Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field
AssigneeBTL Medical Technologies S.R.O.
InventorsTomá{hacek over (s)} Schwarz, Ondra Prouza
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Abstract
Methods and systems for treating a patient using a time varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient. An exemplary method includes charging an energy storage device and discharging the energy storage device to a magnetic field generating device to generate the time-varying magnetic field. The time-varying magnetic field is applied to the patient.
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A method for treating a human, the method comprising:
- placing an applicator including a magnetic field generating coil in contact with a patient's skin or clothing at a body region of the patient;
- applying a first train of 10 to 1000 pulses of a time-varying magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating coil to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or nerves innervating the muscle fibers in the body region;
- applying a second train of pulses of the time-varying magnetic field from the magnetic field generating coil to the muscle fibers, the neuromuscular plates or the nerves innervating the muscle fibers in the body region 1 second to 30 seconds after applying the first train, wherein the second train lasts 1 second to 30 seconds;
- wherein each of the pulses in the first train and in the second train includes an impulse, and the first and second trains cause contractions of muscles in the body region;
- the time-varying magnetic field having a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, and the pulses having a repetition rate of 1 Hz to 300 Hz;
- applying optical waves to the body region of the patient;
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- wherein the pulses of the time-varying magnetic field and the optical waves provide body shaping or remodeling of the body region.
A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
- charging a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device;
- discharging the first and second energy storage devices to a first magnetic field generating coil and a second magnetic field generating coil to produce impulses of time-varying magnetic fields, wherein the first magnetic field generating coil is disposed in a first applicator and the second magnetic field generating coil is disposed in a second applicator;
- applying a first burst including a first train of magnetic field pulses from the first applicator to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or nerves innervating muscle fibers in a body region;
- applying a second burst including a second train of magnetic field pulses from the second applicator to the muscle fibers, the neuromuscular plates, or the nerves innervating the muscle fibers in the body region, wherein the first train and the second train each last 1 second to 30 seconds, and a duration of the first train is at least 15% of a duration of the first burst, and a duration of the second train is at least 15% of a duration of the second burst;
- wherein the first and second trains cause contractions of muscles of the body region;
- wherein the time-varying magnetic fields have an impulse duration in a range of 3 μs to 1000 μs and the impulses having a repetition rate of 1 Hz to 300 Hz;
- wherein the time-varying magnetic field of each of the first and second applicators having a magnetic flux density sufficient to cause a contraction to the muscles of the body region;
- generating optical waves using an optical waves generating device, wherein the optical waves have a wavelength in a range of 780 nm to 980 nm, 1050 nm to 1100 nm, 1300 nm to 1450 nm, or a wavelength of 2940 nm;
- applying the optical waves to skin in the body region, wherein the body region is a thigh, a buttock, an abdomen or love handles;
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- shaping a body of the patient or remodeling the body region using the time-varying magnetic field and the optical waves.
A method for remodeling target biological structure using time-varying magnetic fields and optical waves, the method comprising:
- charging an energy storage device having capacitance in a range of 25 nF to 50 mF in order to provide a current pulse from the energy storage device to a first magnetic field generating coil in order to generate time-varying magnetic fields each having a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, wherein the current pulse lasts in a range of 3 μs to 3000 μs, and wherein the current pulse is provided to the first magnetic field generating coil with a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 100 Hz;
- generating the time-varying magnetic fields for a first time period lasting 1 to 30 seconds to establish a train;
- generating optical waves by an optical waves generating device;
- applying the optical waves generated by the optical waves generating device to a body region of the patient,
- applying the train followed by applying no magnetic treatment to the body region;
- causing a muscle contraction in the body region by the train;
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- shaping a body of the patient or remodeling of a layer of skin at the body region by application of the train and the optical waves.
A method for remodeling target biological structure, the method comprising:
- charging an energy storage device;
- discharging energy with a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz from the energy storage device to a magnetic field generating coil arranged within an applicator to cause the magnetic field generating coil to generate a time-varying magnetic field lasting 3 μs to 1000 μs with a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla;
- applying a burst to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or nerves innervating muscle fibers to cause a contraction of a muscle in a body region of a patient, wherein the burst lasts a first time period and includes a train of magnetic pulses, wherein the train lasts a second time period that is shorter than the first time period;
- generating optical waves by an optical waves generating device with a wavelength in a range of 400 nm to 600 nm, 780 nm to 980 nm, 1050 nm to 1100 nm, 1300 nm to 1450 nm, or at 2940 nm, wherein the optical waves generating device is within the applicator;
- applying the bursts to a muscle, a neuromuscular plate or a nerve innervating the muscle to contract the muscle;
- directing the optical waves from the applicator;
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- shaping the body region of the patient or remodeling of a layer of skin at the body region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.