Patent ID: 11883643
Assignee: BTL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES A.S.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. 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.