Patent ID: 11878162
Assignee: BTL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES A.S.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A device for providing treatment by radiofrequency field and electric current to a patient, the device comprising:
an applicator, comprising:
a rigid electrode configured to provide a radiofrequency field having a frequency in a range of 0.1 MHz to 25 GHz to heat adipose tissue within a body part of the patient to a temperature in a range of 30° C. to 50° C., and configured to provide electric current having a current density in a range of 0.1 mA/cm2 to 30 mA/cm2 to cause contraction of a muscle of the body part of the patient,
wherein the rigid electrode is located on an outer side of the applicator and is configured to be placed in contact with the body part of the patient

wherein the applicator is a handheld applicator configured to be movable on the body part of the patient; and
a control unit configured to control the radiofrequency field and the electric current.