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US 12,611,545 B2Granted
Device and method for unattended treatment of a patient
AssigneeBTL Healthcare Technologies A.S.
InventorsTomás Schwarz, Lucia Jelínková, Vojtech Kubík
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Abstract
An unattended approach can increase the reproducibility and safety of the treatment as the chance of over/under treating of a certain area is significantly decreased. On the other hand, unattended treatment of uneven or rugged areas can be challenging in terms of maintaining proper distance or contact with the treated tissue, mostly on areas which tend to differ from patient to patient (e.g. facial area). Delivering energy via a system of active elements embedded in a flexible pad adhesively attached to the skin offers a possible solution. The unattended approach may include delivering of multiple energies to enhance a visual appearance.
Claims29
A device for a treatment of a patient, comprising:
- a first generator configured to generate a first type of energy, wherein the first type of energy is a radiofrequency energy with a frequency in a range of 100 kHz to 550 MHz;
- a second generator configured to generate a second type of energy, wherein the second type of energy is a pulsed magnetic field with a pulse duration in a range of 3 μs to 1 ms;
- a switching circuit;
- a user interface configured to allow an operator of the device to select a treatment protocol;
- a control unit configured to control the first generator, the second generator, and the switching circuit according to the treatment protocol selected by the operator;
- and
- a flexible pad having a surface area in a range of 0.1 cm2 to 150 cm2 and configured to be attached to the body part during the treatment, the flexible pad comprising:
- an active element having a surface area in a range of 0.1 cm2 to 70 cm2 and configured to:
- be coupled to the first generator and the second generator via the switching circuit,
- be coupled to a body part of the patient during the treatment,
- provide the first type of energy to the body part to cause heating of a skin of the body part, and
- provide the second type of energy to the body part to stimulate a muscle within the body part,
- wherein the body part comprises a face, a neck, or a submentum, and
- wherein the control unit is configured to electrically connect the active element with the first generator or the second generator via the switching circuit based on the treatment protocol.
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A device for a treatment of a patient, comprising:
- a first generator configured to generate a first energy;
- a second generator configured to generate a second energy different than the first energy;
- a control unit configured to control the first generator and the second generator;
- a pad having a surface area in a range of 0.1 cm2 to 150 cm2, configured to be coupled to the first generator and the second generator and configured to be attached to a face of a patient during the treatment, the pad comprising:
- a flexible substrate comprising an underside configured to face the patient during the treatment;
- a first active element coupled to the underside of the flexible substrate and configured to provide the first energy to the face to cause heating of the face;
- and
- a second active element distanced from the first active element in a range of 0.5 mm to 60 mm and configured to provide the second energy to the face to stimulate a muscle within the face,
- wherein the muscle comprises frontalis muscle, procerus muscle, buccinators muscle, risorius muscle, zygomaticus muscle, or masseter muscle;
- and
- an adhesive layer configured to attach the pad to a fixed position on the face.
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A device for a treatment of a patient, comprising:
- a main unit, comprising:
- a first generator configured to generate a first type of energy;
- a second generator configured to generate a second type of energy in pulses having a pulse duration in a range of 0.5 μs to 500 ms;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the first generator and the second generator;
- a first pad having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 100 cm2 and configured to be attached to a left cheek of a patient during a treatment, the first pad comprising:
- a first active element having a surface area in a range of 0.1 cm2 to 70 cm2 and configured to provide the first type of energy to the left cheek to cause heating of the left cheek;
- a second pad having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 100 cm2 and configured to be attached to a right cheek of the patient during the treatment, the second pad comprising:
- a second active element configured to provide the second type of energy to the right cheek to stimulate a muscle within the right cheek,
- wherein the second pad has a polygonal shape comprising a convex curvature and a concave curvature in a floor projection of a surface side configured to be attached to the right cheek, and
- wherein the second active element is positioned in the pad to stimulate at least one of buccinators muscle, risorius muscle, zygomaticus muscle, or masseter muscle;
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- an interconnecting block between the first pad and the main unit and between the second pad and the main unit, and configured to couple the first pad to the first generator and to couple the second pad to the second generator.
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A device for a treatment of a patient, comprising:
- a first generator configured to generate a first type of energy;
- a second generator configured to generate a second type of energy;
- a control unit configured to control the first generator and the second generator;
- a first pad having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 100 cm2 and configured to be attached to a left cheek of a patient during the treatment, the first pad comprising:
- a first active element having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 50 cm2 and configured to provide the first type of energy to the left cheek to cause heating of a skin of the left cheek;
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- a second active element configured to provide the second type of energy to the left cheek to stimulate a muscle within the left cheek;
- a second pad having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 100 cm2 and configured to be attached to a right cheek of a patient during the treatment, the second pad comprising:
- a third active element having a surface area in a range of 0.5 cm2 to 50 cm2 and configured to provide the first type of energy to the right cheek to cause heating of a skin of the right cheek;
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- a fourth active element configured to provide the second type of energy to the right cheek to stimulate a muscle within the right cheek;
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- an interconnecting block configured to couple the first pad to the first generator and the second generator and to couple the second pad to the first generator and the second generator,
- wherein the control unit is configured to provide the first type of energy or the second type of energy via the first pad and the second pad simultaneously for at least a subset of a duration of the treatment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.