Method and device for pelvic floor tissue treatment
AssigneeBLT Holdings Limited
InventorsTomá{hacek over (s)} Schwarz, Lucia Kosturiakova, Jan Milichovsky
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Abstract
Methods and devices for pelvic floor tissue treatment involve positioning at least one applicator adjacent to the pelvic floor tissue and transferring energy into the tissue, causing a biological effect in the tissue. The applicator may have a detachable part which can be changed to better provide specific treatments. The detachable part may contain at least one energy delivery element providing one type of energy for use in providing the treatment.
Claims30
A method for a genital tissue treatment comprising:
- making an assembled applicator by attaching at least one detachable part to an applicator;
- wherein the at least one detachable part includes at least one circular energy delivery element encircling or around the detachable part;
- with the at least one circular energy delivery element having a width in a range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm and a radius in a range of 0.5 cm to 12 cm and covering 2% to 100% of the surface of the detachable part;
- positioning the assembled applicator having a length in a range of 0.75 cm to 20 cm into or onto genital tissue;
- transferring radiofrequency energy into the genital tissue;
- wherein the radiofrequency energy is in a range of 350 kHz to 100 MHz with an output up to 450 W providing energy flux in a range of 0.001 W·cm−2 to 1500 W·cm−2;
- and
- heating genital epithelium.
A method for a vaginal tissue treatment comprising:
- making an assembled applicator by attaching at least one detachable part to an applicator;
- with the applicator including at least one circular energy delivery element encircling or around the applicator;
- with the at least one circular energy delivery element having a width in a range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm and a radius in a range of 0.5 cm to 12 cm;
- positioning the assembled applicator having a length in a range of 0.75 cm to 20 cm into or onto vaginal tissue;
- transferring radiofrequency energy into the vaginal tissue;
- wherein the radiofrequency energy is in a range of 350 kHz to 100 MHz with an output up to 450 W providing energy flux in a range of 0.001 W·cm−2 to 1500 W·cm−2;
- and
- heating vaginal epithelium tissue.
A method for a pelvic floor tissue treatment comprising:
- making an assembled applicator by attaching at least one detachable part to an applicator;
- with the assembled applicator including at least two energy delivery elements providing a first type of energy;
- at least one of the energy delivery elements having a width in a range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm, with a distance between the at least two energy delivery elements in a range of 0.01 mm to 20 mm;
- positioning the assembled applicator into or onto pelvic floor tissue;
- transferring an energy into the pelvic floor tissue;
- with a sum of energy flux from the energy delivery elements of the assembled applicator in a range of 0.0001 W·cm−2 to 2500 W·cm−2;
- and
- causing a biological effect in the pelvic floor tissue.
A method for a pelvic floor tissue treatment comprising:
- making an assembled applicator by attaching at least one detachable part to an applicator;
- with the assembled applicator including first and second energy delivery elements delivering a first type of energy and a second type of energy, respectively;
- with at least one of the energy delivery elements comprising a circular energy delivery element having a width in the range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm and a radius in the range of 0.5 to 12 cm, and a distance between the first and second energy delivery elements in the range of 0.01 mm to 20 mm;
- positioning the assembled applicator into or onto pelvic floor tissue;
- transferring energy into the pelvic floor tissue;
- with a sum of energy flux from the energy delivery elements of the assembled applicator in the range of 0.005 W·cm−2 to 1500 W·cm−2;
- and
- causing a biological effect in the pelvic floor tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.