System and method for noninvasive skin tightening

This invention describes a non-surgical method for tightening skin and deep tissues, such as for a facelift. It uses a handheld device that combines an ultrasound imager and a focused ultrasound therapy transducer. The imager helps locate the target area, while the therapy transducer delivers precise energy to shrink collagen and muscle, all while monitoring the treatment in real-time. The claims specifically detail a single, spherically-shaped ultrasound element for therapy within the probe.

Why it matters: Since 2018, advancements in miniaturized ultrasound transducer manufacturing and real-time computational imaging, possibly with AI assistance, could enhance the precision and integration of the described imaging and therapy within a single probe. This might make the specific single-element therapy transducer design more viable.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedCustom ultrasound transducers, real-time imaging, precise focusing.

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