A device for heating target tissue comprises a housing, an array of
ultrasound transducers and a deflector member. The housing includes a
tissue contacting surface. The array of ultrasound transducers is mounted
within the housing on an array surface shaped so that ultrasound energy
from the transducers converges on a target area a predetermined depth
from the tissue contacting surface. The deflector member is located at a
selected position within a field through which a portion of the
ultrasound energy generated will pass on its way to the target area. The
deflector member refracts a selected portion of the ultrasound energy to
control a distance of separation between the array and a proximal edge of
a region at which a level of ultrasound energy exceeds a predetermined
threshold level.