Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field
AssigneeBTL Medical Technologies S.R.O.
InventorsTomás Schwarz, Ondra Prouza
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Abstract
In combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field, treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. A magnetic field generating device is placed proximate to a body region of the patient. The magnetic field generating device generates a time-varying magnetic field with a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.5 to 7 Tesla. The time-varying magnetic field is applied to the body region of the patient in order to cause a contraction of a muscle within the body region. A second therapy may be used by applying one or more of optical waves, radio frequency waves, mechanical waves, negative or positive pressure or heat to the body region of the patient.
Claims30
A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
- providing energy from an energy storage device to a magnetic field generating device;
- generating, by the magnetic field generating device, a time-varying magnetic field having a plurality of magnetic pulses, a magnetic flux density in a range between 0.1 Tesla and 7 Tesla, a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range of 300 T/s to 800 kT/s, and a repetition rate of 1 Hz to 300 Hz;
- applying the plurality of magnetic pulses of the time-varying magnetic field to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or peripheral nerves innervating muscle fibers within a body region of the patient such that a muscle is caused to contract;
- generating a high-frequency signal by an HF generator and providing the high-frequency signal in a range of 500 kHz to 3 GHz to a radiofrequency electrode;
- generating radiofrequency waves by the radiofrequency electrode;
- applying the radiofrequency waves to the patient;
- and heating a target biological structure by the radiofrequency waves.
A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:
- an energy storage device configured to provide energy to a magnetic field generating device, wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field, and wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz and a magnetic flux density in a range between 0.1 T and 7 T;
- an HF generator configured to provide energy to an electrode for radiofrequency treatment, the electrode configured to generate radiofrequency waves in a range of 500 kHz to 3 GHz and apply the radiofrequency waves to the patient;
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- an applicator, the applicator comprising the magnetic field generating device and the electrode, wherein the applicator is configured to be positioned over a body region of the patient so as to apply radiofrequency waves to heat the body region and to apply the time-varying magnetic field to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or peripheral nerves innervating muscle fibers within the body region of the patient to cause a muscle within the body region of the patient to contract.
A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:
- a magnetic field generating device configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field, the time-varying magnetic field having a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 T to 7 T, a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz, an impulse duration in a range of 3 μs to 1 ms, and a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range of 0.3 kT/s to 800 kT/s;
- an energy storage device configured to provide energy to the magnetic field generating device;
- an electrode configured to provide radiofrequency waves having a frequency in a range of 500 kHz to 3 GHz and to heat a biological structure of the patient;
- and an HF generator configured to provide radiofrequency energy to the electrode, wherein the device is configured so that the time-varying magnetic field can be applied to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or peripheral nerves innervating muscle fibers within a body region of the patient such that at least one muscle within the body region is caused to contract.
A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:
- an electrode configured to provide radiofrequency waves and apply the radiofrequency waves to heat a body region of the patient to a temperature range of 37 ° C. to 60 ° C.;
- an HF generator configured to provide energy to the electrode;
- a first magnetic field generating device configured to generate a first time-varying magnetic field,
- wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range of 0.3 kT/s to 800 kT/s a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz and a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 T to 7 T;
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- an energy storage device configured to provide energy to the first magnetic field generating device,
- wherein the first magnetic field generating device is further configured to apply the first time-varying magnetic field to muscle fibers, neuromuscular plates, or peripheral nerves innervating muscle fibers of the body region of the patient so as to cause a muscle contraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.