Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field

A device for toning a muscle of a patient, comprising:

• a control unit;
• a first applicator comprising a first magnetic field generating coil and configured to be coupled to a first area of a body region, the first magnetic field generating coil having an inductance in a range of 500 nH to 1 mH;
• a first connecting tube, wherein the first connecting tube comprises a first fluid conduit configured to direct a cooling media to the first applicator;
• a second applicator comprising a second magnetic field generating coil and configured to be coupled to a second area of the body region, the second magnetic field generating coil having an inductance in a range of 500 nH to 1 mH;
• a second connecting tube, wherein the second connecting tube comprises a second fluid conduit configured to direct the cooling media to the second applicator;
• a belt configured to be coupled to both the first applicator and the second applicator so that the belt holds the first applicator to the first area of the body region and the second applicator to the second area of the body region, wherein the first applicator and the second applicator are movable along the belt;
• a first capacitor having a capacitance in a range of 5 nF to 100 mF, wherein the first capacitor is configured to be discharged to the first magnetic field generating coil such that the first magnetic field generating coil generates a first time-varying magnetic field;
• and
• a second capacitor having a capacitance in a range of 5 nF to 100 mF, wherein the second capacitor is configured to be discharged to the second magnetic field generating coil such that the second magnetic field generating coil generates a second time-varying magnetic field,
• wherein the control unit is configured to control treatment parameters such that a plurality of magnetic pulses generated by the first magnetic field generating coil define a train of sequential magnetic pulses,
• wherein the device is configured such that the train is applied to the first area of the body region of the patient with a pulse repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz so as to cause a muscle contraction, wherein the body region comprises one of the patient's buttocks or abdomen.

A muscle toning device, comprising:

• a control unit;
• a first magnetic field generating coil coupled to the control unit and disposed in a first applicator;
• a first capacitor configured to be discharged to the first magnetic field generating coil to generate a first time-varying magnetic field;
• a second magnetic field generating coil coupled to the control unit and disposed in a second applicator;
• a second capacitor configured to be discharged to the second magnetic field generating coil to generate a second time-varying magnetic field,
• wherein the first and second applicators are each configured to be coupled to a patient's skin or clothing at a body region during a single treatment session, wherein the body region comprises the patient's buttocks or abdomen;
• and
• means for repetitively providing a current to the first and second magnetic field generating coils during the single treatment session such that the first and second magnetic field generating coils generate the first and second time-varying magnetic fields, each of the time-varying magnetic fields having a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 80 Hz, an impulse duration in a range of 3 μs to 3 ms, a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.5 Tesla to 7 Tesla at surfaces of the first and second magnetic field generating coils, and a magnetic fluence in a range of 50 T·cm2 to 1,500 T·cm2;
• wherein the control unit is configured to control treatment parameters such that:
• the first applicator generates the first time-varying magnetic field with a pulse sequence that comprises a first train of pulses having a first repetition rate, followed by a second train of pulses having a second repetition rate that differs from the first repetition rate, wherein the magnitude of the magnetic flux density increases throughout the period of the first train, and
• the second applicator generates the second time-varying magnetic field with a pulse sequence that comprises a third train of pulses having a third repetition rate that is the same as the first repetition rate, followed by a fourth train of pulses having a fourth repetition rate that is the same as the second repetition rate,
• wherein the first time-varying magnetic field pulse sequence comprises a first pulse duration beginning at a beginning of a first impulse generated by the first magnetic field generating coil and ending at a beginning of a second impulse generated by the first magnetic field generating coil, and
• wherein a first impulse generated by the second magnetic field generating coil is generated during the first pulse duration.

A device for toning a muscle of a patient, comprising:

• a control unit;
• a first energy storage device regulated by the control unit;
• a first magnetic field generating coil configured to receive energy from the first energy storage device and having an inductance in a range between 500 nH and 1 mH;
• a second energy storage device regulated by the control unit;
• a second magnetic field generating coil configured to receive energy from the second energy storage device, the second magnetic field generating coil having the same inductance as the first magnetic field generating coil;
• a first applicator comprising the first magnetic field generating coil;
• a second applicator comprising the second magnetic field generating coil,
• wherein the first applicator and the second applicator are configured to be placed proximate to a body region of the patient, and wherein the body region comprises the patient's abdomen or buttocks;
• and
• a belt configured to hold the first applicator and the second applicator to the body region;
• wherein the device is configured such that first and second time-varying magnetic fields are generated by the respective magnetic field generating coils, each of the time-varying magnetic fields comprising a magnetic flux density between 0.5 Tesla and 7 Tesla at a surface of their respective magnetic field generating coil, an impulse duration in a range between 3 μs and 1 ms, and a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range between 0.3 kT/s and 800 kT/s,
• wherein the impulses of the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field are sinusoidal and biphasic,
• wherein the device is configured such that when the first time-varying magnetic field is applied by the first applicator to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or nerves innervating muscle fibers in the body region, a series of first muscle contractions, which cannot be voluntarily achieved, are caused in a first muscle in the body region such that over time the first muscle is toned,
• wherein the device is configured such that when the second time-varying magnetic field is applied by the second applicator to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or nerves innervating muscle fibers in the body region, a series of second muscle contractions, which cannot be voluntarily achieved, are caused in a second muscle in the body region such that over time the second muscle is toned, and
• wherein the device is configured such that each of the first and second time-varying magnetic fields is applied in first trains, second trains, and third trains, wherein each of the first and second trains lasts between 1 second and 30 seconds, and
• wherein the device is configured to treat the first muscle and the second muscle at the same time.