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

Claim 24:
25. A device for a treatment of a body part of a patient, comprising:
an applicator comprising a first electrode;
configured to:
provide radiofrequency energy to soft tissue of the body part to cause a heating of the soft tissue in a range of 37° C. to 50° C., wherein the radiofrequency energy is provided in pulses with a pulse duration in a range of 50 μs to 100 s, and
provide pulsed electric current to the soft tissue of the body part to cause contraction of a muscle within the body part,
wherein the pulsed electric current is provided within a series of envelopes,
wherein the pulsed electric current is modulated in an amplitude or a frequency within each envelope, and
wherein a shape of the envelope is formed by a modulation of the amplitude of consecutive pulses of the pulsed electric current contained in the envelope;

a fastening mechanism configured to fixedly attach the applicator in contact with the body part; and
a control unit comprising a preprogramed treatment protocol,
wherein the control unit is configured to switch the first electrode to an off state, a state providing the radiofrequency energy, or a state providing the pulsed electric current according to the preprogramed treatment protocol.