A system for the destruction of adipose tissue utilizing high intensity
focused ultrasound (HIFU) within a patient's body. The system comprises a
controller for data storage and the operation and control of a plurality
of elements. One elements is a means for mapping a human body to
establish three dimensional coordinate position data for existing adipose
tissue. The controller is able to identify the plurality of adipose
tissue locations on said human body and establish a protocol for the
destruction of the adipose tissue. A HIFU transducer assembly having one
or more piezoelectric element(s) is used along with at least one sensor
wherein the sensor provides feed back information to the controller for
the safe operation of the piezoelectric element(s). The sensor is
electronically coupled to the controller, and the controller provides
essential treatment command information to one or more piezoelectric
element(s) based on positioning information obtained from the three
dimensional coordinate position data.