Abstract: There is provided a method for producing lysis of adipose tissue that includes applying focused ultrasonic energy to the adipose tissue and applying at least one additional therapeutic procedure to said adipose tissue or surrounding tissue. There is further provided a system for combination therapy for producing lysis of adipose tissue that includes a transducer adapted to apply focused ultrasonic energy to said adipose tissue and at least one additional unit adapted to provide a therapeutic procedure to said adipose tissue or surrounding tissue(s).

Abstract: A diverting filter for implantation in the bifurcation of the human common carotid artery (CCA) with the external carotid artery (ECA) and the internal carotid artery (ICA), comprising: a tubular body expandable from an initial small-diameter state for manipulation through the CCA to an expanded larger-diameter state for implantation in said bifurcation, the tubular body having an at rest state wherein the tubular body exhibits a diameter greater than the expanded larger-diameter state; the tubular body including a proximal region for implantation in the CCA, a distal region for implantation in the ECA, and a middle filtering region for alignment with the orifice of the ICA for diverting relatively-large emboli in the CCA blood flow to the ECA while minimizing interference to blood flow through both the ICA and the ECA; constituted of between 48 and 56 braided filaments exhibiting an average porosity index of at least 80%.