Systems and methods for treatment of a patient including RF and electrical energy

A device for a treatment of a patient, comprising:

• an applicator configured to be in contact with a body part of the patient and comprising:
• a radiofrequency electrode configured to provide radiofrequency energy to a treatment area of the body part to cause a heating of soft tissue within the treatment area in a range of 37° C. to 50° C., wherein the radiofrequency energy has an energy flux density on a surface of the radiofrequency electrode in a range of 0.01 mW·mm−2 to 10 W·mm−2;
• and
• an electrotherapy electrode configured to provide a pulsed electric current with a repetition frequency of pulses in a range of 0.1 Hz to 200 Hz to the treatment area of the body part and cause contraction of a muscle within the treatment area, wherein the pulsed electric current is provided within a series of envelopes;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the heating of the soft tissue by the radiofrequency energy and the envelopes of the pulsed electric current.

A device for an aesthetic treatment of a body part of a patient, comprising:

• an applicator comprising an array of electrodes, the array of electrodes comprising:
• a radiofrequency electrode configured to provide radiofrequency energy in a range of 100 kHz to 25 GHz to cause a heating of soft tissue of a treatment area of the body part;
• and
• an array of electrotherapy electrodes configured to provide pulsed electric current to cause contraction of a muscle within the treatment area of the body part, wherein the pulsed electric current is provided within a series of envelopes repeating with a frequency in a range of 0.1 Hz to 140 Hz;
• a fastening mechanism configured to fix the applicator to the body part of the patient;
• and
• a control unit comprising a microprocessor configured to provide one or more predefined treatment protocols for selection by an operator via a user interface,
• wherein the control unit is configured to switch on and off the radiofrequency electrode or at least one electrotherapy electrode from the array of electrotherapy electrodes based on a treatment protocol selected from the one or more predefined treatment protocols in order to provide aesthetic treatment of the patient.

A device for a treatment of a body part of a patient, comprising:

• an applicator comprising a first electrode;
• configured to:
• provide radiofrequency energy to soft tissue of the body part to cause a heating of the soft tissue in a range of 37° C. to 50° C., wherein the radiofrequency energy is provided in pulses with a pulse duration in a range of 50 μs to 100 s, and
• provide pulsed electric current to the soft tissue of the body part to cause contraction of a muscle within the body part,
• wherein the pulsed electric current is provided within a series of envelopes,
• wherein the pulsed electric current is modulated in an amplitude or a frequency within each envelope, and
• wherein a shape of the envelope is formed by a modulation of the amplitude of consecutive pulses of the pulsed electric current contained in the envelope;
• a fastening mechanism configured to fixedly attach the applicator in contact with the body part;
• and
• a control unit comprising a preprogramed treatment protocol,
• wherein the control unit is configured to switch the first electrode to an off state, a state providing the radiofrequency energy, or a state providing the pulsed electric current according to the preprogramed treatment protocol.