Structures and methods for ultrasound treatment of neurological and psychological conditions, using energy levels which do not cause heating or cavitation. The structure includes an outer casing comprising a first material, and a disk positioned inside the outer casing. The disk comprises a second material that differs in composition from the first material and that has a higher acoustic attenuation of ultrasound energy than the first material.

A device for treatment of an ocular pathology characterized in that it comprisesat least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the globe and means (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.

An ultrasound beam shaping device, and method of designing an ultrasound beam shaping device are disclosed. The beam shaping device comprises an array of waveguides formed in a structure that is capable of reflecting ultrasound. The lengths and cross-sections of the waveguides of the array are selected based on a desired shape of the ultrasound beam at a target, such that the amplitude and phase of the ultrasound emitted from the waveguides of the array provides the desired shape of the ultrasound beam at the target.

A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a handle assembly. The end effector is configured to operate at a first energy level and at a second energy level. The end effector is further configured to transition between an open position and a closed position. The end effector is configured to grasp tissue in the closed position. The handle assembly includes a body, a trigger, and an activation element. The trigger is configured to pivot in a first direction relative to the body to actuate the end effector from the open position to the closed position. The activation element is configured to activate the end effector at either the first energy level or the second energy level. The trigger is configured to either activate the activation element or determine whether the end effector operates at the first energy level or the second energy level.

A TUS (transcranial ultrasound) system with a matrix array transducer in a wearable format is disclosed. The TUS system uses ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) and MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) technologies to achieve power, size, and weight reductions, allowing the device to be worn. In an embodiment, the TUS system can reliably find a target anatomical structure and remain locked onto the target throughout usage. All real-time tasks are controlled locally within the TUS system for a closed-loop operation. Safeguards enable subjects to use the system at home for medical treatment and wellness usage, as well as in a clinic. A method for using the system is disclosed.

Systems and methods can include wearable, non-invasive ultrasound modalities for treating a variety of medical conditions, including but not limited to peripheral vascular disease. The modality could be therapeutic ultrasound (TUS), and be configured to promote angiogenesis within a patient via stimulation of cavitation and shear stress, among other mechanisms.

Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and/or imaging system and method adapted to alter placement and position of multiple (e.g., two or more) cosmetic treatment zones in tissue from ultrasound beams from a transducer, simultaneous multi-focus therapy at multiple depths, and/or dithering ultrasound beams from a transducer to alter placement and position of multiple cosmetic treatment zones in tissue. The system can include a hand wand, a removable transducer module, and a control module. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system may be used in various cosmetic procedures.

An ultrasound transducer assembly includes a housing; a wedge-shaped acoustic modal convertor (AMC) in the housing with a first surface exposed by an opening in the housing, and a second surface that meets the first surface at a tip located in the housing, and extends from the tip at an angle into the housing, wherein the second surface has a recessed portion formed therein, wherein the second surface of the AMC is oriented at a specific oblique angle to the first surface of the AMC; and a piezoelectric ultrasound transducer disposed in the recessed portion of the second surface of the AMC, wherein the piezoelectric ultrasound transducer is connected to an electrically tuned circuit that resonates at a specific frequency and has a finite bandwidth.

A method for mid-intensity non-ablative acoustic treatment of injured tissue is disclosed. The method involves continuously moving an ultrasound probe across an extracorporeal skin surface while emitting non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound into the injured tissue in a non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound beam profile. The method terminates energy delivery if movement speed is below a speed threshold. The non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound beam profile provides substantially uniform heating throughout a treatment volume. The heating is non-ablative and triggers a healing response in the injured tissue.

Methods and systems for tuning lithotripsy frequency to target size are disclosed. In one embodiment, a lithotripsy system for comminuting a stone in a body includes: a burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) therapy transducer configured to transmit smooth ultrasound waves within a burst of ultrasound waves toward the stone; and a controller configured to determine operating frequency of the ultrasound waves of the therapy transducer. The operating frequency of the ultrasound waves is determined as: $f=\mathrm{Const}.\frac{c}{d}$ where: d is a diameter of the stone, f is the frequency of the ultrasound waves, c is a wave speed in the stone, and Const. is a predetermined constant.