WO2002054018A3 - Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring - Google Patents

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WO2002054018A3
WO2002054018A3 PCT/IL2001/001220 IL0101220W WO02054018A3 WO 2002054018 A3 WO2002054018 A3 WO 2002054018A3 IL 0101220 W IL0101220 W IL 0101220W WO 02054018 A3 WO02054018 A3 WO 02054018A3
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adipose tissue
body contouring
ultrasonic body
invasive ultrasonic
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Yoram Eshel
Ilia Vitsnudel
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Yoram Eshel
Ilia Vitsnudel
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Priority claimed from US10/021,238 external-priority patent/US7347855B2/en
Priority to JP2002554474A priority Critical patent/JP4727903B2/en
Priority to DE60134177T priority patent/DE60134177D1/en
Priority to KR1020037008983A priority patent/KR100948543B1/en
Priority to CA2433745A priority patent/CA2433745C/en
Priority to EP01272795A priority patent/EP1362223B1/en
Priority to AU2002217412A priority patent/AU2002217412B2/en
Application filed by Ultrashape Inc, Yoram Eshel, Ilia Vitsnudel filed Critical Ultrashape Inc
Priority to IL15643901A priority patent/IL156439A0/en
Priority to BR0116707-3A priority patent/BR0116707A/en
Priority to US10/250,955 priority patent/US20040106867A1/en
Publication of WO2002054018A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002054018A2/en
Priority to IL156439A priority patent/IL156439A/en
Publication of WO2002054018A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002054018A3/en
Priority to HK04106968A priority patent/HK1064277A1/en
Priority to US11/808,632 priority patent/US7815570B2/en

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Abstract

A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy (10) at a multiplicity of target volumes (12) within the region, which target volumes (12) contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes (12) and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in the target volumes (12) and computerized tracking (44) of the multiplicity of target volumes (12) notwithstanding movement of the body.
PCT/IL2001/001220 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring WO2002054018A2 (en)

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BR0116707-3A BR0116707A (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-evasive ultrasonic body contour
US10/250,955 US20040106867A1 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
IL15643901A IL156439A0 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
KR1020037008983A KR100948543B1 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
CA2433745A CA2433745C (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
EP01272795A EP1362223B1 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
AU2002217412A AU2002217412B2 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
JP2002554474A JP4727903B2 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 Non-invasive ultrasound body contouring
DE60134177T DE60134177D1 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-12-31 INCLUDING ULTRASOUND BODY CONTOURING
IL156439A IL156439A (en) 2001-01-03 2003-06-12 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
HK04106968A HK1064277A1 (en) 2001-01-03 2004-09-14 Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue
US11/808,632 US7815570B2 (en) 2001-01-03 2007-06-12 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring

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US09/752,530 US6607498B2 (en) 2001-01-03 2001-01-03 Method and apparatus for non-invasive body contouring by lysing adipose tissue
US09/752,530 2001-01-03
US10/021,238 2001-10-29
US10/021,238 US7347855B2 (en) 2001-10-29 2001-10-29 Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring

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CA (1) CA2433745C (en)
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