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US 12,274,494 B2Granted
Treatment device
AssigneeBTL Healthcare Technologies A.S.
InventorTomás Schwarz
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Abstract
A method of treating tissue of a patient uses a device including a mother case, a belt, at least one treatment unit and at least two applicators. The treatment method may include attaching first and second applicators to the belt at a working distance to the patient's surface, and providing different treatment energy to the first applicator and the second applicator. A treatment pattern is created by the applicators providing the different treatment energies. The hardware pattern or positions of the applicators on the belt may be changed before and/or during the treatment. The hardware pattern may be based on selected treatment effect and body part.
Claims20
A treatment device for improvement of a visual appearance of a patient, comprising:
- a mother case, comprising:
- a first treatment unit configured to generate a radio-frequency (RF) energy;
- a second treatment unit configured to generate an electric current;
- a user interface configured to provide one or more treatment protocols to be selected by a user of the device;
- and
- a control unit comprising a processor and a memory and configured to control the first treatment unit and the second treatment unit according to the selected one or more treatment protocols;
- a plurality of applicators removably connected to the mother case and configured to be attached to a body part of the patient, each applicator of the plurality of applicators comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes configured to apply the RF energy to the body part to cause a heating of an adipose tissue of the body part and to apply the electric current to the body part to cause muscle stimulation of a muscle within the body part;
- wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes has a surface area in a range of 1 cm2 to 1200 cm2;
- and
- a spacing object comprising a polymeric material configured to be positioned between the applicator and the body part and configured to provide better transfer of the RF energy and/or the electric current to the body part;
- and
- a belt configured to encircle the body part and to attach the plurality of applicators to the body part;
- wherein the body part comprises an abdomen, buttocks, thigh or arm.
11 more elements
A treatment device for improvement of a visual appearance of a patient, comprising:
- a mother case, comprising:
- a first treatment unit configured to generate a first energy;
- a second treatment unit configured to generate a second energy different than the first energy;
- a user interface configured to provide one or more treatment protocols to be selected by a user of the device;
- a control unit comprising a processor and a memory and configured to control the first treatment unit and the second treatment unit according to the selected one or more treatment protocols;
- and
- a communication interface configured to transmit and receive information between the treatment device and an external device via a network connection;
- a plurality of applicators configured to be removably connected to the mother case and configured to be attached to a body part of the patient, each applicator of the plurality of applicators comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes configured to apply the first energy to the body part to cause a heating of a tissue of the body part and to apply the second energy to the body part to cause muscle stimulation of a muscle within the body part;
- and
- a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the plurality of electrodes and configured to provide the measured temperature to the control unit;
- a plurality of electrically conductive cables configured to connect the plurality of applicators to the mother case and configured to provide a connection between the plurality of temperature sensors, the plurality of electrodes, and the control unit;
- and
- a belt configured to encircle the body part and to attach the plurality of applicators to the body part;
- wherein the control unit is configured to recognize connected applicators from the plurality of applicators and provide the treatment via the connected applicators in order to improve the visual appearance of the patient.
12 more elements
A treatment device for improvement of a visual appearance of a patient, comprising:
- a mother case, comprising:
- a first treatment unit configured to generate a radio-frequency (RF) energy;
- a second treatment unit configured to generate an electric current;
- a user interface configured to provide one or more treatment protocols to be selected by a user of the device;
- and
- a control unit comprising a processor and a memory and configured to control the first treatment unit and the second treatment unit according to the selected one or more treatment protocols;
- an applicator configured to be removably connected to the mother case and configured to be attached to a body part of the patient, the applicator comprising:
- an electrode configured to apply the RF energy to the body part to cause a heating of a skin of the body part and to apply the electric current to the body part to cause muscle stimulation of a muscle within the body part;
- wherein the electrode has a diameter in a range of 0.6 cm to 40 cm;
- a polymeric material configured to be positioned between the applicator and the body part and configured to improve transfer of the RF energy and/or the electric current to the body part;
- and
- a belt configured to encircle the body part and to attach the plurality of applicators to the body part;
- wherein the body part comprises an abdomen, buttocks, thigh or arm;
- and
- wherein the control unit is configured to provide the treatment by the RF energy and the electric current in order to provide a skin tightening of the body part of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.