公开(公告)号：US09700742B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14516442

申请日：2014-10-16

Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Communication

Inventor： Michael S. Canney ,  Michael R. Bailey ,  Lawrence A. Crum ,  Vera A. Khokhlova ,  Tatiana D. Khokhlova ,  Wayne Kreider ,  Joo Ha Hwang ,  Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

IPC: A61B18/00 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61N7/02 ,  A61B2017/00084 ,  A61B2018/00005 ,  A61B2090/374 ,  A61B2090/378

Abstract: Methods and systems for non-invasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound (“HIFU”) therapy. A method of non-invasively treating tissue in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include positioning a focal plane of an ultrasound source at a target site in tissue. The ultrasound source can be configured to emit HIFU waves. The method can further include pulsing ultrasound energy from the ultrasound source toward the target site, and generating shock waves in the tissue to induce boiling of the tissue at the target site within milliseconds. The boiling of the tissue at least substantially emulsifies the tissue.