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Ultrasonic Wave Generating Device and Procedure Method Using Same
| Content Provider | The Lens |
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| Abstract | Provided is an ultrasonic wave generating device including: a housing configured to seal an inside of a cartridge; a transducer disposed in the housing and configured to generate ultrasonic waves; a rotational force applying unit configured to receive a rotational force from an outside of the housing and perform a rotational motion; a conversion unit configured to convert the rotational motion of the rotational force applying unit into a rectilinear motion and provide the rectilinear motion to the transducer; and a controlling means configured to control an ultrasonic wave generating operation of the transducer. |
| Related Links | https://www.lens.org/lens/patent/010-977-801-610-733/frontpage |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2017-10-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Alternative Title | Ultraschallwellenerzeugungsvorrichtung Und Prozedurverfahren Mit Verwendung Davon Dispositif De Génération D'ondes Ultrasonores Et Procédure Mettant En Oeuvre Ce Dispositif |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Date Applied | 2015-03-11 |
| Agent | Awapatent Ab |
| Applicant | Attibe Beauty Co Ltd |
| Application No. | 15862354 |
| Claim | An ultrasonic wave generating device comprising: a housing configured to seal an inside of a cartridge; a transducer disposed in the housing and configured to generate ultrasonic waves; a rotational force applying unit configured to receive a rotational force from an outside of the housing and perform a rotational motion; a conversion unit configured to convert the rotational motion of the rotational force applying unit into a rectilinear motion and provide the rectilinear motion to the transducer; and a controlling means configured to control an ultrasonic wave generating operation of the transducer. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 1, further comprising an outer rotating unit disposed outside the housing and connected to the rotational force applying unit by magnetism. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 1, wherein the conversion unit comprises: a driving joint connected to the rotational force applying unit and rotated; and a driven joint fixed to the transducer and configured to perform a rectilinear motion forward and backward according to a rotational motion of the driving joint. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 1, further comprising a position detection unit detecting a position of the transducer, wherein the controlling means controls the transducer not to generate the ultrasonic waves according to a signal output from the position detection unit when the transducer is within a predetermined distance from a previous position at which the ultrasonic waves are generated. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 1, further comprising a sensing means configured to sense at least one of an amount of a fluid, an inclination of a water surface of the fluid, and an inclination of the cartridge, wherein a fluid used to transmit the ultrasonic waves is filled into the housing, and the controlling means controls the transducer to stop generation of the ultrasonic waves when at least one of the amount of the fluid, the inclination of the water surface of the fluid, and the inclination of the cartridge deviates from a predetermined range. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 1, wherein the conversion unit comprises: a cylindrical cam having a cylindrical shape, including a groove portion or a protrusion with a spiral shape provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof, and having one end coupled to the rotational force applying unit; a guide portion provided in parallel to a rotating shaft of the cylindrical cam; and a transfer member having one side fixed to the transducer and the other side inserted into the groove portion, wherein the protrusion is inserted into the other side of the transfer member, and the transfer member performs a rectilinear motion along the guide portion. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 6, wherein the position detection unit comprises: a first magnet unit provided in one of the cylindrical cam and the housing; and a first sensor provided in the cartridge and configured to detect a position of the first magnet unit. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 6, wherein the position detection unit comprises: a second magnet unit provided in the transfer member or the transducer; and a second sensor provided in the cartridge to face the second magnet unit and configured to detect a position of the second magnet unit. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 8, wherein the transfer member performs a rectilinear motion between a first reference point and a second reference point, and the second sensor is provided at a position facing the second magnet unit when the transfer member is disposed at the first reference point, and at a position facing the second magnet unit when the transfer member is disposed at the second reference point. An ultrasonic wave generating device comprising: a procedure handpiece for a manipulation of a practitioner; a cartridge configured to be attached to/detached from the procedure handpiece and including a cartridge body; a transducer provided in the cartridge body and configured to generate a thermal lesion including high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU); an outer rotating unit provided in the procedure handpiece; a rotational force applying unit provided in the cartridge and connected to the outer rotating unit by magnetism in a state in which an outer wall of the cartridge is disposed between the outer rotating unit and the rotational force applying unit; a conversion unit configured to convert a rotational motion of the rotational force applying unit into a rectilinear motion and provide the rectilinear motion to the transducer; a position detection unit configured to detect a position of the transducer; and a controlling means configured to control an ultrasonic wave generating operation of the transducer according to a signal output from the position detection unit. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 10, wherein the conversion unit comprises: a cylindrical cam having a cylindrical shape, including a groove portion or a protrusion with a spiral shape provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof, and having one end coupled to the rotational force applying unit; a guide portion provided in parallel to a rotating shaft of the cylindrical cam; and a transfer member having one side fixed to the transducer and the other side inserted into the groove portion, wherein the protrusion is inserted into the other side of the transfer member, and the transfer member performs a rectilinear motion along the guide portion. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 10, wherein the position detection unit comprises: a first magnet unit provided on the other end of the cylindrical cam; and a first sensor provided in the cartridge to face the first magnet unit and configured to detect a position of the first magnet unit. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 10, wherein the position detection unit comprises: a second magnet unit provided in the transfer member or the transducer; and a second sensor provided in the cartridge to face the second magnet unit and configured to detect a position of the second magnet unit, and the transfer member performs a rectilinear motion between a first reference point and a second reference point, and the second sensor is provided at a position facing the second magnet unit when the transfer member is disposed at the first reference point, and at a position facing the second magnet unit when the transfer member is disposed at the second reference point. The ultrasonic wave generating device of claim 10, further comprising a sensing means configured to sense at least one of an amount of a fluid, an inclination of a water surface of the fluid, and an inclination of the cartridge, wherein the fluid is filled in the housing, and the controlling means turns off the transducer when the inclination of the cartridge deviates from a predetermined range. A procedure method using an ultrasonic wave generating device, the method comprising: performing a procedure by generating thermal lesions of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) at a predetermined depth of a skin tissue in a noninvasive manner using the ultrasonic wave generating device of one of claims 1 through 14, wherein a transducer is moved between a first reference point and a second reference point; sensing whether the transducer is within a predetermined distance from a previous position at which the HIFU is generated using the transducer while the transducer is moved between the first reference point and the second reference point; and controlling the transducer not to generate the HIFU when the transducer is within the predetermined distance from the previous position at which the HIFU is generated. The method of claim 15, wherein the transducer performs a rectilinear motion between the first reference point and the second reference point by receiving a rotational motion of a cylindrical cam having a cylindrical shape and being rotated, and the sensing of whether the transducer is within a predetermined distance from the previous position at which the HIFU is generated using the transducer is performed by detecting a rotation degree of the cylindrical cam. The method of claim 15, further comprising, when the transducer is disposed at the first reference point or the second reference point, stopping movement of the transducer. The method of claim 15, further comprising adjusting a distance between the thermal lesions by controlling a rotational speed of a cylindrical cam, wherein the transducer performs a rectilinear motion between the first reference point and the second reference point by receiving a rotational motion of the cylindrical cam having a cylindrical shape and being rotated. |
| CPC Classification | Electrotherapy;Magnetotherapy;Radiation Therapy;Ultrasound Therapy Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification Radio Direction-Finding;Radio Navigation;Determining Distance Or Velocity By Use Of Radio Waves;Locating Or Presence-Detecting By Use Of The Reflection Or Reradiation Of Radio Waves;Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves |
| Extended Family | 026-357-226-366-36X 044-790-221-274-482 102-008-956-242-405 154-970-453-405-505 059-648-227-035-623 062-504-165-717-543 186-853-341-793-855 003-454-079-834-994 148-800-967-546-226 010-977-801-610-733 186-148-996-349-452 078-918-595-717-333 054-353-209-404-085 |
| Patent ID | 3225280 |
| Inventor/Author | Park Rae Eun Kim Hyung Chel Lee Sung Won |
| IPC | A61N7/02 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Simple Family | 026-357-226-366-36X 010-977-801-610-733 186-148-996-349-452 044-790-221-274-482 059-648-227-035-623 003-454-079-834-994 054-353-209-404-085 |
| CPC (with Group) | A61N7/02 A61B2017/00477 A61B2017/00734 A61N2007/0008 A61N2007/0034 A61B8/44 G01S7/521 |
| Issuing Authority | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| Kind | Patent Application Publication |
