US 12,220,380 B2
Methods and devices for tissue treatment using mechanical stimulation and electromagnetic field
Tomás Schwarz, Prague (CZ)
Assigned to BTL Medical Solutions A.S., Prague (CZ)
Filed by BTL MEDICAL SOLUTIONS A.S., Prague (CZ)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/051,748.
Application 18/051,748 is a continuation of application No. 16/134,116, filed on Sep. 18, 2018, granted, now 11,484,724.
Application 16/134,116 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/471,946, filed on Mar. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,080,906, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Application 15/471,946 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/870,713, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,636,516.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146988 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. A61H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 9/005 (2013.01) [A61H 2201/0214 (2013.01); A61H 2201/10 (2013.01); A61H 2230/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A device for treating a patient by a combination of radiofrequency and mechanical energy, the device comprising:
a case comprising:
a power supply;
an energy source configured to generate a radiofrequency energy with a frequency in a range of 0.1 MHz to 435 MHz;
a control unit configured to control the energy source; and
a user interface comprising a display and configured to allow a user of the device to set up treatment parameters; and
an applicator connected with the case by a cable and configured to provide a combination of a mechanical stimulation and the radiofrequency energy to a skin of the patient, the applicator comprising:
a mechanical stimulation treatment unit comprising a mechanical energy delivery element configured to apply a gas having a positive pressure in a range of 0.5 bar to 35 bar to the skin configured to provide a massage of the skin;
wherein the mechanical energy delivery element has a surface area in a range of 0.1 cm2 to 35 cm2; and
wherein a repetition rate of the mechanical stimulation is in a range of 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz;
a first radiofrequency electrode configured to provide the radiofrequency energy to the skin in order to heat the skin of the patient;
a second radiofrequency electrode configured to provide the radiofrequency energy to the skin in order to heat the skin of the patient;
wherein the first radiofrequency electrode and the second radiofrequency electrode create a bipolar electrode system;
wherein the bipolar electrode system is not in contact with the skin; and
a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the treated skin;
wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the measured temperature and configured to control the mechanical stimulation and the radiofrequency energy according to the set up treatment parameters.