US 11,896,823 B2
Method and device for pelvic floor tissue treatment
Tomás Schwarz, Prague (CZ); Lucia Jelinkova, Varin (SK); and Jan Milichovsky, Cernovice (CZ)
Assigned to BTL Healthcare Technologies a.s., Prague (CZ)
Filed by BTL Medical Technologies S.R.O., Prague (CZ)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/052,369.
Application 16/052,369 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/478,943, filed on Apr. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,039,929.
Prior Publication US 2018/0345012 A1, Dec. 6, 2018
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36007 (2013.01) [A61N 1/40 (2013.01); A61N 2/002 (2013.01); A61N 2/004 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 1/0512 (2013.01); A61N 1/0524 (2013.01); A61N 1/06 (2013.01); A61N 5/022 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0611 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for a female genital tissue treatment comprising:
providing an internal applicator including an insertable part and a non-insertable part;
assembling the insertable part with first and second detachable parts along a length of the insertable part, wherein the first detachable part includes a first ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrode encircling or around the first detachable part and the second detachable part includes a second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrode encircling or around the second detachable part;
with the first and second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrodes having a length in a range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm and a radius in a range of 0.2 cm to 20 cm;
wherein the non-insertable part, the first and second detachable parts and centers of the first and second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrodes are configured to be on the same longitudinal axis;
wherein the first and second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrodes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and
wherein the first and the second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrodes are spaced apart from each other by a distance in a range of 0.01 mm to 20 mm;
inserting the insertable part having a length in a range of 0.75 cm to 20 cm at east partially into a vagina;
transferring a radiofrequency energy into the genital tissue of the vagina with the first and second ring-shaped circular radiofrequency electrodes;
wherein the radiofrequency energy is in a range of 350 kHz to 100 MHz with an output up to 450 W providing an energy flux in a range 0.001 W/cm2 to 1500 W/cm2; and
heating an epithelium of the vagina.