, said localizing configured for identifying at least one
sebaceous gland;
targeting delivery of ablative ultrasound energy from a transducer probe to said at least one sebaceous gland at a depth of
about 1 to about 7 mm; and
monitoring results of said targeted delivery within said at least one sebaceous gland during and after said targeted delivery
to continue planning of treatment.
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