Method and device for treating and massaging skin tissue
AssigneePollogen Ltd.
InventorsPinchas Shalev, Zion Azar
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Abstract
A device for massaging skin, including, a RF generator adapted to generate a radio frequency AC current to heat the skin tissue, an electrical pulse generator adapted to generate pulses of DC current to provide electrical muscle stimulation for the muscles below the skin tissue, an applicator including one or more heads adapted to be placed in contact with the user's skin; and wherein the heads serve as massage contacts to massage the user's skin by back and forth movement of the massage contacts across the skin tissue and further as electrodes to deliver RF heating and electrical muscle stimulation.
Claims23
A method of treating a person's skin tissue, comprising:
- providing a radio frequency (RF) generator configured to provide RF energy to heat the skin tissue;
- providing an electrical pulse generator configured to provide electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to muscles in a muscle layer located below the skin tissue;
- providing a handheld applicator including one or more heads to be placed in contact with the person's skin tissue, the one or more heads serving as contacts to deliver RF energy and EMS from the RF generator and the electrical pulse generator respectively as well as acting as massage contacts to massage the person's skin tissue;
- the method including:
- manually pressing the handheld applicator on the person's skin tissue and moving the applicator back and forth, thereby positively massaging the person's skin tissue while alternately turning on and off the RF energy and the EMS, whereby the combination of application of RF energy to heat the skin tissue and EMS to provide muscle stimulation stimulates fibroblast metabolism, leading to skin tightening and new collagen production.
A device for treating a person's skin tissue, comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) generator configured to provide RF energy to heat the skin tissue;
- an electrical pulse generator configured to provide electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to muscles in a muscle layer located below the skin tissue;
- a handheld applicator including one or more heads configured to be placed in contact with the person's skin tissue, the one or more heads serving as contacts to deliver RF energy and EMS from the RF generator and the electrical pulse generator respectively as well as acting as massage contacts to massage the person's skin tissue;
- the handheld applicator configured to be pressed on the person's skin tissue and moved back and forth over the skin tissue, thereby positively massaging the person's skin tissue;
- the RF energy and the EMS configured to be alternately turned on and off while the skin tissue is positively massaged, whereby the combination of application of RF energy to heat the skin tissue and EMS to provide muscle stimulation stimulates fibroblast metabolism, leading to skin tightening and new collagen production.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.