Patent ID: 11896823
Assignee: BTL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES A.S.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for a female genital tissue treatment comprising:
providing an internal applicator including an insertable part and a non-insertable part;
wherein the insertable part includes a first ring-shaped circular electrode and a second electrode;
wherein the first ring-shaped circular electrode is configured to provide a radiofrequency energy and the second electrode is configured to provide an electric energy different from the radiofrequency energy;
with the first ring-shaped circular electrode and the second electrode having a length in a range of 0.1 mm to 100 mm and a radius in a range of 0.2 cm to 20 cm;
wherein the non-insertable part and a center of at least one of the first ring-shaped circular electrode or the second electrode are configured to be on a same longitudinal axis;
wherein the first ring-shaped circular electrode and the second electrode are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and
wherein the first ring-shaped circular electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other by a distance in a range of 001 mm to 20 mm;
inserting the insertable part having a length in a range of 0.75 cm to 20 cm at least partially into a vagina;
transferring the radiofrequency energy into the genital tissue of the vagina with the first ring-shaped circular electrode to heat an epithelium of the vagina to a temperature in a range of 35° C. to 48° C.;
wherein the radiofrequency energy is in a range of 350 kHz to 100 MHz with an output up to 450 W providing an energy flux in a range 0.001 W/cm2 to 1500 W/cm2; and
transferring the electric energy into the genital tissue of the vagina with the second electrode to cause muscle stimulation b the electric energy;
wherein the electric energy is applied in pulses in a range of 0.05 Hz to 85 Hz.